RNR 3018 : RNR 3018 Study Guide
Document Summary
I"m going to emphasize the most important groups in louisiana, so prepare accordingly and biology of amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals from the lecture material. Mammels class mammalia 57 species in louisiana in 27 families 10 orders. Didelphimorphia (opossums) 1 family 1 specie virginia opossum very common marsupial, short life span, two week gestation, habitat generalist but like wet sites, omnivorous. Xenarthra (armadillos, sloths, anteaters) 1 family 1 specie dasypodiadae (armadillos) nine-banded armadillo. Sirenia (manatees, dugongs) 1 family 1 specie trichechidae (manatees) west indian manatee. Cetacea (whales, dolphins) 4 families 1(+ 9 possible offshore) species 1 ziphiidae (beaked whales), 1 physteridae (sperm whales), 4 delphinidae (dophins, killer whales), 3 balaenopteridae (rorquals , fin whale) Artiodactyla (even-toed ungulates) 1 (+1introduced) families 1 (+1 introduced) species cervidae (deer) whitetail deer most common cervid in north america, concentrate foragers, highly adaptable, hab generalist, considerable maternal investment, and complicated social system, capable of rapid population increases.
