Life of marsupials
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書誌事項
Life of marsupials
CSIRO, c2005
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- : pbk
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [385]-419) and index
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: hbk ISBN 9780643062573
内容説明
Joint winner of the 2005 Whitley Medal. Included in Choice Magazine's 2006 Outstanding Academic Titles list. Over the past half a century research has revealed that marsupials - far from being 'second class' mammals - have adaptations for particular ways of life quite equal to their placental counterparts. Despite long separate evolution, there are extraordinary similarities in which marsupials have solved the challenges of living in such environments as deserts, alpine snowfields or tropical rainforests. Some can live on grass, some on pollen and others on leaves; some can glide, some can swim and others hop with extraordinary efficiency. In Life of Marsupials, one of the world's leading experts explores the biology and evolution of this unusual group - with their extraordinary diversity of forms around the world - in Australia, New Guinea and South America.
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: pbk ISBN 9780643091993
内容説明
Drawing on the latest research from around the world, Life of Marsupials explores this unusual group of mammals covering the extraordinary diversity of forms around the world, including Australia, New Guinea and the Americas. Despite their long separate evolution there are extraordinary similarities in which marsupials have solved the challenges of living in environments such as deserts, alpine snowfields and tropical rainforests. Some can live on grass and others on leaves; and some can glide, swim and others can hop with extraordinary efficiency. This book covers the biology of all marsupial families and how they have evolved. The author's original text, also called Life of Marsupials published in 1973, was the first student textbook on marsupials. In this completely re-written edition, he brings a lifetime's experience and masterly insights into the lives of these fascinating mammals.
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