: Examining how mammals interact with their environments, including habitat use, energy flow, and their roles as keystone species. 2. Defining Characteristics of Mammals
: Studying physical structures, such as skeletal and dental variations, and how internal systems (like metabolism) function. Mammalogy
: Observing social structures, mating systems (e.g., polygyny or monogamy), and communication. : Examining how mammals interact with their environments,
: Identifying, naming, and classifying mammalian species based on evolutionary relationships. including habitat use
Mammalogy is an expansive discipline that investigates mammals from various biological perspectives:
While mammalogy covers a vast array of species—from tiny shrews to massive blue whales—all subjects share core traits: INTRODUCTION TO MAMMALOGY - ATE Central