| Description |
1 online resource (vii, 158 pages) : illustrations (some color), maps. |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Series |
Australian natural history series
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Australian natural history series.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 150-155) and index. |
| Contents |
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. |
| Summary |
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. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Tree kangaroos.
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Tree kangaroos. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Simpson, Sue.
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CSIRO Publishing.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Martin, Roger (Roger William), 1946- Tree-kangaroos of Australia and New Guinea. Collingwood, VIC : CSIRO Pub., ©2005 064309072X (DLC) 2005432874 (OCoLC)61280321 |
| ISBN |
0643093125 (electronic book) |
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9780643093126 (electronic book) |
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