Victor Bandeira, a member of CESAM and biologist at the Department of Biology of the University of Aveiro, is part of the international team of authors of the Handbook of the Mammals of Europe – Carnivora, a scientific reference work dedicated to Europe’s wild carnivorous mammals, published by Springer Nature in both digital and printed formats.
This reference manual, focusing on the species of wild carnivorous mammals occurring in Europe, brings together more than 1,000 pages of consolidated scientific information and constitutes a standard consultation work for mammalogists, researchers and readers interested in the study of mammals.
The “Carnivora” volume includes 36 chapters, each devoted to a single species, and provides a comprehensive treatment of multiple aspects of their biology, namely palaeontology, physiology, genetics, reproduction and development, ecology, habitat, diet, mortality and behaviour. The economic importance of these species, issues related to their management, and the main challenges for research and conservation are also addressed. Each chapter includes a distribution map, a representative photograph and a selection of key literature.
This handbook offers up-to-date and detailed descriptions of all European mammals, and is of interest both to academics and students as well as to professionals involved in the management, control, use and conservation of mammals.