Veterian Key

Chapter 48 Mustelidae George V. Kollias, Jesus Fernandez-Moran Natural History, Anatomy, and Physiology Recent studies have revealed that the Musteloidea emerged approximately 32.4 to 30.9 million years ago in Asia….

Chapter 62 Tragulidae, Moschidae, and Cervidae Nicholas J. Masters, Edmund Flach Deer have been known to, and hunted by, human beings for millennia, and the annual cycle of antler growth…

Chapter 56 Tapiridae Dawn M. Zimmerman, Sonia Hernandez General Biology Tapiridae are a family in the order Perissodactyla that comprises odd-toed ungulates, including horses and rhinoceroses. Tapiridae were once a…

Chapter 1 Anurans Norin Chai Biology More than 6200 species of anurans have been currently recorded,1 and these live on all continents except Antarctica. Although the larvae are aquatic, anurans…

Chapter 51 Hyaenidae William Kirk Suedmeyer Bioecology The family Hyaenidae diverged from the family Viveridae 24 million years ago at the beginning of the Miocene period.5 The family comprises four…

Chapter 60 Camelidae P. Walter Bravo Biology Camelid evolution began in western North America, 40–50 million years ago. Old World camels (OWCs) crossed the Bering Strait land bridge during a…

Chapter 4 Chelonians (Turtles, Tortoises) Joseph P. Flanagan Biology Currently, 322 living species of tortoises and freshwater and marine turtles are in existence (Table 4-1). They are found in diverse…

Chapter 17 Falconiformes (Falcons, Hawks, Eagles, Kites, Harriers, Buzzards, Ospreys, Caracaras, Secretary Birds, Old World and New World Vultures) Claude Lacasse The taxonomy of the order Falconiformes has been the…

Chapter 40 Pholidota Jason Shih-Chien Chin, Eric Hsienshao Tsao Introduction and Identification This small order has one extant family (Manidae) and eight species (Table 40-1). The Chinese pangolin (Manis pentadactyla),…

Chapter 32 Monotremata (Echidna, Platypus) Peter Holz Biology Taxonomy The order Monotremata is unique among mammals, as its members lay shell-covered eggs but nurse their young. The two families in…