Mammals of ColoradoMAMMALS OF COLORADO provides detailed information on the identification, ecology, behaviour, reproduction, taxonomy, and distribution of the state's mammals. The first three chapters discuss Colorado's physiography and ecosystems; the evolution, anatomy, and biogeography of mammals; a history of their study in Colorado; and the many different values that people hold in relation to mammals. The remaining chapters provide accounts of species, each including a description, the natural history, and the distribution of the particular species in Colorado. Richly illustrated, Mammals of Colorado features 268 distribution maps (Colorado and North America), 34 skull drawings, and a photograph of each species. This comprehensive volume incorporates and cites new research from the past twenty years on the mammals of Colorado and focuses on work conducted within the state. |
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Mammals of Colorado, Second Edition David M. Armstrong,James P. Fitzgerald,Carron A. Meaney Limited preview - 2010 |
Mammals of Colorado, Second Edition David M. Armstrong,James P. Fitzgerald,Carron A. Meaney Limited preview - 2011 |
Mammals of Colorado, Second Edition David M. Armstrong,James P. Fitzgerald,Carron A. Meaney No preview available - 2011 |
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150 Kilometers 1500 Kilometers Map active adult animals areas Armstrong 1972 average bats beaver black-footed ferret bobcats brown burrow carnivores chipmunk Colo Coloradan cottontails County coyotes deer dens densities diet DISTRIBUTION IN COLORADO dorsal color eastern plains eastern spotted skunk elevations females foraging forbs forests foxes gestation glands grasses grasslands gray ground squirrels habitat hairs harvest hibernation home ranges incisors Kilometers 107 km² length of ear length of hindfoot length of tail litter long-tailed long-tailed vole long-tailed weasels lynx males mammals meadow vole Mexican woodrat mice Microtus montane montane vole mortality Myotis NATURAL HISTORY Neotoma nest North America pelage percent Peromyscus Photograph pocket gophers polyestrous populations prairie dogs predators prey rado riparian rocky rodents sagebrush semidesert shrublands shrew shrubs skull snowshoe hares species stripes subspecies summer swift fox teeth tion total length typically usually voles weasels weight western white-tailed Wildlife winter woodrat Wyoming ground squirrels young