Opossums, shrews and moles of British Columbia
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- ISBN: 9780774805636 (pbk.)
- ISBN: 0774805633 (pbk.)
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Physical Description:
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169 p. : ill., maps (some col.) ; 22 cm. - Publisher: Vancouver : UBC Press, c1996.
Content descriptions
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. |
Immediate Source of Acquisition Note: | Cost: $24.95. |
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Subject: | Opossums -- British Columbia Moles (Animals) -- British Columbia Shrews -- British Columbia wildlife, species, name, identify, species, opossum, shrew, mole, conservation |
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Circulation Modifier | Holdable? | Status | Due Date | Courses |
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Lansdowne Library | QL 737 M34 N34 1996 (Text) | 26040002010417 | Main Collection | Volume hold | Available | - |