An Annotated Check List of the Mammals of Michoacán, Mexico

Bernardo Villa RamírezProject Gutenberg · United StatesDec 2019

Rating 2.3
Word count
93K words
Chapters
10

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English Originals Natural Sciences Animal AtlasMammalsMexican GeographyScience EnlightenmentNature ObservationAnnotated ChecklistGeography ScienceAcademic StudyTextual ResearchExotic Culture

Summary

Project Gutenberg was the first provider of free electronic books, or eBooks. Michael Hart, founder of Project Gutenberg, invented eBooks in 1971 and his memory continues to inspire the creation of eBooks and related technologies today. An Annotated Check List of the Mammals of Michoacán, México by E. Raymond Hall et al. Author: Villa Ramírez, Bernardo, 1911-. Language: English. Class: QH: Science: Natural history. Release Date: Mar 22, 2012.

Editor's review

This Annotated Check List of the Mammals of Michoacán, México is a typical regional faunal survey document, presenting the taxonomy and distribution of mammals in the area in the form of a checklist with annotations. For Chinese readers, its value lies not in popular readability but in its reference value: the entry-based arrangement makes it easy to consult by taxon or locality, and the annotations often add collection and distribution clues, making it a useful baseline reference for research on regional mammal diversity. Note that this is an English public-domain electronic text released by Project Gutenberg, a digital reissue of a historical document; its classification system and scientific names may reflect the understanding of its time and should be checked against contemporary taxonomic work. It is better suited to browsing as a reference book or research material than to reading from cover to cover; it is practically helpful for nature writing, compiling local faunas, and tracing the history of taxonomy.

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Reading tips

  1. Start with the preface and explanatory notes to understand the checklist's scope, ordering, and annotation conventions.
  2. Read selectively by taxon or locality, using the checklist as a search tool rather than reading every entry.
  3. Check scientific-name changes against contemporary taxonomic databases and note synonyms and distribution differences as you go.
  4. If used for writing, record the original page numbers and publication details when excerpting entries for easy verification.

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FAQ

Is this book in Chinese? What language skills are needed to read it? No, it is not in Chinese. It is an English public-domain e-book released by Project Gutenberg, with the main text in English and extensive use of Latin scientific names and terminology from mammal taxonomy. Readers with English reading ability and a basic familiarity with zoological classification vocabulary can use it directly; otherwise, it is advisable to first acquire basic taxonomic knowledge or read with the help of dictionaries and glossaries.
Can the classification information in this book be cited directly today? It should not be cited directly without verification. This is a digital reissue of a historical document; its classification system and scientific names reflect the understanding of its time, and mammal taxonomy has undergone many revisions since. Use it as a source of historical information and leads, verify scientific names, distributions, and synonymies against contemporary taxonomic databases before citing, and explain the original publication context when citing.
Is this checklist suitable for reading from cover to cover? Not really. The checklist format consists mainly of listed entries with brief annotations, so the returns from continuous reading are limited. A more effective approach is to first understand the arrangement rules, then read selectively by taxon, locality, or research question, using it as a reference book. For a regional faunal review, first survey the table of contents to build a framework, then excerpt the needed information entry by entry.
What should be noted when using and citing the electronic edition? This electronic text was released by Project Gutenberg and is a digitized version of a public-domain document. When using it, distinguish between the original publication information and the e-edition release information; when citing, give priority to the original title, author, and original publication details, and state the electronic source relied upon. If you find typesetting or character issues, check against other editions to avoid quoting erroneous content directly.

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About the author

Bernardo Villa Ramírez Author · Mexican · 1911–2006

Bernardo Villa Ramírez (1911–2006) was a Mexican mammalogist born in Teloapán, Guerrero. He began as a rural teacher and later earned master's degrees from the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) and the University of Kansas, then served for many years as a researcher at the UNAM Institute of Biology, where he founded Mexico's national mammal specimen collection. Specializing in bats and rodents, he based his work on field collecting and specimen comparison, emphasizing subspecies delimitation and regional faunal surveys, with detailed and taxonomically rigorous writing. Three of his works are held here, covering subspeciation in Kansas pocket gophers, descriptions of a new pocket gopher and a new spiny pocket mouse, and an annotated checklist of the mammals of Michoacán, Mexico—solid contributions to taxonomy and faunal investigation. His representative work, Bats of Mexico, has had lasting influence, and he is regarded as the father of Mexican mammalogy.