《The Mammals of Sri Lanka》是Field Ornithology Group Sri Lanka出版的圖書，作者是Asoka Yapa，Gamini Ratnavira。
基本介紹
- 中文名：The Mammals of Sri Lanka
- 作者：Asoka Yapa、Gamini Ratnavira
- 出版時間：2013年
- 出版社：Field Ornithology Group Sri Lanka
- 頁數：1012 頁
- ISBN：9789558576328
- 裝幀：Hardcover
- 售價：USD 156.00
內容簡介
The Mammals of Sri Lanka is the first comprehensive treatment of the subject in eighty years. Although the book is intended for the wildlife enthusiast and observer, it will be of value to students and professional zoologists. The Mammals of Sri Lanka summarizes information currently available on both terrestrial and marine mammals that occur in and around Sri Lanka. Richly ill...(展開全部) The Mammals of Sri Lanka is the first comprehensive treatment of the subject in eighty years. Although the book is intended for the wildlife enthusiast and observer, it will be of value to students and professional zoologists. The Mammals of Sri Lanka summarizes information currently available on both terrestrial and marine mammals that occur in and around Sri Lanka. Richly illustrated, it carries a coloured portrait of almost every species. For the first time, there are distribution maps for all the terrestrial mammals, drawings of dive sequences for the large whales, and representations of footprints and faeces of selected species. A comprehensive Bibliography containing over 500 references will assist those wanting to find out more about Sri Lanka's rich mammal fauna. All revenues from The Mammals of Sri Lanka will go towards furthering zoological field research in Sri Lanka. "A little known fact is that Sri Lanka is home to 125 Mammalian species. Much has been written about elephants, leopards and even on primates individually, but after W.W.A. Philips’ review of Sri Lanka’s mammals in the 1930s, there was no comprehensive review undertaken. Filling this void, is the new book The Mammals of Sri Lanka. With all of 1012 pages, the book authored by Asoka Yapa, with illustrations by the world renowned Sri Lankan wildlife artist Gamini Ratnavira, is a mammoth effort. The book also contains many photos of mammals taken in the field by veteran photographers such as Vimukthi Weeratunga, Nadika Hapuaarachchi, and Dr. Janaka Gallangoda. Experts in the field too hav
