American Weasels
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Who it's for
A good fit for
- Graduate students and researchers in mammal taxonomy who need original classification and measurement data.
- Natural history museum specimen managers looking for historical identification bases for North American weasels.
- Science history enthusiasts interested in the state of American mammalogy in the mid-twentieth century.
- Wildlife conservation workers able to read English professional literature, for background reference.
Not a good fit for
- General readers who only want entertaining animal stories; the book is mainly taxonomic description.
- Beginners with limited English reading ability and no foundation in Latin scientific names.
- Readers expecting modern molecular systematics or conservation genetics content.
Reading tips
- Read the introduction and the genus/species keys first to build a classification framework, then consult specific species entries.
- Keep modern mammal classification references at hand for comparison, noting changes in scientific names and ranges.
- Skip around by geographic region and focus on the ranges you care about; there is no need to read the measurement data page by page.
- Use the measurement tables in the book as a tool and check them only when needed, to avoid getting bogged down in numerical details from the start.
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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.
