Eponym Dictionary of Mammals

Bo Beolens and Michael Watkins are the coauthors of the eponym dictionary Whose Bird? Michael Grayson worked for many years at the British Library in London and is a Fellow of the Zoological Society of London.

• PrefaceIntroduction The Eponym Dictionary of MammalsChapter 1. AChapter 2. BChapter 3. CChapter 4. DChapter 5. EChapter 6. FChapter 7. GChapter 8. HChapter 9. I Chapter 10. JChapter 11. KChapter 12. LChapter 13. MChapter 14. NChapter 15. OChapter 16. PChapter 17. QChapter 18. RChapter 19. SChapter 20. TChapter 21. UChapter 22. VChapter 23. WChapter 24. XChapter 25. YChapter 26. ZAppendix I: Vernacular NamesAppendix II: Scientific NamesBibliography

Anyone interested in mammalian nomenclature will want this book. -- Ian Paulsen Birdbooker Report 2009 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. -- Don E. Wilson Journal of Mammalian Evolution 2009 This is a great reference for the mammalogy professional or student, or the curious naturalist. Wildlife Activist 2010 This is a splendid book which fills a real gap in zoological literature. -- Nicholas Gould International Zoo News 2009 This is a unique resource for the curious. Choice 2010 Useful and fascinating. The Eponym Dictionary of Mammals is recommended for public libraries and academic libraries, particularly those at schools with biology and veterinary programs. -- Megan W. Lowe American Reference Books Annual 2010 This is a fascinating book-highly readable-I didn't want to put it down. -- Helen Ashton Reference Reviews 2010 This comprehensive book is generously peppered with all manner of tantalising, fascinating trivia unlikely to be encountered so readily anywhere else... Scrupulously well-written, researched, and presented. Moreover, its contents guarantee that never again will a mammalian eponym pose a mystery, and will also provide countless hours of entertaining, educational browsing. KarlShuker.com 2011 I suspect that there are few people interested in picking up a dictionary for 'fun' reading. The Eponym Dictionary of Mammals should be an exception, however. Although it is intended as a reference for professionals and students of mammalogy, it will also serve as an enjoyable, nontechnical read for all curious naturalists or anyone interested in mammals. Quarterly Review of Biology 2011