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list price: $21.95
edition:Paperback
category: Nature
published: Mar 2002
ISBN:9780774809641
publisher:
UBC Press
Description
Raccoons presents detailed information on raccoon evolution, physical characteristics, social behavior, habitats, food habits, reproduction, and conservation, as well as their relationship with humans and many other topics. The section on distribution and subspecies focuses on the raccoon's current range expansion, and the material on their cultural significance demonstrates this mammal's unique status in different North American cultures.
Contributor Notes
Samuel I. Zeveloff is author of Mammals of the Intermountain West (1988). He is department chair and a professor of zoology at Weber State University in Ogden, Utah.
Editorial Review
This book would be an excellent addition to any naturalist's library and a definite asset to anyone interested in basic carnivore ecology.
— Wendy Vandersteen
