Author: Nilton C. Cáceres
Publisher: Springer Nature
ISBN: 3031084195
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 1648
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This book focuses on the evolution, biogeography, systematics, taxonomy, and ecology of New World and Australasian marsupials, greatly expanding the current knowledge base. There are roughly 140 species of New World marsupials, of which the opossum is the best known. Thanks to recent research, there is now an increasing amount of understanding about their evolution, biogeography, systematics, ecology, and conservation in the Americas, especially in South America. There are also some 270 marsupial species in the Australasian region, many of which have been subject to research only in recent years. Based on this information and the authors’ extensive research, this book provides comprehensive insights into the world's marsupials. It will appeal to academics and specialized researchers, students of zoology, paleontology, evolutionary biology, ecology, physiology and conservation as well as interested non-experts.
Author: Don II Hunsaker
Publisher: Elsevier
ISBN: 0323146201
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 556
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The Biology of Marsupials is a compilation and analysis of the research conducted on New World marsupials that covers both Australian and didelphid marsupials. It is organized into nine chapters that aim to bring scientific community the information available on certain aspects of marsupial biology. After presenting data on karyotypes, comparative serology, classification, and phylogenetic inferences of marsupials, this book goes on discussing the organism's chromosomes, cell cycles, and cytogenetics. A chapter covers the ecological strategies and adaptations of marsupial family, particularly, of the Didelphis virginiana. Another chapter discusses marsupial neurology; evidence of commonalities with eutherian nervous systems; distinctive features peculiar to the marsupial subclass; and neural specialization identification of particular genera and species in this subclass. The following chapter describes the plasticity, variability, and generability of the behavior patterns of marsupials. This book also describes the anatomy and histologic, embryologic, and gerontologic observations of Marmosa robinsoni. The concluding chapters discuss diseases of both American and Australasian marsupials based on zoological, wildlife, parasitological, and veterinary medical studies. Supplemental texts are also provided. This book is ideal for researchers in the fields of developmental anatomy, immunology, neurology, and many aspects of comparative medicine and behavior.
Author: Michael Kennedy
Publisher: IUCN
ISBN: 9782831700526
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 122
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Australia, Papua New Guinea, and eastern Indonesia together share all the monotremes (egg-laying mammals) of the world and all the marsupials (pouched mammals) except those of the Americas. There is an urgent need for concerted action to conserve the marsupials and monotremes of the Australasian region. Australia has the worst extinction rate for the mammals of any continent or country and Papua New Guinea and eastern Indonesia are undergoing rapid development which, if not properly planned and controlled, could threaten the habitat of many marsupials, as well as other species.This Action Plan provides an overall perspective of the problems that confront conservation agencies and NGOs in the region and recommends actions required before the year 2000.
Author: John A. Long
Publisher: JHU Press
ISBN: 9780801872235
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 258
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Diagrams showing skeletal features and tooth structure and a glossary of technical terms are included.
Author: C. Hugh Tyndale-Biscoe
Publisher: CSIRO PUBLISHING
ISBN: 0643062572
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 465
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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. -back cover.
Author: Ronald M. Nowak
Publisher: JHU Press
ISBN: 9780801882111
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 244
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Authoritative and engaging, this volume from the Walker's Mammals series focuses on marsupials, pouched animals whose unusual method of reproduction—between egg laying and placental birth—places them in a unique category among mammals. A comprehensive guide to the biology and distribution of marsupials, this book includes common and scientific names, size and physical traits, habitat and ecology, behavior and social interactions, reproduction, life span, and conservation. The text is coupled with illustrations from the collections of leading photographers and the world's greatest museums. An introduction by marsupial expert Christopher R. Dickman describes the evolution and current status of marsupials and reveals why they add so much intrigue to the natural world.
Author: Ian D. Hume
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521595551
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 454
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A comprehensive description of the food resources, digestive systems and metabolisms of marsupials, first published in 1999.
Author: Bernard Stonehouse
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 500
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Author: Menna Jones
Publisher: CSIRO PUBLISHING
ISBN: 9780643066342
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 508
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'Predators With Pouches' deals with the carnivorous marsupial faunas of Australasia and the Americas. Written by experts in each field from all over the world, it provides a synthesis of current knowledge including paleontology, ecology, behavior and conservation.
Author: Federico Agnolin
Publisher: Springer Nature
ISBN: 3031562666
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 335
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