An Annotated Check List of the Mammals of Michoacán, México

An Annotated Check List of the Mammals of Michoacán, México

University of Kansas Publications, Museum of Natural History Editors: E. Raymond Hall, Chairman, A. Byron Leonard, Edward H. Taylor, Robert W. Wilson Volume 1, No. 22, pp. 431-472, 2 plates, 1 figure in text December 27, 1949 University of Kansas Lawrence, Kansas PRINTED BY FERD VOILAND, JR., STATE PRINTER TOPEKA, KANSAS 1949 22-6113 When General Lzaro Cardenas was President of the Republic of Mxico, encouragement was given by his administration to linguistic groups of native American peoples to record in printed form, eventually in their native languages, accounts of their cultural accomplishments and accounts of the natural resources of the regions concerned. For the Tarascan "Empire" centering in the state of Michoacn, a committee of Mexicans and citizens of the United States of America was formed to forward these aims. Under the leadership of ethnologists on the committee, especially Professor Daniel Rubin F. de la Borbolla and Professor Ralph L. Beals, invitations to coperate in the studies were extended to biologists. One of us (Hall) was invited to investigate the fauna of native wild mammals. In 1943, assisted by a fellowship which Hall at that time held from the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation, and with support from Miss Annie M. Alexander, through the University of California Museum of Vertebrate Zology, most of MarchMarch 3 to March 29, 1943was spent in the state of Michoacn. ......Buy Now (To Read More)

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Ebook Number: 39222
Author: Hall, E. Raymond (Eugene Raymond)
Release Date: Mar 22, 2012
Format: eBook
Language: English

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Contributor (Author): Villa Ramírez, Bernardo, 1911-