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When I first proposed a series entitled Current Mammalogy to the
pub lishers, they were reluctant to undertake such a project
because they viewed the field of mammology as overly fragmented. At
first I found this idea to be difficult to accept; however, upon
reflection, I came near to agreeing with it. Although many of us
work on mammals, we gen erally feel more allegiance to our
specialties, such as systematics, ge netics, cytogenetics, ecology,
behavior, pest control, paleontology, wildlife management,
primatology, and marine mammalogy, than we do to the general field
of mammalogy. However, rather than becoming discour aged from
pursuing this project, I became more certain than ever that a
series such as Current Mammalogy was needed. We hope to make this
series a place where specialists can present their ideas not only
to other members of their specialty, but to those outside the area
as well. Hopefully, this exchange of ideas will be a mutually
beneficial exercise. The Editorial Board of Current Mammalogy has
decided to keep the range of subjects in each volume as broad as
possible rather than concentrating on one or two topics, in the
hope that this will keep the series as useful as possible to the
broadest range of readers."
The twelve papers consider: the origins of the study of mammalogy
in North America; aspects of economic importance of mammals;
ecology of mammals; anatomy and physiology of the anterior
pituitary and endocrine hypothalamus and their interactions;
evolution of mammalian behavior; evolution of mammals
When I first proposed a series entitled Current Mammalogy to the
pub lishers, they were reluctant to undertake such a project
because they viewed the field of mammology as overly fragmented. At
first I found this idea to be difficult to accept; however, upon
reflection, I came near to agreeing with it. Although many of us
work on mammals, we gen erally feel more allegiance to our
specialties, such as systematics, ge netics, cytogenetics, ecology,
behavior, pest control, paleontology, wildlife management,
primatology, and marine mammalogy, than we do to the general field
of mammalogy. However, rather than becoming discour aged from
pursuing this project, I became more certain than ever that a
series such as Current Mammalogy was needed. We hope to make this
series a place where specialists can present their ideas not only
to other members of their specialty, but to those outside the area
as well. Hopefully, this exchange of ideas will be a mutually
beneficial exercise. The Editorial Board of Current Mammalogy has
decided to keep the range of subjects in each volume as broad as
possible rather than concentrating on one or two topics, in the
hope that this will keep the series as useful as possible to the
broadest range of readers."
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