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vi, 673 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm
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Preface to the second edition -- 1: Introduction -- 2: Mammal tracks and track patterns -- 3: Runs, paths, and eskers -- 4: Scats, urine, and other secretions -- 5: Nests, lodges, and other constructions -- 6: Sign on the ground : beds, scrapes, wallows, digs, burrows, and dens -- 7: Sign on fungi, herbaceous plants, and cacti -- 8: Sign on trees and shrubs -- 9: Interpreting prey remains -- 10: Species accounts
The most comprehensive reference guide to mammal tracks and sign for North America. This new edition is more visual, with more than 1300 photos and 450 illustrations for easy comparison and identification of similar sign. Each species account includes information on tracks and trails, scat and urine, nests and lodges, as well as sign on the ground, in trees and shrubs, on fungi and on plants