{"product_id":"mammals-of-alabama","title":"Mammals of Alabama","description":"Beautifully designed and sturdily bound for rugged field use, \u003cem\u003eMammals of Alabama\u003c\/em\u003e is the first and only exhaustive guidebook to Alabama’s diverse and fascinating mammalian fauna.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEuropean and American naturalists visited the territory that would become Alabama as early as the late eighteenth century and marvelled at the breadth and variety of its flora and fauna. Yet until today scientists, scholars, and nature enthusiasts had no systematic guide to the state’s mammals. \u003cem\u003eMammals of Alabama\u003c\/em\u003e fills the gap.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNaturally occurring in the state are nine orders, twenty-two families, fifty-one genera, and seventy-two  species of living mammals. Best and Dusi offer an engaging entry for each as well as additional species that have become extinct through natural processes or human extirpation. Illustrated with maps and photos, each entry includes:\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIdentification notes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDental formula\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSize and weight\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDistribution\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEcology\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLife History\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBehaviour\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eParasites and Diseases\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eConservation Status\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNotes and References\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003eIdeal for backyards, hikes, libraries, and classrooms, \u003cem\u003eMammals of Alabama\u003c\/em\u003e includes hundreds of professional, close-up colour specimen photographs of both living animals in their natural habitats and skull plates, making identification of animals easy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBest also offers fascinating and fun facts about Alabama mammals  that will delight nature lovers of all ages, such as the surprising and excellent tree-climbing skills of the gray fox, the use in the past of mole skins to apply cosmetics, and the litters of identical quadruplets common to the nine-banded armadillo.","brand":"The University of Alabama Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55319093936472,"sku":"9780817357498","price":39.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9780817357498_40c400f0-0798-4026-ab6f-c7f39fe2fe3a.jpg?v=1777975238","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/mammals-of-alabama","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}