The eponym dictionary of mammals

著者

    • Beolens, Bo
    • Watkins, Michael
    • Grayson, Michael

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The eponym dictionary of mammals

Bo Beolens, Michael Watkins, Michael Grayson

Johns Hopkins University Press, 2009

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 569-574)

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内容説明

Just who was the Przewalski after whom Przewalski's horse was named? Or Husson, the eponym for the rat Hydromys hussoni? Or the Geoffroy whose name is forever linked to Geoffroy's cat? This unique reference provides a brief look at the real lives behind the scientific and vernacular mammal names one encounters in field guides, textbooks, journal articles, and other scholarly works. Arranged to mirror standard dictionaries, the more than 1,300 entries included here explain the origins of over 2,000 mammal species names. Each bio-sketch lists the scientific and common-language names of all species named after the person, outlines the individual's major contributions to mammalogy and other branches of zoology, and includes brief information about his or her mammalian namesake's distribution. The two appendixes list scientific and common names for ease of reference, and, where appropriate, individual entries include mammals commonly-but mistakenly-believed to be named after people. The Eponym Dictionary of Mammals is a highly readable and informative guide to the people whose names are immortalized in mammal nomenclature.

目次

Preface Introduction The Eponym Dictionary of Mammals Chapter 1. A Chapter 2. B Chapter 3. C Chapter 4. D Chapter 5. E Chapter 6. F Chapter 7. G Chapter 8. H Chapter 9. I Chapter 10. J Chapter 11. K Chapter 12. L Chapter 13. M Chapter 14. N Chapter 15. O Chapter 16. P Chapter 17. Q Chapter 18. R Chapter 19. S Chapter 20. T Chapter 21. U Chapter 22. V Chapter 23. W Chapter 24. X Chapter 25. Y Chapter 26. Z Appendix I: Vernacular Names Appendix II: Scientific Names Bibliography

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