Title

Biology of New World Microtus

Publishing Information

Robert H. Tamarin, Editor 1985. 893 pp.
(ISBN 0-943612-07-1)

Price

$55.00 (hardback)

Description

Twenty-one chapters prepared by 25 contributors provide a comprehensive review of what is currently known about New World representatives of Microtus, including Pitymys. Topics include fossil record, taxonomy, anatomy, ontogeny, ecology, physiology, behavior, genetics, management and control, among others. Literature cited for each chapter.

Additional Information

Table of Contents
The Fossil Record......Richard J. Zakrzewski
Taxonomy and Systematics......Sydney Anderson
Zoogeography......Robert S. Hoffmann and James W. Koeppl
Macroanatomy......Michael D. Carleton
Microanatomy......Carleton J. Phillips
Ontogeny......Joseph H. Nadeau
Habitats......Lowell L. Getz
Community Ecology......Robert K. Rose and Elmer C. Birney
Behavior......Jerry O. Wolff
Activity Rhythms and Spacing......Dale M. Madison
Dispersal......William Z. Lidicker, Jr.
Parasites......Robert M. Timm
Predation......Oliver P. Pearson
Population Dynamics and Cycles......Mary J. Taitt and Charles J. Krebs
Management and Control......Ross E. Byers
Laboratory Management and Pathology......Frank F. Mallory and Robert A. Dieterich
Endocrinology......Robert W. Seabloom
Reproductive Patterns......Barry L. Keller
Nutrition......George O. Batzli
Energetics and Thermoregulation......Bruce A. Wunder
Genetics......Michael S. Gaines
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