Incluye referencias bibliográficas (p. 355-390) e índice CONTENIDO: Introduction -- Mammalian diversity and natural history -- Designing a study to assess mammalian diversity -- Keys to a successful project: associated data and planning -- Conducting a survey to assess mammalian diversity -- Observational techniques for nonvolant mammals -- Observational techniques for bats -- Capturing mammals -- Mammalian sign -- Techniques for estimating abundance and species richness -- The geographic information system for storage and analysis of biodiversity data -- Conclusions and recommendations -- Appendix 1. Ethics in research -- Appendix 2. Human health concerns -- Appendix 3. Preservation of voucher specimens -- Appendix 4. Tissues, cell suspensions, and chromosomes -- Appendix 5. Sex, age, and reproductive condition of mammals -- Appendix 6. Field parasitology techniques for use with mammals -- Appendix 7. Methods for marking mammals -- Appendix 8. Recording mammal calls -- Appendix 9. Vendors of supplies and equipment for mammal diversity studies -- Appendix 10. Table of random numbers.
