Biology of the Heteromyidae Issue 10 of Special publication

Biology of the Heteromyidae / edited by Hugh H. Genoways, James H. Brown. From the Preface: "What is the family Heteromyidae? It is the group ofexclusively New World rodents that includes the kangaroo rats, pocket mice, and kangaroo mice ofthe desert, grasslands, and shrublands of western North America as well as the spiny and pouched rats of the subtropical shrublands and tropical deciduous and evergreen forests of North America, Central America, and northernmost South America. It is a large family, with six genera and 316 species." Edited By Hugh H. Genoways, James H. Brown. Published 20 August 1993. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.