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Opossums, shrews and moles of British Columbia / David W. Nagorsen ; illustrated by Michael Hames and Bill Adams.

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General Note:	Published in collaboration with the Royal British Columbia Museum. Folded colored map tipped in.
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references (p. 149-162) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	General Biology of Opossums -- General Biology of Insectivores -- Form and Structure -- Food Habits -- Insectivores in British Columbia -- Habitat and Community Ecology -- Reproduction, Development of the Young and Longevity -- Conserving Energy and Winter Survival -- Relations with Humans -- Conservation -- Studying Insectivores -- Taxonomy and Nomenclature -- Checklist -- Identification Keys -- Key to Whole Animals -- Key to Skulls -- Species Accounts -- North American Opossum (Didelphis virginiana) -- Black-backed Shrew (Sorex arcticus) -- Pacific Water Shrew (Sorex bendirii) -- Common Shrew (Sorex cinereus) -- Pygmy Shrew (Sorex hoyi) -- Dusky Shrew (Sorex monticolus) -- Water Shrew (Sorex palustris) -- Trowbridge's Shrew (Sorex trowbridgii) -- Tundra Shrew (Sorex undrensis) -- Vagrant Shrew (Sorex vagrans) -- Shrew-mole (Neurotrichus gibbsii) -- Coast Mole (Scapanus orarius) -- Townsend's Mole (Scapanus townsendii). Appendix 1: Selected Body Measurements and Weights of British Columbian Insectivores -- Appendix 2: Scientific Names of Plant and Animal Species Mentioned in this Book.
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