Donnerstag, 14 Juni 2018 17:12

REDFORD, K.H. & EISENBERG, J.F. (1992)

Mammals of the Neotropics, Vol 2 -The Southern Cone.

460  Seiten, mit  107 Strichzeichnungen, 352 Verbreitungskarten 68 Farb- und 80 s/w-Abbildungen

Univ. of Chicago Press. Chicago.

Verlagstext:

Mammals of the Neotropics satisfies the need for a comprehensive, up-to-date survey of existing knowledge of South America's terrestrial and marine mammals. No comparable account of South American mammals has ever been published in any language, and this timely work will help encourage the research vital to conservation efforts.

This second of a projected three volumes covers southern South America. The authors discuss the historical biogeography and contemporary habitats of the region and then
provide individual accounts for nearly 360 indigenous species, including information on size, appearance, ecology, behavior, and life history. Range maps, line drawings, and color plates supplement the text. To place the species accounts in a broader context, the authors consider the diversity of animals within each taxonomic group, examine the Neotropical species from a worldwide geographical perspective, and review taxonomic questions and
controversies. Two final chapters deal with the community ecology of mammals and the effects humans have had on the mammalian fauna of the southern cone.

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Donnerstag, 14 Juni 2018 15:48

MORONY, J.J., BOCK, W.J. & FARRAND, J. 1975.

Reference List of the Birds of the World.

209 Seiten

Department of Ornithology, American Museum of Natural History, New York.

PDF kann heruntergeladen werden von http://digitallibrary.amnh.org/handle/2246/6700.

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Donnerstag, 14 Juni 2018 10:47

MANATI, A. R. (2011)

Unterartenfrage Persischer Leoparden geklärt

Der Zoologische Garten 81, (1): 1- 13, ISSN 0044-5169

 Abstract:

The Studbook for the Persian Leopard, Panthera pardus saxicolor, was analyzed. The whole population derives from a few founder animals, imported in the midth fifties from Iran and in the late sixties from Afghanistan. To avoid inbreeding later on the Iranian and the Afghan lines were mixed. A female imported in 1968 from Kabul to Cologne is represented in each of the more than 100 animals living today.

This study deals with the question of subspecies of leopards in Afghanistan. Out of the 27 subspecies described four are believed to exist in Afghanistan. However, according to a molecular-biological revision of the species there is only one subspecies in Afghanistan, Panthera pardus saxicolor. To clarify the subspecies question various measures of furs have been taken in the bazars. The results revealed that the leopards in Afghanistan are the biggest of its species. However a further differentiation according to the area of origin within the country was not possible. Also the traditional differentiation on the basis of colours and patterns on the furs was not possible.

In contrast to the molecular-biological investigations published, not only samples of zoo animals were available in this study but also samples from the wild. The results confirm that almost all leopards from Afghanistan and Iran belong to one and the same subspecies. Only in the most eastern part of Afghanistan, the Indian leopard, Panthera pardus fusca, can be found.

Mixing the two lines subsequently is justified by the results of this study. Recently acquired animals from the Caucasus, however, should be tested genetically before integrating them into the zoo population.

 

Siehe auch: MANATI, A. R. (2008)

 

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Donnerstag, 14 Juni 2018 10:35

LUPTAK, P. & CSURMA L. (2009)

Variabilita vzhledu a taxonomie současných a vyhynulých poddruhů Iva (Panthera leo) - The external variability and taxonomy of recent and extinct subspecies of lion (Panthera leo).

Gazella 36, Zoo Prag: 33-150.

Inhalt:

Text tschechisch und englisch (vollständige Übersetzung), zahlreiche Farbfotos und künstlerischen Darstellungen, ausgedehnte Bibliographie. Die Geschichte, Taxonomie, Morphologie und Gültigkeit von Löwenuinterarten, eingeschlossen ausgestorbene Formen bis zurcük ins Pleistozän wird dargestellt und die Relevanz der Unterarten für die Zoos wird diskutiert.

 

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Donnerstag, 14 Juni 2018 23:25

KITCHENER, A. (2010)

Taxonomic issues in bears: impacts on conservation in zoos and the wild, and gaps in current knowledge.

Int. Zoo Yearb. 44: 33-46. ISSN 0074-9664. DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-1090.2009.00087.x

Abstract:

Taxonomy is essential for underpinning conservation science and action, and the international and national implementation of protective legislation. However, many of the current scientific species and subspecies names for bears have a poor scientific basis. Poor understanding of ursid taxonomy could compromise conservation both in the wild and in captivity; all eight ursid species are listed on the Convention on International Trade of Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora and 75% are Endangered or Vulnerable. Although there has been much molecular research on ursids in recent years, this has mainly focused on phylogenetic relationships, including resolution of whether the Giant panda Ailuropoda melanoleuca is an ursid. Some phylogeographical studies have provided new insights into geographical variation of some bear species, but these studies are often only regional, or lack sufficient samples, or use only mtDNA. There is an urgent need for integrated molecular and morphological studies of geographical variation of all bear species in order to establish a robust taxonomy for the Ursidae for enhanced conservation management and action.

 

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Donnerstag, 14 Juni 2018 23:23

KIRSCH, J.A.W. & POOLE, W.E. (1967)

Serological evidence for speciation in the grey kangaroo Macropus giganteus SHAW (Marsupialia: Macropodidae).

Nature 215: 1097-1098.

Abstract:

The taxonomy of grey kangaroos (Macropus giganteus and “subspecies”) is at present poorly understood; the number of species recognized by currently accepted authorities ranges from one1 to four2. As part of a broad taxonomic study we collected the blood sera of 839 animals from more than forty localities throughout the range of the grey kangaroos and measured antigenic and electro-phoretic variations in the serum proteins. We hoped to find differences, characteristic of particular groups of animals, which would correlate with geographical or taxonomic groups, and which might be useful in determining the degree of mixing and interbreeding between such groups. The details of these studies will be published elsewhere; here we wish to summarize the results as they relate to the problem of speciation in grey kangaroos.

 

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Donnerstag, 14 Juni 2018 18:50

JORDAN, B. (2006)

Eine neue Meerschweinchenart: Das Sumpfmeerschweinchen (Cavia magna) in Menschenhand.

RODENTIA 31, Mai/Juni 2006, S.20

 

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Mammal Species of the World - A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. 

694 Seiten. 4170 Arten.
1st edition. Allen Press & Association of Systematic Collections. ISBN-0-89327-235-3.

Inhalt:

A taxonomic list of all recent species of mammals. Includes citation to the original description of each species, type locality and geographic distribution, plus comments concerning current usage, discussions of controversies, etc.

Anmerkung: Dies war die erste Standardreferenz für Säugetiere im Rahmen von CITES. Die zweite Auflage wurde 1993, die dritte  2005 jeweils von WILSON, D. E. & REEDER, D. M. herausgegeben.

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Donnerstag, 14 Juni 2018 10:50

HEMMER, H. (1974)

Untersuchungen zur Stammesgeschichte der Pantherkatzen (Pantherinae).
Teil III: Zur Artgeschichte des Löwen Panthera leo (Linnaeus 1758).

Veröff. Zool. Staatssammlung München 17: 167-280.

 

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Donnerstag, 14 Juni 2018 10:48

HEMMER, H. (1967)

Über das Aussehen der klein- bzw. vorderasiatischen Löwen, Panthera leo ssp.

Säugetierkd. Mitt. 15, München: 50-53.

 

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