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Mammalian Species—A series by the American Society of Mammalogists, each number consisting of several pages that summarize pertinent data for a species. the first 761 accounts (through 2004) are available as PDF files.
A variety of books are available for reference. A few not referenced above:
Elbroch, M. 2006. Animal skulls. A guide to North American species. Stackpole Books, Mechanicsburg, PA. 727 pp.
Feldhamer, G. A., L. C. Drickamer, S. H. Vessey, J. F. Merritt, and C. Krajewski. 2007. Mammalogy: Adaptation, diversity, ecology. 3rd ed. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, 643 pp.
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Martin, R. E., R. Pine,and A. F. DeBlase. 2000. A Manual of Mammalogy, 3nd edition.
Vaughan, T. A., J. M. Ryan, and N. J. Czaplewski. 2000. Mammalogy. 4th ed. Saunders College Publishing, Fort Worth, 565 pp.
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