The remarkable story of the worlds largest marsupial carnivore, including its rescue from near extinction through an innovative breeding program. This second edition has been fully updated. At night their shrieks and growls echo throu...Daugiau...
Fully updated and with completely reworked text and images, this is the Fourth Edition of the acclaimed The Mammals of Australia. Strahans Mammals of Australia is the best book available on the subject, being the most...Daugiau...
This book focuses on the ecology, evolution, biogeography, systematics and taxonomy of New World and Australasian marsupials, greatly expanding the current knowledge base. There are roughly 140 species of New World marsupials, of which the opossum...Daugiau...
Winner of the Whitley Award for Best Natural History Book 2022 A compelling, funny, first-hand account of Australias wonderfully unique mammals and how our perceptions impact their future....Daugiau...
(Išleidimo metai: 24-Jun-2022, Hardback, Leidėjas: Royal Society of Chemistry, ISBN-13: 9781839161988)
With the expansion of human settlements and the environmental changes brought on by human activity and pollutants toxicology and risk assessment of mammal species is becoming increasingly of interest to toxicologists involved in environmental researc...Daugiau...
(Išleidimo metai: 12-May-2022, Hardback, Leidėjas: William Collins, ISBN-13: 9780008431433)
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Winner of the Whitley Award for Best Natural History Book 2022 A compelling, funny, first-hand account of Australias wonderfully unique mammals and how our perceptions impact their future....Daugiau...
Peering into every biological facet of the lives of these long-neglected mammals, the volume includes; introductory chapters explaining the paleontological and biogeographic context for opossum evolution; an overview of the extant fauna, which includ...Daugiau...
The Tasmanian devil isthreatened by Devil Facial Tumour Disease (DFTD), a transmissible form ofcancer that has reduced the population by over 80. Hunting, extreme climateevents, vehicle collision and habitat destruction also put pressure on thise...Daugiau...
Most living carnivorous marsupials lead a secretive and solitary existence. From tiny insect eaters to the formidable Tasmanian Devil, Secret Lives of Carnivorous Marsupials offers rare insight into the history and habits of these creatures ...Daugiau...
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The red kangaroo is at the heart of Australias ecological identity. It is Australias largest terrestrial land mammal, the largest extant marsupial, and the only kangaroo truly restricted to Australias arid interior. Almost nothing was known about...Daugiau...
The Biology and Identification of the Coccidia (Apicomplexa) of Marsupials of the World contains the most up-to-date information on the former order marsupial that is now partitioned by mammalogists into seven separate orders that contain 2...Daugiau...
The last twenty years have seen many exciting discoveries leading to significant developments in our understanding of marsupial biology. Marsupials are emerging as model organisms in studies of life history evolution, ageing and senescence, sex deter...Daugiau...
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This book provides a clear and accessible account of kangaroos, showing how their reproductive patterns, social structure and other aspects of their biology make them well adapted to Australias harsh climate and demanding environment....Daugiau...
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Is it still out there? Thousands of Australians, including dedicated and serious scientists, claim to keep seeing it still. The worlds largest marsupial predator was deliberately hunted to extinction through fear, ignorance and greed....Daugiau...
(Išleidimo metai: 14-Oct-2010, Hardback, Leidėjas: Cambridge University Press, ISBN-13: 9780521519458)
Australian marsupials represent a parallel adaptive radiation to that seen among placental mammals. This great natural experiment has produced a striking array of mammals with structural and behavioural features echoing those seen among primates, ro...Daugiau...
The kangaroo is a unique symbol of Australia. This is the remarkable story of our most famous marsupial, from its ancient origins and prehistoric significance to current-day management and conservation. It examines our sustained fascination with kang...Daugiau...
After coexisting successfully with Aborigines for thousands of years, the koala was considered sloth-like by early Europeans and by the 20th century the species had been driven to near-extinction. Yet the koala is also one of the most well-adapted an...Daugiau...
