A comprehensive and informative review of mammalian biology and conservation in Ohio with illustrative accounts of fifty-five species, including updated research and high-quality photographs, maps, and original drawings.
John D. Harder is associate professor emeritus in evolution, ecology, and organismal biology at The Ohio State University, where he taught upper-division courses in mammalogy and conservation biology. His research on the reproductive biology and ecology of mammals has focused on marsupials and involved field studies in Ohio, Venezuela, and Amazonian Peru. Guy N. Cameron is professor emeritus and former head of biological sciences at the University of Cincinnati, where he taught courses in ecology, population biology, and ecological techniques. He is the former president of the American Society of Mammalogists and the Texas Mammal Society. His research focuses on rodents in the US and Mexico, but he also studies invasive plants, the impact of tornados on forests, and nutritional ecology.
“I highly recommend Mammals of Ohio. Anyone with an interest in
mammals beyond Homo sapiens should enjoy this book. It’s a great
way to learn the rest of the story about mammals such as chipmunks,
opossums and squirrels that share your yard. It will also open eyes
to species that most people probably don’t know about, such as
least weasel, star-nosed mole and 13-lined ground squirrel.”
*Columbus Dispatch, April 17, 2022*
“Clear, well written, and comprehensive … this book is a major
contribution to the education of students and the public and an
outstanding resource for educators and researchers. The strong
conservation focus and extensive literature review … are critically
important contributions to the environmental issues affecting the
state’s mammals.”
*Robert M. Timm, Natural History Museum, University of Kansas, and
past president, American Society of Mammalogists*
“Mammals of Ohio provides an updated and very readable overview of
this fauna. Harder and Cameron provide keys to identify otherwise
difficult species and summarize the distribution and natural
history of all species, with information on distribution, habitat
preferences, diet, reproduction, behavior, causes of mortality, and
conservation status, with ample citation to relevant literature.
This impressive effort will be obligatory reading for mammalogists
and wildlife biologists, but is accessible to laypersons and
natural historians as well.”
*Douglas A. Kelt, coauthor of A Manual of the Mammalia: An Homage
to Lawlor’s “Handbook to the Orders and Families of Living
Mammals”*
“Drs. Harder and Cameron are well suited to provide concise,
informative accounts of the morphology and dental characteristics,
current distribution, aspects of ecology, physiology and life
history, and conservation issues of the fifty-five extant mammalian
species currently known to occur in Ohio. Like other superb Mammals
of books for various states, this indispensable, authoritative
volume belongs on the bookshelves or in the backpacks of wildlife
professionals, mammalogists, students, academics, and amateur
naturalists alike.”
*George A. Feldhamer, coauthor of Mammalogy: Adaptation, Diversity,
Ecology*
“Enhanced with the pen-and-ink artwork of Suellen Jacob and maps by
Anthony Mosinski, Mammals of Ohio is the impressive work of
Professors and Ohio wildlife experts John D. Harder and Guy N.
Cameron. Exceptionally well written, illustrated, organized and
presented, Mammals of Ohio was created with the cooperation of the
Ohio Division of Wildlife and the Ohio Department of Natural
Resources. A sterling study of meticulous scholarship, Mammals of
Ohio could well serve as a template for similar studies in other
states and is unreservedly recommended for Ohio’s community,
college, and university library Wildlife Studies collections and
supplemental studies curriculums.”
*Midwest Book Review*
Exceptionally informative and comprehensive.
*Ohio Natural Areas & Preserves News*
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