{"product_id":"walkers-mammals-of-the-world-ronald-m-nowak-9781421424675","title":"Walker's Mammals of the World: Monotremes, Marsupials, Afrotherians, Xenarthrans, and Sundatherians","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe preeminent guide to the world's mammals is now enhanced with a dramatically expanded volume covering 19 orders, including such creatures as elephants, armadillos, and manatees.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSince its first publication in 1964, \u003ci\u003eWalker's Mammals of the World \u003c\/i\u003ehas become a favorite guide to the natural world for general readers and professionals alike. This new \u003ci\u003eWalker's\u003c\/i\u003e volume is a completely revised and updated compendium of information on five of the earliest clades to diverge from ancient mammal stock. Uniquely comprehensive in inimitable \u003ci\u003eWalker's\u003c\/i\u003e style, it incorporates a full account of every genus that has lived in the past 5,000 years. Every named species of each genus is listed in systematic order and accompanied by detailed descriptions of past and present range. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis new edition includes\u003cbr\u003e- 500+ full-color images throughout\u003cbr\u003e- citations to more than 2,200 new references\u003cbr\u003e- extensive bioconservation data, with discussion of every species in an IUCN Red List threatened category\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis volume's thorough updates reflect 20 years of advances in our knowledge of taxonomy, ecology, behavior, life history, and conservation. Substantive changes to 100% of previously existing generic accounts, plus the addition of 17 entirely new generic accounts, double the information in the last edition on the 19 orders covered. The black-and-white illustrations of earlier editions have been replaced by over 500 superb new color images. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRemaining true to Ernest P. Walker's vision, the text smoothly combines in-depth scholarship with a popular, readable style to preserve and enhance what the \u003ci\u003eWashington Post \u003c\/i\u003ecalled a \"landmark of zoological literature.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ronald M. Nowak\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1421424673\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781421424675\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Johns Hopkins University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/15\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 784\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 6.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 11.10h x 8.60w x 1.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/01\/2018","brand":"Ronald M. Nowak","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44072942141695,"sku":"9781421424675","price":102.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_62d968ce-756f-4488-821b-a50b69d3a418.jpg?v=1685444857","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/walkers-mammals-of-the-world-ronald-m-nowak-9781421424675","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}