Current Mammalogy

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xx

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2. Mammalian Evolution at the Cellular Level

   • Carleton J. Phillips, Bernard Tandler

   Pages 1-66

3. Role of Chromosomal Banding Patterns in Understanding Mammalian Evolution

   • Robert J. Baker, Mazin B. Qumsiyeh, Craig S. Hood

   Pages 67-96

4. The Origin of Rodents and Lagomorphs

   • Li Chuan-Kuei, Robert W. Wilson, Mary R. Dawson, Leonard Krishtalka

   Pages 97-108

5. Punctuated Equilibrium and Phyletic Gradualism

   • Anthony D. Barnosky

   Pages 109-147

6. Mammalian Reproductive Physiology

   • Norman C. Negus, Patricia J. Berger

   Pages 149-173

7. The Behavior, Physiology, and Anatomy of Lactation in the Pinnipedia

   • Olav T. Oftedal, Daryl J. Boness, Raymond A. Tedman

   Pages 175-245

8. The Social Structure of Free-Ranging Bottlenose Dolphins

   • Randall S. Wells, Michael D. Scott, A. Blair Irvine

   Pages 247-305

9. Ecological, Morphological, and Behavioral Convergence in Rock-Dwelling Mammals

   • Michael A. Mares, Thomas E. Lacher Jr.

   Pages 307-348

10. Ants and Termites As Food

    • Kent H. Redford

    Pages 349-399

11. A Review of Density Dependence in Populations of Large Mammals

    • Charles W. Fowler

    Pages 401-441

12. Behavioral Ecology of the Nevada Kit Fox (Vulpes Macrotis Nevadensis) on a Managed Desert Rangeland

    • G. Timothy O’Neal, Jerran T. Flinders, Warren P. Clary

    Pages 443-481

13. Somatic Mutation in the Polynesian Rat (Rattus Exulans) at Enewetak Nuclear Test Site

    • Manfred Temme

    Pages 483-493

14. Current Management Strategies for Commensal Rodents

    • William B. Jackson

    Pages 495-512

15. Back Matter

    Pages 513-519

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When I first proposed a series entitled Current Mammalogy to the pub­ lishers, they were reluctant to undertake such a project because they viewed the field of mammology as overly fragmented. At first I found this idea to be difficult to accept; however, upon reflection, I came near to agreeing with it. Although many of us work on mammals, we gen­ erally feel more allegiance to our specialties, such as systematics, ge­ netics, cytogenetics, ecology, behavior, pest control, paleontology, wildlife management, primatology, and marine mammalogy, than we do to the general field of mammalogy. However, rather than becoming discour­ aged from pursuing this project, I became more certain than ever that a series such as Current Mammalogy was needed. We hope to make this series a place where specialists can present their ideas not only to other members of their specialty, but to those outside the area as well. Hopefully, this exchange of ideas will be a mutually beneficial exercise. The Editorial Board of Current Mammalogy has decided to keep the range of subjects in each volume as broad as possible rather than concentrating on one or two topics, in the hope that this will keep the series as useful as possible to the broadest range of readers.

• Mammalia
• anatomy
• behavior
• ecology
• evolution
• genetics
• physiology
• systematics
• the origin
• wildlife management

• University of Nebraska State Museum, Lincoln, USA

  Hugh H. Genoways

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