Mammals of Africa, المجلد 3Jonathan Kingdon, Thomas Michael Butynski, Jan Kalina (Conservation biologist), D. C. D. Happold, Meredith Happold, Michael Hoffmann (Mammalogist) Bloomsbury, 2013 Mammals of Africa (MoA) is a series of six volumes which describes, in detail, every currently recognized species of African land mammal. This is the first time that such extensive coverage has ever been attempted, and the volumes incorporate the very latest information and detailed discussion of the morphology, distribution, biology and evolution (including reference to fossil and molecular data) of Africa's mammals. With 1,160 species and 16 orders, Africa has the greatest diversity and abundance of mammals in the world. The reasons for this and the mechanisms behind their evolution are give. |