> Salima -- my fault for not being clear. You and others may find this an
> incredibly valuable online place -- many of the publications are classics.
> I don't know what they're charging for them; not much in some cases I
> suppose, though in other cases it may be you need to go to your
> institution for a budget on it, and have them buy it for their library. I
> think many institutions in Europe might not have the AMNH stuff, but even
> though some of it is old, it is highly valuable and often beautifully
> illustrated. Anyway -- here's the link:
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> http://digitallibrary.amnh.org/dspace/
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> Use keywords "horned ruminants" in the search function with the button set
> to "all publications" and it pulls Frick's old monograph up immediately.
> It is a survey of the largest collection of Tertiary mammals in the world.
> The collection itself -- and the nine-story building to house it in -- was
> underwritten by Childs Frick, who was the heir to the Carnegie Steel
> fortune. I guarantee you're going to enjoy looking at it. -- Deb Bennett
Holy moley, folks: I just looked to see what the "price" would be on the
Frick monograph and I see that it's a free PDF download! Amazing! And
there's a huge list of other AMNH papers available online, too. So go get
'em, all ye lovers of bones! (but be forewarned that the Horned Ruminants
is about 300 pp. long). -- Deb Bennett
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>> I must be doing something wrong as I could not find the Horned Ruminants
>> at
>> all. Ugh!Salima
>>
>> On Wed, Feb 4, 2009 at 11:42 PM, <[log in to unmask]>
>> wrote:
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>>> René -- I don't have the article you mention, but if you are interested
>>> in
>>> the evolution of horns, antlers, and pronghorns, please be sure you get
>>> ahold of a copy of Child Frick's "Horned Ruminants". I think you can
>>> still
>>> purchase one from the American Museum of Natural History, or even
>>> download
>>> it from the Vertebrate Paleontology library that is online at the same
>>> site. Just Google "American Museum library". -- Deb Bennett
>>>
>>>
>>> > Dear all, I am looking for this article:
>>> >
>>> > "Bubenik, A.B., 1990: Epigenetical, morphological, physiological, and
>>> > behavioural aspects of evolution of horns, pronghorns and antlers.
>>> Pp.
>>> 3
>>> -
>>> > 113.
>>> > In.: Bubenik, G.A, Bubenik, A.B. (eds.): Horns, pronghorns and
>>> antlers.
>>> > New
>>> > York."
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > Has somebody PDF by chance?
>>> >
>>> > René
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>>
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>> --
>> Salima Ikram
>> Professor of Egyptology
>> American University in Cairo
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