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Mammals of Africa Is the Magnum Opus of Kingdon’S Team – Except That It Seems More Magnum Than Any Opus Has Any Right to Be INTRODUCTORY OFFER Order now at the introductory price of £550 (RRP £600) Order by 31 May 2013 ‘Mammals of Africa is the magnum opus of Kingdon’s team – except that it seems more magnum than any opus has any right to be. It is up-to-date, comprehensive and, above all, beautiful, in both the writing and the pictures.’ Richard Dawkins, New College, University of Oxford Available February 2013 MAMMALS OF AFRICA VOLUMES I-VI (HARDBack) Series editors: Jonathan Kingdon, David Happold, Thomas Butynski, Michael Hoffmann, Meredith Happold and Jan Kalina A major new multi-volume reference work on African mammals and a landmark publishing event The most ambitious inventory and interpretation of any continent’s mammalian fauna ever undertaken Covers all 1160 species of African mammal in unprecedented detail Fully illustrated with 660 colour paintings, more than 2000 line drawings, 1100 maps and many tables Written by a team of experts with wide experience of African mammals www.bloomsbury.com FULLY ILLUSTRATED All 1,160 species of African Contents mammal in unprecedented detailSeries Acknowledgements 8 GENUS Dugong Dugong – H. Marsh 173 Dugong dugon Dugong – H. Marsh & P. Dutton 174 Acknowledgements for Volume I 9 FAMILY TRICHECHIDAE Manatees – J.E. Reynolds, III 179 1. Mammals of Africa: An Introduction and Guide – D. C. D. Happold, M. Hoffmann, T. Butynski & J. Kingdon 11 GENUS Trichecus Manatees – J.A. Powell 180 The very latest information and detailed discussion of the morphology, distribution, biology Trichecus Senegalensis WestA frican Manatee – J.A. Powell, 180 2. Thinking Mammals: An Introduction to African Mammals in Science, Natural History and ORDER HYRACOIDEA Hyraxes – J. Shoshani, P. Bloomer and evolution (including reference to fossil and molecular data) of every currently recognized Culture – J. Kingdon 19 & E.R. Seiffert 183 3. The Evolution of a Continent: Geography and FAMILY PROCAVIIDAE Hyraxes – J. Shoshani, P. Bloomer Geology – D. Livingstone & J. Kingdon 25 & E.R. Seiffert 185 species of African land mammal. Dendrohyrax 187 4. Africa’s Environmental and Climatic Past – GENUS Tree Hyraxes – P. Bloomer R. J. Morley & J. Kingdon 41 Dendrohyrax arboreus Southern Tree Hyrax (Southern Tree Dassie) – J.M. Milner & A. Gaylard 187 5. The Biotic Zones of Africa: A Mammalian Dendrohyrax dorsalis Western Tree Hyrax (Beecroft’s Tree Perspective – D. C. D. Happold & J. M. Lock 55 Hyrax) – S. Schultz, D. Roberts 190 With 1,160 species and 16 orders, Africa has the greatest diversity and abundance of Dendrohyrax validus Eastern Tree Hyrax– D. Roberts, 6. Mammalian Evolution in Africa – J. Kingdon 73 E. Topp-Jørgensen & D. Moyer 193 7. Classification – C. P. Groves & D. C. D. Happold 99 GENUS Heterohyrax Bush Hyrax – P. Bloomer 196 mammals in the world. The reasons for this and the mechanisms behind their evolution are Heterohyrax brucei Bush Hyrax (Yellow-spotted Hyrax) – 8. Behaviour and Morphology – J. Kingdon & F. Vollrath 107 R. E. Barry, H.N. Hoeck 196 GENUS Procavia Rock Hyrax – P. Bloomer H.N. Hoeck 200 given special attention in the series. Procavia capensis Rock Hyrax (Klipdassie) – H.N. Hoeck CLASS MAMMALIA – J. Kingdon 129 & P. Bloomer 201 SUPERCOHORT AFROTHERIA – J. Kingdon, COHORT AFROINSECTIPHILLIA – E. R. Seiffert 207 E.R. Seiffert, S.B. Hedges & G. Rathbun 137 Each volume follows the same format, with detailed profiles of every species and higher ORDER TUBULIDENTATA Aardvark – T. Lehmann 208 COHORT PAENUNGULATA – E.R. Seiffert 141 FAMILY ORYCTEROPODIDAE Aardvark– T. Lehmann 209 SUPERORDER TETHYTHERIA – E.R. Seiffert 142 taxa. The series includes some 660 colour illustrations by Jonathan Kingdon and his GENUS Orycteropus Aardvark– T. Lehmann &A . Taylor 209 ORDER PROBOSCIDEA Elephants – J. Shoshani & P. Tassy 143 Orycteropus afer Aardvark (Antbear)– A. Taylor 210 many drawings highlight details of morphology and behaviour of the species concerned. FAMILY ELEPHANTIDAE Elephants – J. Shoshani & P. Tassy 145 Bibliography 216 GENUS Loxodonta African Elephants – P. Tassy & J. Shoshani 148 Authors of Volume I 246 Loxodonta africana Savanna Elephant (African Bush Elephant) – J. H. Poole, P. Kahumbu & I. Whyte 151 Indexes 248 Diagrams, schematic details and line drawings of skulls and jaws are by Jonathan Kingdon Loxodonta cyclotis Forest Elephant – A. Turkalo & R. Barnes 165 French 00 German 00 ORDER SIRENIA Dugong, Manatees – D. P. Domning 171 English 00 Scientific 00 and Meredith Happold. Every species also includes a detailed distribution map. Extensive FAMILY DUGONGIDAE Dugong – J.E. Reynolds III 173 references alert readers to more detailed information. Hardback | 279x217mm | February 2013 | ISBN: 9781408122570 Price *£550 until 31 May 2013, Orders £600 must thereafterbe received by 31 May 2013 INTRODUCTORY OFFER Volume I: Introductory Chapters and Afrotheria Edited by Jonathan Kingdon, David Happold, Michael Hoffman, Thomas Butynski, Meredith Happold and Jan Kalina 352pp This first volume in the series comprises eight introductory chapters covering topics such as evolution, geography and geology, biotic zones, classification, behaviour and morphology. The rest of the book is devoted to the Afrotheria, a grouping that comprises six orders and 49 species; these are the hyraxes, elephants, Dugong, manatees, otter-shrews, golden-moles, sengis (elephant-shrews) and Aardvark. Volume II: Primates Edited by Thomas Butynski, Jonathan Kingdon and Jan Kalina 560pp Volume II is devoted to the order Primates, and includes the great apes, Old World monkeys, lorisids and galagos. Using the taxonomy adopted for this volume, the four families represented comprise 25 genera and 93 species. A new species of monkey described in 2011 brings the total to 94, and this is briefly mentioned. Approximately 8% of Africa’s species of mammal are primates. odents, Volume III: Rabbits Hares and R Edited by David Happold 784pp Profiles of 395 species of rodents, comprising the squirrels, dormice, jerboas, blind mole-rats, African root-rats, pouched rats and mice, Swamp Mouse, climbing mice, fat mice, White-tailed Rat, rock mice, voles, Maned Rat, spiny mice, brush-furred mice, gerbils, jirds, taterils, African Forest Mouse, rats and mice, vlei rats, whistling rats, anomalures, springhares, gundis, African mole-rats, porcupines, Noki (Dassie Rat), cane rats and Coypu. The volume concludes with 13 species of hares and rabbits. SERIES EDITORS Jonathan Kingdon Michael Hoffmann RECOMMEND TO Y Department of Zoology, University of Oxford International Union for Conservation of Nature OUR LIBRARY Jonathan Kingdon was born in Tanzania and has spent – Species Survival Commission much of his life in Africa. Over the course of a long career Mike Hoffmann trained as a mammalogist at the he has achieved acclaim as both a leading academic and University of Pretoria, South Africa and the a prominent artist. Professor Kingdon is also the author University of Oxford, UK. He has since moved into of The Kingdon Field Guide to African Mammals and The the field of international biodiversity conservation. Kingdon Pocket Guide to African Mammals. Meredith Happold ebook pdf David C. D. Happold Research School of Biology, Australian National Research School of Biology, Australian National University Mammals of Africa University Meredith Happold spent several years studying bats David Happold has held academic positions at the in Nigeria. Since 1977 she has held a Visiting is also available as University of Khartoum (Sudan), University of Ibadan Fellowship at the Australian National University an ebook pdf: (Nigeria), University of Malawi, and The Australian and her research has focused on African bats. National University. 978 140818996. Jan Kalina Thomas M. Butynski Soita Nyiro Conservancy, Kenya Available from your Zoological Society of London/King Khalid Wildlife Jan Kalina is a conservation biologist. Her work usual library supplier Research Centre with mammals began at Wildlife Conservation and the following Tom Butynski is a conservationist and ecologist who Society’s Bronx Zoo in New York and at Colorado etailers: Blio, Google, has worked in Africa for 35 years, mostly in Botswana, State University. She is currently joint-owner of Ingram and Kobo Kenya, Uganda and Equatorial Guinea. Soita Nyiro Conservancy in Laikipia, Kenya. Volume IV: Hedgehogs, Shrews and Bats Edited by Meredith Happold and David Happold 800pp Profiles of 156 species of insectivores, comprising the hedgehogs and shrews. The rest of the volume is devoted to the 224 species of African bats. The latter are divided into nine families, namely fruit bats, horseshoe bats, leaf-nosed bats, false vampire bats, mouse- tailed bats, sheath-tailed bats, slit-faced bats, free-tailed bats and vesper bats. Volume V: Carnivores, Pangolins, Equids and Rhinoceroses Edited by Jonathan Kingdon and Michael Hoffmann 560pp Comprises 83 species of carnivores, and includes jackals, wolves, dogs, foxes, weasels, polecats, striped weasels, Zorilla, otters, Ratel, fur seals, monk seals, Palm Civet, cats, genets, linsangs, African Civet, hyaenas, Aardwolf and mongooses. The volume is completed with profiles of four pangolins, four zebras and two rhinoceroses. Volume VI: Pigs, Hippopotamuses, Chevrotain, Giraffes, Deer and Bovids Edited by Jonathan Kingdon and Michael Hoffmann 704pp Comprises a single order, currently subdivided into three suborders, containing the pigs, hippopotamuses, chevrotains, Giraffe, Okapi, deer, buffalos, spiral-horned antelopes, dwarf antelopes, duikers, grysboks, Beira, dik-diks, gazelles, Klipspringer,
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