Tree-kangaroos of Australia and New Guinea:
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1. Verfasser: Martin, Roger William 1946- (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Collingwood, VIC CSIRO Pub. © 2005
Schriftenreihe:Australian natural history series
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Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references (pages 150-155) and index
Preface; Contents; 1 A tree-climbing kangaroo?; 2 Tree-kangaroo taxonomy; 3 Adaptations for an arboreal life; 4 The rainforest canopy: A bountiful world; 5 Evolutionary history; 6 The rainforest canopy: A dangerous world; 7 Parasites, pathogens and other irritations; 8 Population density and spatial requirements; 9 Sex and reproduction; 10 Conservation; Appendix: Basic information for each species; References; Index
To many people, the suggestion that a kangaroo could live up a tree is fantasy. Yet, in the rainforests of Far North Queensland and New Guinea, there are extraordinary kangaroos that do just that. Many aspects of these marsupials' anatomy and biology suggest a terrestrial kangaroo ancestor. Yet no one has, so far, come forward with a convincing explanation of how, why and when mammals that was so superbly adapted for life on the ground should end up back in the trees
Beschreibung:1 Online-Ressource (vii, 158 pages)
ISBN:0643093125
9780643093126

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