A New Bat From Mexico
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A good fit for
- Students in zoology or taxonomy who need to understand the writing conventions of original species descriptions
- Natural history enthusiasts interested in bat diversity who want to learn basic morphological terminology of the genus Myotis
- Researchers in the history of science and scientific writing who want to draw on mid-twentieth-century taxonomic short papers
- English learners who want to do close reading practice with short, clearly structured academic texts
Not a good fit for
- General popular-science readers hoping for complete bat ecology or conservation knowledge
- Casual readers who prefer narrative nature writing and reading for pleasure
- Beginners with no taxonomic background and no preparation to look up terminology
Reading tips
- Read the abstract and naming paragraph first to grasp the core basis for establishing the new species, then go back to examine the measurement tables in detail.
- Prepare a glossary of taxonomic terms and Latin scientific names, annotating as you read to avoid being interrupted by terminology.
- Read alongside modern taxonomic revisions of the genus Myotis to observe what conclusions were inherited and what changed.
- Use it as material for translation or summary practice, trying to summarize its descriptive framework and types of evidence in three hundred words.
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About the author
E. Raymond Hall (Eugene Raymond Hall, 1902–1986) was an American mammalogist born in Iams, Kansas. He served as curator of the Museum of Mammalogy at the University of California, Berkeley, and from 1944 was chairman of the Department of Zoology and director of the Museum of Natural History at the University of Kansas. He authored Mammals of North America and published more than 340 papers. The database holds 17 of his works, mostly studies of small mammals of North America and Mexico, such as American Weasels, A Synopsis of the North American Lagomorpha, and taxonomic treatises on North American and Mexican bats and carnivores. These works are known for solid specimen records and taxonomic descriptions and remain important references in the field. Public information is limited, so further biographical details cannot be given here.
