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The Eponym Dictionary of Mammals

Bo Beolens, Michael Watkins, and Michael Grayson

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Just who was the Przewalski after whom Przewalski's horse was named? Or Husson, the eponym for the rat Hydromys hussoni? Or the Geoffroy whose name is forever linked to Geoffroy's cat? This unique reference provides a brief look at the real lives behind the scientific and vernacular mammal names one encounters in field guides, textbooks, journal articles, and other scholarly works.

Arranged to mirror standard dictionaries, the more than 1,300 entries included here explain the origins of over 2,000 mammal species names. Each bio-sketch lists the scientific and common-language names of all...

Just who was the Przewalski after whom Przewalski's horse was named? Or Husson, the eponym for the rat Hydromys hussoni? Or the Geoffroy whose name is forever linked to Geoffroy's cat? This unique reference provides a brief look at the real lives behind the scientific and vernacular mammal names one encounters in field guides, textbooks, journal articles, and other scholarly works.

Arranged to mirror standard dictionaries, the more than 1,300 entries included here explain the origins of over 2,000 mammal species names. Each bio-sketch lists the scientific and common-language names of all species named after the person, outlines the individual's major contributions to mammalogy and other branches of zoology, and includes brief information about his or her mammalian namesake's distribution. The two appendixes list scientific and common names for ease of reference, and, where appropriate, individual entries include mammals commonly—but mistakenly—believed to be named after people.

The Eponym Dictionary of Mammals is a highly readable and informative guide to the people whose names are immortalized in mammal nomenclature.

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Anyone interested in mammalian nomenclature will want this book.

The Eponym Dictionary of Mammals is a small treasure trove of information about the people whose names are immortalized in mammalian nomenclature. Given that we mammalogists are prone to ancestor worship, I expect it to be a best-seller.

This is a great reference for the mammalogy professional or student, or the curious naturalist.

This is a splendid book which fills a real gap in zoological literature.

This is a unique resource for the curious.

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592
ISBN
9780801893049
Table of Contents

Preface
Introduction
The Eponym Dictionary of Mammals
Chapter 1. A
Chapter 2. B
Chapter 3. C
Chapter 4. D
Chapter 5. E
Chapter 6. F
Chapter 7. G
Chapter 8. H
Chapter 9. I
Chapter 10. J
Chapter 11. K
Chapter 12. L

Preface
Introduction
The Eponym Dictionary of Mammals
Chapter 1. A
Chapter 2. B
Chapter 3. C
Chapter 4. D
Chapter 5. E
Chapter 6. F
Chapter 7. G
Chapter 8. H
Chapter 9. I
Chapter 10. J
Chapter 11. K
Chapter 12. L
Chapter 13. M
Chapter 14. N
Chapter 15. O
Chapter 16. P
Chapter 17. Q
Chapter 18. R
Chapter 19. S
Chapter 20. T
Chapter 21. U
Chapter 22. V
Chapter 23. W
Chapter 24. X
Chapter 25. Y
Chapter 26. Z
Appendix I: Vernacular Names
Appendix II: Scientific Names
Bibliography

Author Bios
Bo Beolens
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Bo Beolens, B.A.

Bo Beolens is a coauthor of The Eponym Dictionary of Mammals, also published by Johns Hopkins.