Tree-kangaroos of Australia and New Guinea
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2005
CSIRO Publishing (Verlag)
978-0-643-09072-9 (ISBN)
CSIRO Publishing (Verlag)
978-0-643-09072-9 (ISBN)
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Provides a fascinating and readable account of tree-kangaroos - an unusual evolutionary conundrum.
This book reviews the natural history and biology of tree-kangaroos from the time of their first discovery by Europeans in the jungles of West Papua in 1846 right up to the present day, covering the latest research being conducted in Australian and New Guinea. Written by a field biologist with more than a decade's experience working with tree-kangaroos, the author provides a fascinating and readable account of an unusual evolutionary conundrum
This book reviews the natural history and biology of tree-kangaroos from the time of their first discovery by Europeans in the jungles of West Papua in 1846 right up to the present day, covering the latest research being conducted in Australian and New Guinea. Written by a field biologist with more than a decade's experience working with tree-kangaroos, the author provides a fascinating and readable account of an unusual evolutionary conundrum
A tree-climbing kangaroo? Taxonomy of tree-kangaroos; Evolutionary history; Adaptations for an arboreal life; The rainforest canopy I - A bountiful world; The rainforest canopy II - A dangerous world; Use of space and territorial behaviour; Reproduction; Research and conservation
Erscheint lt. Verlag | 1.8.2005 |
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Reihe/Serie | AUSTRALIAN NATURAL HISTORY |
Verlagsort | Melbourne |
Sprache | englisch |
Maße | 170 x 240 mm |
Gewicht | 420 g |
Themenwelt | Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik ► Natur / Ökologie |
Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Zoologie | |
ISBN-10 | 0-643-09072-X / 064309072X |
ISBN-13 | 978-0-643-09072-9 / 9780643090729 |
Zustand | Neuware |
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