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Grzimek's Student Animal Life Resource: Mammals offers readers comprehensive and easy-to-use information on Earth's mammals. Entries are arranged by taxonomy, the science through which living things are classified into related groups. Order entries provide an overview of a group of families, and family entries provide an overview of a particular family. Each entry includes sections on physical characteristics; geographic range; habitat; diet; behavior and reproduction; animals and people; and conservation status. Family entries are followed by one or more species accounts with the same information as well as a range map and photo or illustration for each species. Entries conclude with a list of books, periodicals, and Web sites that may be used for further research.
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grzimek’s Student Animal Life Resource •••• grzimek’s Student Animal Life Resource •••• Mammals volume 1 Echidnas to Armadillos Grzimek’s Student Animal Life Resource Mammals Project Editor Melissa C. McDade Rights and Acquisitions Sheila Spencer, Mari Masalin-Cooper Composition Evi Seoud, Mary Beth Trimper Editorial Julie L. Carnagie, Madeline Harris, Elizabeth Manar, Heather Price Imaging and Multimedia Randy Bassett, Michael Logusz, Dan Newell, Chris O’Bryan, Robyn Young Manufacturing Wendy Blurton, Dorothy Maki Indexing Services Synapse, the Knowledge Link Corporation Product Design Tracey Rowens, Jennifer Wahi © 2005 Thomson Gale, a part of The Thomson Corporation. or information storage retrieval systems—without the written permission of the publisher. Thomson and Star Logo are trademarks and Gale and UXL are registered trademarks used herein under license. For more information, contact Thomson Gale 27500 Drake Rd. Farmington Hills, MI 48331-3535 Or you can visit our Internet site at h