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OverviewSmall and cryptic, shrews and moles represent some of the most obscure and least familiar of any British Columbian mammals. Rarely observed by the general public or naturalists, human encounters are typically limited to kills brought in by the family cat or a dead animal found by chance. Despite the new focus on small mammals in biodiversity studies by provincial wildlife and forestry agencies, only a few of the province' s shrews or moles have received any detailed study- a contrast with the effort directed at other small mammals. Much remains to be learned about their distribution, habitat requirements, breeding biology and taxonomy in the province. This book will stimulate more attention for these much-neglected mammals. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Nick Panter , David W. NagorsenPublisher: Royal British Columbia Museum Imprint: Royal British Columbia Museum ISBN: 9781039900035ISBN 10: 1039900038 Pages: 336 Publication Date: 03 November 2023 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Forthcoming Availability: Not yet available  This item is yet to be released. You can pre-order this item and we will dispatch it to you upon its release. Table of ContentsPrefaceIntroductionOrigins and ClassificationTaxonomy and NomenclatureChecklist of BC Moles and ShrewsShrews and Moles in BCGeneral BiologyForm and FunctionFood HabitsHabitat and Community EcologyReproduction, Development of the Young, and LongevityConserving Energy and Winter SurvivalRelations With HumansConservation and ThreatsStudying Shrews and MolesIdentifying Shrews and MolesIdentification Key To Live Animals in the HandIdentification Key to Cranial/Dental TraitsSpecies Accounts American Shrew-moleCoast MoleTownsend' s MoleArctic ShrewPacific Water ShrewCinereus ShrewWestern Pygmy ShrewMerriam' s ShrewWestern Water ShrewDusky ShrewPacific Shrew American Water ShrewPreble' s ShrewOlympic ShrewTrowbridge' s ShrewTundra ShrewVagrant ShrewHypothetical SpeciesPrairie ShrewHolarctic Least ShrewAcknowledgementsAppendix 1. Other Species Referred to in TextAppendix 2. External Traits to Identify ShrewsGlossaryReferencesReviewsAuthor InformationNick Panter is a retired biologist and an active volunteer at the Royal British Columbia Museum. He has worked preparing specimens and managing museum mammal collections starting at the University of Alberta, where he first became interested in shrews, and continuing at the Royal British Columbia Museum. He collaborated in small mammal research with David Nagorsen and others over a period of 25 years. This work was mainly focused on the shrews of British Columbia and has resulted in a series of scientific publications and government reports. David W. Nagorsen is a research associate at the Royal British Columbia Museum and the Royal Ontario Museum. He has more than 30 years' experience as a mammalogist' carrying out research, fieldwork, endangered species conservation, public education, and environmental assessments as a museum biologist and wildlife consultant. His interest in shrews and moles began in the early 1970s while working on a small mammal population study. He has authored or co-authored five handbooks on the province's mammals and many scientific papers and reports. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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