Field Guide To Mammals Of Europe, North Africa And The Middle East (third Edition)

By (author) Aulagnier, Stéphane
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A comprehensive and richly illustrated field guide to the mammals of the Western Palearctic.
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A comprehensive and richly illustrated field guide to the mammals of the Western Palearctic.

Fully revised and updated, this major work presents all species that occur in the Western Palearctic, serving as the perfect field guide to the great diversity of mammals in the region. This new edition presents 86 new species, including 40 cetaceans, and reports on the latest scientific advances and taxonomic changes.

Species accounts are concise and authoritative, giving information on size, distribution, habitat, behaviour, reproduction and feeding. Each account is supported by distribution maps and superb colour illustrations. The book features over 125 plates, comprising more than 650 colour species artworks. Variation between the sexes is illustrated, and anatomical diagrams including tooth arrays are provided to assist identification.

Field Guide to Mammals of Europe, North Africa and the Middle East is the only guide you’ll need to identify any mammal across the Western Palearctic.

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This is a wonderful improvement on an already fantastic field guide … It is without doubt the mammalian equivalent of Collins Bird Guide.
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At last, an authoritative, up-to-date handbook on the region''s mammalian fauna. Overall, this is an excellent, useful guide.
Biographical note:

Stephane Aulagnier is a Professor of Conservation Biology at Paul Sabatier University and the Vice-President of SFEPM (Society for the Study and Protection of Mammals in France). A.J. Mitchell-Jones is a zoologist and President of the European Mammal Foundation. Patrick Haffner is Project Leader at the Joint Natural Heritage Service Unit. Jan Zima (1952–2019) was a professor in the Faculty of Science in Brno. François Moutou is a veterinarian and honorary president of SFEPM.

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A comprehensive and richly illustrated field guide to the mammals of the Western Palearctic.
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This new edition presents 488 species, including 40 ceteceans.
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More than 125 plates, featuring 650 colour illustrations, plus anatomical diagrams to aid identification of skulls and other bones.
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Includes over 450 fully updated species distribution maps.