Tree-kangaroos of Australia and New Guinea

Roger Martin (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

160 Seiten

2005
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

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
Reihe/Serie	AUSTRALIAN NATURAL HISTORY
Verlagsort	Melbourne
Sprache	englisch
Maße	170 x 240 mm
Gewicht	420 g
Themenwelt	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik ► Natur / Ökologie
Themenwelt	Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Zoologie
ISBN-10	0-643-09072-X / 064309072X
ISBN-13	978-0-643-09072-9 / 9780643090729
Zustand	Neuware