Taxonomy: mammals

Database searching programs require several user-defined parameters, including which database and taxonomy to search, which fixed or variable modifications to consider, and mass-tolerance, to name a few. It is generally better to start with narrower parameters (e.g., taxonomy mouse) and then work toward broader parameters (e.g., taxonomy mammals) to eliminate the bias that can occur if results from the broader search are realized before adjusting parameters. 

Nowak, Ronald M., et al. Walker s Marine Mammals of the World. Baltimore, Md. Johns Hopkins University Press, 2003. An overview on the anatomy, taxonomy, and natural history of the marine mammals. 

Transmission mechanisms, infection source or reservoir are often unclear. Most outbreaks and sporadic cases remain unexplained. Only a comprehensive understanding of taxonomy and circulation of eukaryotic microparasites in mammal populations can disentangle the natural history of the infections they cause. 

A very useful threefold scheme for the taxonomy of scientific theories and entities from a realist point of view has been proposed by Rom Harre. According to Harre, type 1 theories are cognitive objects with pragmatic properties which refer to observable entities like snooker balls, the planet Mars, mammal livers, type... 

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