The ''Journal of Mammalogy'' is a bimonthly
peer-reviewed scientific journal published by
Oxford University Press
Oxford University Press (OUP) is the university press of the University of Oxford. It is the largest university press in the world, and its printing history dates back to the 1480s. Having been officially granted the legal right to print books ...
on behalf of the
American Society of Mammalogists. Both the society and the journal were established in 1919.
The journal covers research on mammals throughout the world, including their
ecology,
genetics
Genetics is the study of genes, genetic variation, and heredity in organisms.Hartl D, Jones E (2005) It is an important branch in biology because heredity is vital to organisms' evolution. Gregor Mendel, a Moravian Augustinian friar wor ...
,
conservation,
behavior,
systematics,
morphology
Morphology, from the Greek and meaning "study of shape", may refer to:
Disciplines
* Morphology (archaeology), study of the shapes or forms of artifacts
* Morphology (astronomy), study of the shape of astronomical objects such as nebulae, galaxies ...
, and
physiology. The journal also publishes news about the society and advertises student scholarship opportunities.
See also
*
Barbara Hibbs Blake
* ''
Mammalian Species''
References
External links
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Academic journals associated with learned and professional societies
Bimonthly journals
English-language journals
Mammalogy journals
Publications established in 1919
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