02124cam a22002893u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000370011324500630015026400510021330000470026433600260031133700260033733800360036350000310039950801030043052012010053353400450173465300120177985600430179120530UtSlPG20260610133456.0mcr n260607r2007||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7anl2iso639-1 4aQL1 aBrehm, Alfred Edmund,d1829-188414aHet Leven der Dieren: Deel 1, Hoofdstuk 07: De Knaagdieren 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2007  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2007-02-06  aProduced by Jeroen Hellingman and the Online Distributed
Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net/  a"Het Leven der Dieren: Deel 1, Hoofdstuk 07: De Knaagdieren" by Alfred Edmund Brehm is a scientific publication written during the late 19th century. The work offers a comprehensive examination of rodents, detailing their physical characteristics, behavioral traits, and ecological significance. Brehm meticulously categorizes various families and species, emphasizing their unique adaptations, habitats, and contributions to the environment.  The opening of the book introduces readers to the classification and defining features of rodents, highlighting their characteristic dentition and diverse physical structures. Brehm elaborates on the anatomy of gnawing teeth, their continuous growth, and the implications of this for the rodents’ feeding habits. The text also discusses the broad distribution of rodents across different environments, describing their various lifestyles—some living in trees, others underground, and many thriving in aquatic settings. The author emphasizes the ecological role of rodents in nature, noting both their significance in food chains and the challenges they face from predators and environmental conditions. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aAnimals40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/20530