The Eponym Dictionary of Mammals

by Michael Grayson, Bo Beolens, Michael Watkins, et al.

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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0801893046
• ISBN13: 9780801893049
• Release Date: November 2009
• Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
• Length: 592 Pages
• Weight: 2.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.9" x 7.1" x 10.1"