Open Directory - Science: Biology: Zoology: Chordates: Mammalogy
See also: - The department collects, archives and studies specimens of recent mammals and houses over 275,000 specimens, making it the third largest collection of recent mammals in the world. - Researchers at this reserve in Ecuador are studying the biology and activity patterns of these timid bears with a view to improving future reintroduction projects. [PDF] - How do bats identify their own echoes, or even their own young? Some possible answers. - Outline of current research being undertaken and a list of publications. - A morphological and immunohistochemical comparison of mammary tissues from the short-tailed fruit bat and the mouse. - Comprehensive research on the mammary gland at the National Institutes of Health in Maryland. Includes the mammary genome anatomy project. - Excerpts from the graduate theses of researchers at the University of Wisconsin who studied various aspects of the biology of the black bear. - The mammalogy program develops and maintains the valuable collection of over 50,000 specimens and trains students in research based on the collection. - Provides information on the brain and images of both complete and sectioned brains of over 175 species. - Chapter from a book by Walter F Boron examines respiration in mammals and the transportation of gases by the circulatory system. - Antelopes and deer are plain dwelling herbivores that occupy similar ecological niches to kangaroos and wallabies. This research compares their strategies for caring for their young. [PDF] - Provides phylogenetic tools for the identification of rats (Rattus species) from southeast Asia and the Pacific region, often difficult to identify using morphological characters. - The department investigates issues related to the evolution of social systems, social behavior, cognitive abilities, and culture in apes. - Outlines research by S Mackay at the University of Glasgow into gonadal development and differentiation using the opossum, Monodelphis domestica. - Research paper on this subject by Diana Fisher, Simon Blomberg and Ian Owens. [PDF] - Animation showing the skeleton with each bone identified. - The Italian Journal of Mammalogy accepts papers on original research in basic and applied mammalogy concerning living and fossil mammals. It publishes extensive articles, reviews and short communications. - Notes on this large group of mammals which include mice, rats, beavers, muskrats, porcupines, woodchucks, chipmunks, squirrels, prairie dogs, marmots and chinchillas. - Animated image which illustrates the similarities in forelimb structure of several different mammal species. - Part of a naturalist basic training course by John F. Pagels, Professor Emeritus of Biology, Virginia Commonwealth University. [PDF] - Introduction to the study of mammals, their skeletons and dentition, systematics, cladistics, evolution and classification, with a glossary and bibliography. - The Australian Museum encourages research into the biology of Australian and Pacific mammals, has extensive collections and resources and will answer scientific enquiries. - Notes on mammalian characteristics, ecological adaptation, social behavior and fossil history. - An online recognition and educational guide. Includes descriptions and photographs. - Information on the microbes that colonise the guts of higher animals and their ecology. [PDF] - Research by Gerd Schuller aims to determine which brain structures are involved in eliciting or controlling motor reactions and behavioral patterns. - The NABC aims to improve the understanding of bears through education, research and rehabilitation. This site provides biological information on black, grizzly and polar bears. - Members of the PBSG are all research scientists from the five nations signing the International Agreement on the Conservation of Polar Bears. - Details of the unusual reproductive strategy of embryonic diapause (delayed implantation) adopted by roe deer. - Provides hundreds of QuickTime VR object movies and close-up images of mammal skulls and teeth along with pictures, sounds and anatomical information. - Information on this system which is very different to that of non-ruminants, featuring a fermentation chamber housing millions of micro-organisms. - Comprehensive guide to online resources of particular interest to scientific researchers using mice or rats in their work. - The focus of WCS has been on studies of tiger behavior and the long-term population dynamics of tigers, leopards and their ungulate and primate prey species.
