Mammalogy

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In zoology, mammalogy is the study of mammals – a class of vertebrates with characteristics such as homeothermic metabolism, fur, four-chambered hearts, and complex nervous systems. Mammalogy has also been known as "mastology," "theriology," and "therology." There are about 4,200 different species of animals which are considered mammals. The major branches to study in the mammalogy career include natural history, taxonomy and systematics, anatomy and physiology, ethology, ecology, and management and control. The approximate salary of a mammalogist varies from $20,000 to $60,000 a year, depending on their experience. Mammalogists are typically involved in activities such as conducting research, managing personnel, and writing proposals.

Mammalogy branches off into other taxonomically-oriented disciplines such as primatology (study of primates), and cetology (study of cetaceans).

A Career in Mammalogy

Students seeking a career in mammalogy may be disappointed to know that there are more mammalogists seeking employment than there are positions and this doesn't look like it will change in the foreseeable future. The competition surrounding open positions will be intense which behooves mammalogists to obtain the best training possible. Summer employment or volunteer work can be extremely valuable in this type of situation. Most positions in mammalogy will require a broad undergraduate background with the coursework depending on the specific field of mammalogy.

List of Mammalogy Journals

This is a list of scientific journals broadly serving mammalogists. In addition, many other more general zoology, ecology and evolution, or conservation journals also deal with mammals, and several journals are specific to only certain taxonomic groups of mammals.

Journal	Organization	Publication Schedule	Impact Factor	First Issue	Open Access	Page Charges	Online ISSN	Print ISSN	Former Name
Journal of Mammalogy	American Society of Mammalogists	Bimonthly	2.308	1919	Option	Yes	1545-1542	0022-2372	none
Mammal Review	The Mammal Society	Quarterly	3.919	1970	Option	No	1365-2907	-	none
Mammalian Biology	German Society for Mammalian Biology	Bimonthly	1.337	1935	Option	No	1616-5047	-	Zeitschrift für Säugetierkunde
Mammalia	-	Quarterly	0.824	1936	Option	No	1864-1547	-	none
Mammal Research	Polish Academy of Sciences	Quarterly	1.161	1954	Option	No	2199-241X	2199-2401	Acta Theriologica
Mammal Study	Mammal Society of Japan	Quarterly	0.426	1959	No	No	1348-6160	1343-4152	Journal of the Mammalogical Society of Japan
Hystrix, Italian Journal of Mammalogy	Italian Theriological Association	Quarterly	0.593	1986	Yes	No	1825-5272	-	none
Galemys, Spanish Journal of Mammalogy	Spanish Society of Mammalogists	Annually	-	1988	Yes	No	2254-8408	-	none
Lutra	Dutch Mammal Society	Biannually	-	1957	Yes	No	-	-	none
Australian Mammalogy	Australian Mammal Society	Biannually	-	1972	No	No	1836-7402	0310-0049	none
Acta Theriologica Sinica	Mammalogical Society of China	Quarterly	-	1981	Yes	No	1000-1050	-	none

See also

• List of mammalogists
• Mammal March Madness

External links

• Mammal Research Institute, University of Pretoria, South Africa
• The American Society of Mammalogists