John D. Harder, Guy N. Cameron

Mammals of Ohio

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

A comprehensive and informative review of mammalian biology and conservation in Ohio with illustrative accounts of fifty-five species, including updated research and high-quality photographs, maps, and original drawings.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Amazon Digital Services LLC - Kdp
• Seitenzahl: 456
• Erscheinungstermin: 18. März 2022
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 177mm x 251mm x 23mm
• Gewicht: 1074g
• ISBN-13: 9780821424636
• ISBN-10: 0821424637
• Artikelnr.: 61659209

Autorenporträt

John D. Harder is associate professor emeritus in evolution, ecology, and organismal biology at The Ohio State University, where he taught upper-division courses in mammalogy and conservation biology. His research on the reproductive biology and ecology of mammals has focused on marsupials and involved field studies in Ohio, Venezuela, and Amazonian Peru.

Inhaltsangabe

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CONTENTS
Foreword xi
Preface xiii
Acknowledgments xv
INTRODUCTION 1
1 NATURAL HISTORY OF MAMMALS IN OHIO 13
2 INTRODUCTION TO THE ORDER DIDELPHIMORPHIA 27
Family Didelphidae: New World Opossums 27
Virginia Opossum (Didelphis virginiana) 28
3 INTRODUCTION TO THE ORDER LAGOMORPHA 37
Family Leporidae: Rabbits and Hares 38
Eastern Cottontail (Sylvilagus floridanus) 38
4 INTRODUCTION TO THE ORDER RODENTIA 47
Family Castoridae: Beavers 48
American Beaver (Castor canadensis) 48
Family Cricetidae: New World Rats and Mice 56
Prairie Vole (Microtus ochrogaster) 58
Meadow Vole (Microtus pennsylvanicus) 65
Woodland Vole or Pine Vole (Microtus pinetorum) 71
Allegheny Woodrat (Neotoma magister) 77
Muskrat (Ondatra zibethicus) 85
White-footed Mouse (Peromyscus leucopus) 92
Deer Mouse (Peromyscus maniculatus) 98
Eastern Harvest Mouse (Reithrodontomys humulis) 104
Southern Bog Lemming (Synaptomys cooperi) 108
Family Muridae: Old World Rats and Mice 112
House Mouse (Mus musculus) 112
Brown Rat or Norway Rat (Rattus norvegicus) 118
Family Sciuridae: Squirrels 124
Southern Flying Squirrel (Glaucomys volans) 125
Thirteen-lined Ground Squirrel (Ictidomys tridecemlineatus) 132
Woodchuck (Marmota monax) 138
Eastern Gray Squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis) 144
Eastern Fox Squirrel (Sciurus niger) 150
Eastern Chipmunk (Tamias striatus) 156
Red Squirrel (Tamiasciurus hudsonicus) 162
Family Zapodidae: Jumping Mice 168
Woodland Jumping Mouse (Napaeozapus insignis) 169
Meadow Jumping Mouse (Zapus hudsonius) 175
5 INTRODUCTION TO THE ORDER EULIPOTYPHLA 181
Family Soricidae: Shrews 181
Northern Short-tailed
Shrew (Blarina brevicauda) 183
Least Shrew (Cryptotis parva) 189
Cinereus Shrew (Sorex cinereus) 194
Smoky Shrew (Sorex fumeus) 199
Pygmy Shrew (Sorex hoyi) 204
Family Talpidae: Moles 208
Star-nosed
Mole (Condylura cristata) 209
Hairy-tailed Mole (Parascalops breweri) 215
Eastern Mole (Scalopus aquaticus) 220
6 INTRODUCTION TO THE ORDER CARNIVORA 229
Family Canidae: Dogs and Relatives 231
Coyote (Canis latrans) 232
Gray Fox (Urocyon cinereoargenteus) 240
Red Fox (Vulpes vulpes) 245
Family Felidae: Cats 253
Bobcat (Lynx rufus) 254
Family Mephitidae: Skunks 259
Striped Skunk (Mephitis mephitis) 259
Family Mustelidae: Weasels, Mink, Badgers, and Otters 266
North American River Otter (Lontra canadensis) 267
Ermine or Short-tailed
Weasel (Mustela erminea) 274
Long-tailed Weasel (Mustela frenata) 281
Least Weasel (Mustela nivalis) 288
American Mink (Neovison vison) 294
American Badger (Taxidea taxus) 300
Family Procyonidae: Raccoons and Relatives 307
Northern Raccoon (Procyon lotor) 308
Family Ursidae: Bears 316
American Black Bear (Ursus americanus) 316
7 INTRODUCTION TO THE ORDER CETARTIODACTYLA 325
Family Cervidae: Deer 326
White-tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus) 326
8 INTRODUCTION TO THE ORDER CHIROPTERA 335
Family Vespertilionidae: Evening Bats 336
Big Brown Bat (Eptesicus fuscus) 340
Eastern Red Bat (Lasiurus borealis) 346
Hoary Bat (Lasiurus cinereus) 352
Silver-haired Bat (Lasionycteris noctivagans) 359
Eastern Small-footed Myotis (Myotis leibii) 364
Little Brown Bat (Myotis lucifugus) 369
Northern Long-eared Bat (Myotis septentrionalis) 375
Indiana Bat (Myotis sodalis) 380
Evening Bat (Nycticeius humeralis) 387
Tri-colored Bat (Perimyotis subflavus) 393
9 OTHER OHIO MAMMALS: EXTIRPATED,
OCCASIONAL OCCURRENCE, AND PREHISTORIC 401
Appendix A: Dental Formulas of Ohio Mammals 415
Appendix B: Equivalent Metric and Imperial Units of Measure 417
Appendix C: Common and Scientific Names of Plants
and Animals 419
Appendix D: Glossary 423
Index