Handbook of Mammals of the South-Central States by Jerry R. C... - 9780807118191

Handbook of Mammals of the South-Central StatesAuthor(s): Jerry R. Choate, J. Knox Jones Jr, Clyde Jones\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Louisiana State University Press, United States\nImprint: Louisiana State University Press\nISBN-13: 9780807118191, 978-0807118191\nSynopsis\nAuthoritative yet easy to use, Handbook of Mammals of the South-Central States will be a close companion of field biologists and a ready reference for the naturally curious. Containing a wealth of information about mammalian wildlife in Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Tennessee, the book describes in detail ninety-five native mammals and eight introduced species that live in that region.\n\nThe south-central United States is both diverse and complex ecologically, including within its range coastal and inland swamps, mountain peaks, forests, grasslands, sand dunes, and rich agricultural lands. In the books' introduction, the authors describe those environments-their physiography,.