A remarkable achievement that took over 30 years to construct, Keys for Identifying Mexican Mammalsis the only complete identification guide to Mexico's mammalian fauna. This unique book follows a bilingual arrangement, with identical information presented in Spanish and English on facing pages. The dichotomous presentation is both easy to follow and flawlessly compiled. Hundreds of diagnostic images are dispersed throughout the book, many showing minute details that differentiate one species from another, and introductory materials carefully explain the use of diagnostic features. The heart of the book, though, is the keys themselves, which cover every taxa - from artiodactyls and carnivores to primates and rodents - while allowing confident identification at the species level for both field and museum use.
The book closes with appendices that cover preparation of specimens, a glossary, and a bibliography. Anyone with an interest in the mammalian fauna of Mexico, or mammals in general, will find this one-of-a-kind book an indispensable reference to Mexico's rich diversity of wildlife.
Prólogo/Foreword Introducción/Introduction Necesidad de guías de identifi cación/ The need for identification guides Como usar esta guia/How to use the guide Distribución/Distribution Protección/Protection Agradecimientos/Acknowledgments Características de los mamíferos/Mammal characteristics Características externas/External characteristics Características internas/Internal characteristics Características óseas/Bone characteristics Listado de especies/Species list Claves de ordenes/Key orders Orden/ order Artiodactyla Familia/Family Antilocapridae Familia/Family Bovidae Familia/Family Cervidae Familia/Family Tayassuidae Orden/Order Carnivora Familia/Family Canidae Familia/Family Felidae Familia/Family Mephitidae Familia/Family Mustelidae Familia/Family Otariidae Familia/Family Phocidae Familia/Family Procyonidae Familia/Family Ursidae Orden/Order Chiroptera Familia/Family Emballonuridae Familia/Family Molossidae Familia/Family Mormoopidae Familia/Family Natalidae Familia/Family Noctilionidae Familia/Family Phyllostomidae Familia/Family Thyroptera Familia/Family Vespertilionidae Orden/Order Cingulata Familia/Family Dasypodidae Orden/Order Didelphimorphia Familia/Family Didelphidae Orden/Order Lagomorpha Familia/Family Leporidae Orden/Order Perissodactyla Familia/Family Tapiridae Orden/Order Pilosa Familia/Family Cyclopedidae Familia/Family Myrmecophagidae Orden/Order Primates Familia/Family Atelidae Orden/Order Rodentia Familia/Family Agoutidae Familia/Family Castoridae Familia/Family Cricetidae Familia/Family Cuniculidae Familia/Family Erethizontidae Familia/Family Geomyinae Familia/Family Heteromyidae Familia/Family Muridae Familia/Family Sciuridae Orden/Order Sirenia Familia/Family Trichechidae Orden/Order Soricomorpha Familia/Family Soricidae Familia/Family Talpidae Anexo I medidas/ Appendix I measurements Medidas somáticas/ Somatic measurements Medidas craneales/ Cranial measurements Medidas axiales/ Axial measurements Anexo II colecta de mamíferos/ Appendix II mammal collection Mamíferos pequeños/Small mammals Mamíferos medianos/Medium mammals Mamíferos grandes/Large mammals Murciélagos/Bats Preservación y conservación/ Preservation and conservation Anexo III técnica para la preparación/ Appendix III preparation technique Secado de los ejemplares/ Drying the samples Método para limpiar los cráneos/ Method for cleaning craniums Variación a la técnica de preparación/ Variation of the preparation technique Pieles de mamíferos que serán curtidas/ Mammal skins to be tanned Preparación de los cráneos/Cranium preparation Preparación de esqueletos/Skeleton preparation Glosario/Glossary Literatura citada/Bibliography Índice/Index
""This book is recommended for a broad audience including mammalogists, ecologists, conservationists, and anyone with interest in the mammals of Mexico, because it is an important and useful contribution for the study, appreciation, and conservation of Neotropical mammals.""
