A Field Guide to Mammals of North America: Fourth Edition.A FIELD GUIDE TO MAMMALS OF NORTH AMERICA North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. : Fourth Edition FIONA FIONA Fluorescence Imaging with One Nanometer Accuracy FIONA Frankfurt Interbank Overnight Average A. REID This portable, sturdy, full-color paperback is intended as a tool for animal enthusiasts. It presents a comprehensive range of mammals, from shrews to bobcats, elk, and dolphins. Reid, a nature writer and illustrator, provides a brief introductory section with advice on how to use the book, which consists of full-color plates and concise accounts of hundreds of mammal species. The texts are arranged by taxonomic tax·o·nom·ic also tax·o·nom·i·cal adj. Of or relating to taxonomy: a taxonomic designation. tax relationships to aid readers in identifying a species in the field. The guide contains 80 color plates, including skull plates for identifying animal remains, more than 100 color photographs, and detailed illustrations. Houghton Mifflin Houghton Mifflin Company is a leading educational publisher in the United States. The company's headquarters is located in Boston's Back Bay. It publishes textbooks, instructional technology materials, assessments, reference works, and fiction and non-fiction for both young readers , 2006, 579 p., color plates and photos, paperback, $20.00. |
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