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The mammals of Trans-Pecos Texas including Big Bend and Guadalupe Mountains National Parks /

One hundred and five species of mammals are native to the trans-Pecos region of Texas. The greatly varied terrain, climate and vegetation make its mammalian life exceptionally varied, ranging from tiny shrews to great elks, from bats to aquatic beavers and muskrats, from desert-dwelling kangaroo rat...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Yancey, Franklin D. (Author), Schmidly, David J., 1943- (Author), Manning, Richard W. (Author), Kasper, Stephen, 1956- (Author)
Other Authors: Martin, Chester O. (Illustrator), Lutterschmidt, William I. (writer of foreword.), Chapman, Brian R. (writer of foreword.)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: College Station : Texas A&M University Press, [2023].
Edition:Second edition.
Series:Integrative natural history series.
Subjects:
Mammals > Trans-Pecos (Tex. and N.M.)
Mammals > Texas > Big Bend National Park.
Mammals > Texas > Guadalupe Mountains National Park.
NATURE / Animals / Mammals.
NATURE / Regional.
Table of Contents:
  • Description of the Area
  • Synopsis of Trans-Pecos Mammals
  • Mammalian Habitats and Factors Influencing Distribution
  • Twentieth- and Twenty-First-Century Changes in Landscapes and the Mammal Fauna
  • Key to the Orders of Trans-Pecos Mammals
  • Accounts of Species
  • Didelphimorphia (Opossums)
  • Cingulata (Armadillos)
  • Lagomorpha (Rabbits and Hares)
  • Eulipotyphla (Shrews, Moles, and Relatives)
  • Chiroptera (Bats)
  • Carnivora (Carnivores)
  • Artiodactyla (Even-Toed Ungulates)
  • Rodentia (Rodents)
  • Extirpated Mammals, Species of Possible Occurrence, Introduced and Feral Species
  • Saving the Last Frontier: Conservation Threats and Solutions
  • Appendix 1. The Measurement System
  • Appendix 2. Plants Mentioned in the Text
  • Glossary.