The Balfour Library has set up a standing order for all 8 volumes of the Handbook of the Mammals of the World, as they are published. We recently received volume one, Carnivores, and the volumes will be shelved on the Quarto (large size) shelves at the shelfmark qY (19-). The publication schedule is as follows:
Volume 1: Carnivores
Volume 2: Hoofed Mammals
Volume 3: Primates
Volume 4: Sea Mammals
Volume 5: Marsupials
Volume 6: Rodents
Volume 7: Insectivores
Volume 8: Bats
According to the publisher, Lynx Edicions, the "series will cover every species of mammal on Earth with the combination of scientific rigour and readability for which Lynx Edicions has become well known. This series of eight volumes will describe every currently recognized mammal species, along with an overview of each mammalian family. It will provide up-to-date information on the systematic relationships, natural history, ecology, and current conservation status for all mammals. Every species will be illustrated and each chapter will also include many color photographs. HMW will provide comprehensive worldwide coverage by involving an international group of expert authors."
For more information on HMW see the publisher website at http://www.lynxeds.com/catalog/hmw
HMW is a companion work to the Handbook of the Birds of the World, to which the Balfour Library also subscribes. It is shelved at qK (47-). See the publisher website for more information at http://www.lynxeds.com/catalog/hbw
