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Grzimek’s
Animal Life Encyclopedia
Second Edition
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Grzimek’s
Animal Life Encyclopedia
Second Edition
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Volume 14
Mammals III
Devra G. Kleiman, Advisory Editor
Valerius Geist, Advisory Editor
Melissa C. McDade, Project Editor
Joseph E. Trumpey, Chief Scientific Illustrator
Michael Hutchins, Series Editor
In association with the American Zoo and Aquarium Association
Grzimek’s Animal Life Encyclopedia, Second Edition
Volume 14: Mammals III
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Melissa C. McDade
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LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CATALOGING-IN-PUBLICATION DATA
Grzimek, Bernhard.
[Tierleben. English]
Grzimek’s animal life encyclopedia.— 2nd ed.
v. cm.
Includes bibliographical references.
Contents: v. 1. Lower metazoans and lesser deuterosomes / Neil Schlager,
editor — v. 2. Protostomes / Neil Schlager, editor — v. 3. Insects /
Neil Schlager, editor — v. 4-5. Fishes I-II / Neil Schlager, editor —
v. 6. Amphibians / Neil Schlager, editor — v. 7. Reptiles / Neil
Schlager, editor — v. 8-11. Birds I-IV / Donna Olendorf, editor — v.
12-16. Mammals I-V / Melissa C. McDade, editor — v. 17. Cumulative index /
Melissa C. McDade, editor.
ISBN 0-7876-5362-4 (set hardcover : alk. paper)
1. Zoology—Encyclopedias. I. Title: Animal life encyclopedia. II.
Schlager, Neil, 1966- III. Olendorf, Donna IV. McDade, Melissa C. V. American Zoo
and Aquarium Association. VI. Title.
QL7 .G7813 2004
590’.3—dc21
2002003351
Printed in Canada
10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
Recommended citation:
Grzimek’s Animal Life Encyclopedia,
2nd edition. Volumes 12–16,
Mammals I–V,
edited by Michael
Hutchins, Devra G. Kleiman, Valerius Geist, and Melissa C. McDade. Farmington Hills, MI: Gale Group, 2003.
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Contents
Foreword ............................................................................
How to use this book ........................................................
Advisory boards..................................................................
Contributing writers ..........................................................
Contributing illustrators....................................................
Volume 12: Mammals I
ix
xii
xiv
xvi
xx
Order PAUCITUBERCULATA
Shrew opossums
Family: Shrew opossums ............................................ 267
Order MICROBIOTHERIA
Monitos del monte
Family: Monitos del monte ........................................ 273
Order DASYUROMORPHIA
Australasian carnivorous marsupials.................................. 277
Family: Marsupial mice and cats, Tasmanian
devil.............................................................................. 287
Family: Numbat .......................................................... 303
Family: Tasmanian wolves ......................................... 307
For further reading ............................................................ 311
Organizations ..................................................................... 316
Contributors to the first edition ....................................... 318
Glossary .............................................................................. 325
Mammals species list ......................................................... 330
Geologic time scale............................................................ 364
Index ................................................................................... 365
Volume 13: Mammals II
What is a mammal? ........................................................... 3
Ice Age giants..................................................................... 17
Contributions of molecular genetics to
phylogenetics...................................................................... 26
Structure and function....................................................... 36
Adaptations for flight......................................................... 52
Adaptations for aquatic life ............................................... 62
Adaptations for subterranean life ...................................... 69
Sensory systems, including echolocation.......................... 79
Life history and reproduction ........................................... 89
Reproductive processes...................................................... 101
Ecology............................................................................... 113
Nutritional adaptations...................................................... 120
Distribution and biogeography ......................................... 129
Behavior.............................................................................. 140
Cognition and intelligence ................................................ 149
Migration............................................................................ 164
Mammals and humans: Domestication and
commensals ........................................................................ 171
Mammals and humans: Mammalian invasives and
pests .................................................................................... 182
Mammals and humans: Field techniques for studying
mammals............................................................................. 194
Mammals and humans: Mammals in zoos........................ 203
Conservation ...................................................................... 213
Order MONOTREMATA
Monotremes ....................................................................... 227
Family: Echidnas......................................................... 235
Family: Duck-billed platypus ..................................... 243
Order DIDELPHIMORPHIA
New World opossums
Family: New World opossums................................... 249
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Order PERAMELEMORPHIA
Bandicoots and bilbies ....................................................... 1
Family: Bandicoots...................................................... 9
Subfamily: Bilbies........................................................ 19
Order NOTORYCTEMORPHIA
Marsupial moles
Family: Marsupial moles............................................. 25
Order DIPROTODONTIA
Koala, wombats, possums, wallabies, and kangaroos ....... 31
Family: Koalas............................................................. 43
Family: Wombats........................................................ 51
Family: Possums and cuscuses.................................... 57
Family: Musky rat-kangaroos ..................................... 69
Family: Rat-kangaroos ................................................ 73
Family: Wallabies and kangaroos............................... 83
Family: Pygmy possums ............................................. 105
Family: Ringtail and greater gliding possums ........... 113
Family: Gliding and striped possums ........................ 125
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