Speciation in the Brazilian Spiny Rats by João Moojen

Read now or download (free!)

Choose how to read this book Url Size
Read online (web) https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/42720.html.images 404 kB
EPUB3 (E-readers incl. Send-to-Kindle) https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/42720.epub3.images 1.5 MB
EPUB (older E-readers) https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/42720.epub.images 1.5 MB
EPUB (no images, older E-readers) https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/42720.epub.noimages 126 kB
Kindle https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/42720.kf8.images 1.6 MB
older Kindles https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/42720.kindle.images 1.6 MB
Plain Text UTF-8 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/42720.txt.utf-8 259 kB
Download HTML (zip) https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/42720/pg42720-h.zip 1.4 MB
There may be more files related to this item.

About this eBook

Author Moojen, João
Editor Hall, E. Raymond (Eugene Raymond), 1902-1986
LoC No. 49045046
Title Speciation in the Brazilian Spiny Rats
Note Reading ease score: 53.6 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read.
Credits Produced by Chris Curnow, Matthias Grammel, Joseph Cooper,
The Internet Archive for some images and the Online
Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net
Summary "Speciation in the Brazilian Spiny Rats" by João Moojen is a scientific publication written in the late 20th century. This work focuses on the genus Proechimys, a group of spiny rats found predominantly in South America, exploring the complexities of their taxonomy and speciation. It delves into the differences between species and subspecies within Brazil, offering insights into their physical characteristics, evolutionary history, and ecological adaptations. The opening of the work introduces the genus Proechimys, detailing their habitat preferences in South America and highlighting the physical attributes that distinguish them from other rodent families. It establishes the groundwork for a comprehensive examination of the various species, aiming to clarify the extensive taxonomic confusion that has persisted over the last century regarding these animals. The early sections also outline the methods and terminology that will be utilized in the analysis, emphasizing a systematic approach to studying the variations in pelage, skull morphology, and dental structure among the species. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Language English
LoC Class QH: Science: Natural history
Subject Proechimys
Category Text
EBook-No. 42720
Release Date
Copyright Status Public domain in the USA.
Downloads 53 downloads in the last 30 days.
Project Gutenberg eBooks are always free!