Mammals of Illinois
Publisher: University of Illinois Press
Published: June 12, 2002
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 384
ISBN-13: 9780252070839
Subjects: NATURAL HISTORY, COUNTRY LIFE & PETS; Nature / Mammals; Mammals; Nature; Nature/Ecology
First sentence: People in Illinois have always been interested in mammals as a source of food, a source of fur and hides, and as a source of pleasure in photographing and hunting them.
Description: "In this study Hoffmeister briefly characterizes the climate, soils, and vegetation of Illinois, particularly as they affect mammals. In addition to detailing mammals known to be present in the area during the Pleistocene and Holocene eras, Hoffmeister identifies each order and family of mammals present in Illinois since 1900. Within each family, each species is characterized by habit, habitat, food, pattern of reproduction, population, and variation.

These entries are supplemented by tables, anatomical drawings, photographs, and Illinois and U.S. distribution maps." "Enhanced by sixty color photographs, more than one hundred line drawings, and a glossary of scientific terms, Mammals of Illinois is an indispensable resource for students, teachers, biologists, and nature enthusiasts."--BOOK JACKET.