Table of Contents

Preface
Acknowledgments
Part I. The Biogeography of Diversity
1. The Mammals of Luzon, 1895– 2012
2. Climate and Habitats
3. Discovering Diversity
4. Geological History and Fossil Mammals
5. Producing Diversity
6. Habitat Disturbance and Invasive Species
7. Conservation of Luzon's Mammalian Diversity
8. Synthesis
Part II. Natural History of Luzon Mammals
9. Large Mammals
10. A Guide to the Small Mammals
1: Order Soricomorpha
2: Old Endemics
3: Old Endemics
4: New Endemic Rodents
5: Non-Native Rodents
11. A Guide to the Bats
1: Introduction to Bats
2: Family Pteropodidae
3: Family Emballonuridae
4: Family Megadermatidae
5: Family Hipposideridae
6: Family Rhinolophidae
7: Family Vespertilionidae
8: Family Molossidae
Glossary
Literature Cited
Index

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A beautifully illustrated guide to the complete mammalian biodiversity of the Philippines’ largest island.

About the Author

Lawrence R. Heaney is the curator of mammals at the Field Museum of Natural History. Danilo S. Balete is a research associate at the Field Museum of Natural History. Eric A. Rickart is the curator of vertebrates at the Natural History Museum of Utah.

Reviews

... a very much anticipated work indeed for naturalists interested in [island biogeography]. The Well-Read Naturalist A must have for those with an interest in the mammals of the region. The Birdbooker Report This well written book will help to raise attention to the threatened mammals of Luzon and species conservation on Luzon and the Philippines as a hotspot for mammal biodiversity. Suiform Soundings The Mammals of Luzon: Biogeography and Natural History of a Philippine Fauna, is the most comprehensive book about Philippine mammals ever written. It is a highly accessible story of scientific inquiry and discovery Acta Chiropterologica The book is so important that students of Biology, particularly those studying natural history, should read this book. Libraries in universities should have a copy of this book for their students Dumaguete Metropost ... I cannot recommend this book highly enough. It is an insightful, thorough and fascinating text based upon a lifetime of thought and hard-won data. The text is engagingly written throughout, the volume wonderfully produced and illustrated, and overall well worth the cover price. It could be set as a discussion text for students, used to generate examples for lectures, or simply read for pleasure alone. Frontiers of Biogeography