Mammalogy techniques lab manual / James M. Ryan.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Ryan, James M. (James Michael), 1957- (Author)
Language:English
Published: Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2018.
Subjects:
Mammalogy > Laboratory manuals.
Mammalogy > Technique.
Mammalogy.
SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Zoology / General.
Laboratory manuals.
Genre:
Laboratory manuals.
Physical Description:vi, 179 pages : illustrations, maps ; 28 cm
Format: Book
Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Mammal skulls
  • Mammalian teeth
  • Phylogeny reconstruction
  • Keeping a field notebook
  • Livetrapping small mammals
  • Specimen preparation
  • Field collecting and preserving mammalian parasites
  • Mark-recapture studies
  • Using software for mark-recapture data
  • Transects : using distance sampling
  • Camera trapping
  • Radio tracking
  • GPS tracking using GPSVisualizer and MoveBank
  • Recording and analyzing mammal sounds
  • Quantifying mammalian behavior
  • Optimal foraging behavior
  • Field karyotyping
  • Non-invasive hair sampling.