Selected Readings In Mammalogy

Author : J. Knox Jones Jr.
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780484329354
Total Pages : 604 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (293 download)

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Download or read book Readings in Mammalogy written by J. Knox Jones Jr. and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-12-21 with total page 604 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Readings in Mammalogy: Selected From the Original Literature and Introduced With Comments The published literature on the scientific study of mammals, which, broadly speaking, comprises the field of mammalogy, includes about separate papers, and new papers are now being published at the rate of 5000 to 6000 each year, the actual number depending on where one draws the borders of the discipline. Precise borders do not exist. Mammalogy, like other scientific fields, draws from and contributes to various areas of human knowledge. Our selection of the 64 papers here reproduced was influenced by: (1) our con cept of the scope of mammalogy and of a reasonable and representative bal ance of its parts at this time; (2) our desire to illustrate various ways in which a wide variety of information can be presented in published form; and (3) our awareness that most of our readers will be English-speaking Americans, which led us to use articles published in English and selected predominantly from American sources. Nevertheless, we judge that the broad sweep of concepts and methods portrayed is relevant to students of mammalogy in all parts of the world. We have selected short papers, in general less than 20 pages in length, in preference to either longer papers or excerpts therefrom - chiefly because of space, but also because we want the serious student, who may later contribute to the literature himself, to see each published work in its entirety as one tangible contribution to knowledge. He can then grasp its concept, its methodology, its organization, its presentation, its conclusions, and perhaps even its limitations. On the latter score we would note that, although we think the papers selected are worthy contributions and make the points we wish to emphasize, we do not pretend to have selected the finest papers ever published. We could have used a somewhat different selection to serve much the same purpose, and we are sure someone else would use a different selection to represent his views of mammalogy. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.