Native mice and rats /:

Australia?s native rodents are the most ecologically diverse family of Australian mammals. There are about 60 living species? all within the subfamily Murinae? representing around 25 per cent of all species of Australian mammals. Native Mice and Rats describes the evolution and ecology of this much-...

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1. Verfasser: Breed, Bill
Weitere Verfasser: Ford, Fred
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Melbourne : CSIRO Pub., 2007.
Schriftenreihe:Australian natural history series.
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Zusammenfassung:Australia?s native rodents are the most ecologically diverse family of Australian mammals. There are about 60 living species? all within the subfamily Murinae? representing around 25 per cent of all species of Australian mammals. Native Mice and Rats describes the evolution and ecology of this much-neglected group of animals. It details the diversity of their reproductive biology, their dietary adaptations and social behaviour. The book also includes information on rodent parasites and diseases, and concludes by outlining the changes in distribution of the various species since the arrival o.
Beschreibung:1 online resource (x, 185 pages) : illustrations (some color)
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780643095595
0643095594