Project Gutenberg 2011-05-05 Public domain in the USA. 422 Mugaas, John N. Mahlke-Johnson, Kathleen P. Seidensticker, John 93003119 Metabolic Adaptation to Climate and Distribution of the Raccoon Procyon Lotor and Other Procyonidae Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology, Number 542 Produced by Colin Bell, Tom Cosmas, Joseph Cooper and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Metabolic Adaptation to Climate and Distribution of the Raccoon Procyon Lotor and Other Procyonidae" by John N. Mugaas, John Seidensticker, and Kathleen P. Mahlke-Johnson is a scientific publication written in the early 1990s. This work explores the metabolic adaptations of the North American raccoon, "Procyon lotor", and its distribution across various climates, comparing it to other members of the Procyonidae family. The authors aim to uncover how the raccoon, as a climate generalist, has developed unique physiological traits that enable it to thrive in diverse environments, unlike its more specialized relatives. The opening of this study introduces the research problem and sets up the context for understanding raccoon evolution and adaptability. It describes the history of the procyonid family, its origins, and the climatic challenges faced by its members. The authors propose a hypothesis suggesting that "Procyon lotor" has developed distinct metabolic characteristics that have allowed it to inhabit a broader range of habitats and climates compared to other species in the family. They outline their methodological approach to investigating various metabolic parameters of the raccoon and its relatives, indicating a thorough examination of the interplay between physiology and environmental adaptation. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/36036/36036-h/images/cover.png Reading ease score: 47.9 (College-level). Difficult to read. en Raccoon -- Metabolism -- Climatic factors Procyonidae -- Metabolism -- Climatic factors Raccoon -- Geographical distribution -- Climatic factors Procyonidae -- Geographical distribution -- Climatic factors QL Text Animal Animals-Wild-Mammals Browsing: Nature/Gardening/Animals Browsing: Science - Earth/Agricultural/Farming Browsing: Science - Genetics/Biology/Evolution Category: Science - Biology Category: Environmental Issues 290357 2025-06-14T16:45:12.325987 text/html 264902 2011-05-05T10:20:34 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 487159 2011-05-05T10:20:36 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 448064 2025-06-14T16:45:20.621951 application/epub+zip 453089 2025-06-14T16:45:14.012964 application/epub+zip 136523 2025-06-14T16:45:13.024987 application/epub+zip 576452 2025-06-14T16:45:24.431904 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 547335 2025-06-14T16:45:19.624920 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 198592 2022-09-16T13:08:18.663567 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 205473 2025-06-14T16:45:10.803978 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 205125 2011-05-05T10:20:34 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 65665 2011-05-05T10:20:36 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 205782 2011-05-05T10:20:34 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 65642 2011-05-05T10:20:36 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22213 2025-06-14T16:45:24.630873 application/rdf+xml 21958 2025-06-14T16:45:13.168936 image/jpeg 3637 2025-06-14T16:45:13.098941 image/jpeg 490040 2025-06-14T16:45:12.375954 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog