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David W. Macdonald

Auteur van The Encyclopedia of Mammals

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David W. Macdonald is Director and founder of the Wildlife Conservation Research Unit in the Department of Zoology at Oxford University, where he is Professor of Wildlife Conservation and a Fellow of Lady Margaret Hall. He is Visiting Professor at Imperial College, a Fellow of the Royal Society of toon meer Edinburgh and a former A.D. White Professor-at-Large at Cornell University, he is a recipient of the American Society of Mammalogists' Merriam Award for outstanding research in mammalogy, and was made CBE for services to science. toon minder
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Werken van David W. Macdonald

The Encyclopedia of Mammals (1984) — Redacteur — 328 exemplaren
Carnivores (All the World's Animals) (1984) — Redacteur — 89 exemplaren
Sea Mammals (1984) — Redacteur — 87 exemplaren
Primates (1984) 69 exemplaren
Running with the Fox (1987) 44 exemplaren
Marsupials and Insectivores (1985) 35 exemplaren
Aquatic Invertebrates (1987) 21 exemplaren
Foxes (Worldlife Library) (2000) 16 exemplaren
Mammals of Europe (2002) 14 exemplaren
Euroopa imetajad (1995) 10 exemplaren

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I can't even begin to describe how much this book fascinated me as a child. Although the hardcover edition I own already begins to fall apart due to the time which has passed and the thousands of times I opened the pages, it still enthralls me to even think of the amount of time I spent with this book in my childhood, fascinated with animals as I was back then. The wonderfully elaborate descriptions of each single mammal allowed this to become a fascinating work which I'd even call a must-read for everyone interested in animals and their habitats.… (meer)
 
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Councillor3004 | Sep 1, 2022 |
This special book tells the story of the carnivore family: cats, dogs, weasels, bears, and their kin -- and how the family tree has branched and been pruned, branched and been pruned, over millions of years. It is based on a BBC television show and has many illustrations.

This book is out of print, so I am including a link to a précis: http://www.bobpickett.org/velvet_claw.htm
 
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monado | Jul 18, 2006 |

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