Carnivores of Australia - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Carnivores of Australia write by Alistair Glen. This book was released on 2014-11-05. Carnivores of Australia available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. The Australian continent provides a unique perspective on the evolution and ecology of carnivorous animals. In earlier ages, Australia provided the arena for a spectacular radiation of marsupial and reptilian predators. The causes of their extinctions are still the subject of debate. Since European settlement, Australia has seen the extinction of one large marsupial predator (the thylacine), another (the Tasmanian devil) is in danger of imminent extinction, and still others have suffered dramatic declines. By contrast, two recently-introduced predators, the fox and cat, have been spectacularly successful, with devastating impacts on the Australian fauna. Carnivores of Australia: Past, Present and Future explores Australia's unique predator communities from pre-historic, historic and current perspectives. It covers mammalian, reptilian and avian carnivores, both native and introduced to Australia. It also examines the debate surrounding how best to manage predators to protect livestock and native biodiversity. Readers will benefit from the most up-to-date synthesis by leading researchers and managers in the field of carnivore biology. By emphasising Australian carnivores as exemplars of flesh-eaters in other parts of the world, this book will be an important reference for researchers, wildlife managers and students worldwide.
Secret Lives of Carnivorous Marsupials
Secret Lives of Carnivorous Marsupials - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Secret Lives of Carnivorous Marsupials write by Andrew Baker. This book was released on 2018-08-01. Secret Lives of Carnivorous Marsupials available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Most living carnivorous marsupials lead a secretive and solitary existence. From tiny insect eaters to the formidable Tasmanian Devil, Secret Lives of Carnivorous Marsupials offers rare insight into the history and habits of these creatures – from their discovery by intrepid explorers and scientists to their unique life cycles and incredible ways of hunting prey. Secret Lives of Carnivorous Marsupials provides a guide to the world’s 136 living species of carnivorous marsupials and is packed with never-before-seen photos. Biogeography, relationships and conservation are also covered in detail. Readers are taken on a journey through remote Australia, the Americas and dark, mysterious New Guinea – some of the last truly wild places on Earth. The book describes frenzied mating sessions, minuscule mammals that catch prey far larger than themselves, and extinct predators including marsupial lions, wolves and even sabre-toothed kangaroos.
Predators with Pouches
Predators with Pouches - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Predators with Pouches write by Menna Jones. This book was released on 2003-04-30. Predators with Pouches available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Predators with Pouches provides a unique synthesis of current knowledge of the world’s carnivorous marsupials—from Patagonia to New Guinea and North America to Tasmania. Written by 63 experts in each field, the book covers a comprehensive range of disciplines including evolution and systematics, reproductive biology, physiology, ecology, behaviour and conservation. Predators with Pouches reveals the relationships between the American didelphids and the Australian dasyurids, and explores the role of the marsupial fauna in the mammal community. It introduces the geologically oldest marsupials, from the Americas, and examines the fall from former diversity of the larger marsupial carnivores and their convergent evolution with placental forms. The book covers all aspects of carnivorous marsupials, including interesting features of life history, their unique reproduction, the physiological basis for early senescence in semelparous dasyurids, sex ratio variation and juvenile dispersal. It looks at gradients in nutrition—from omnivory to insectivory to carnivory—as well as distributional ecology, social structure and conservation dilemmas.
Prehistoric Mammals of Australia and New Guinea
Prehistoric Mammals of Australia and New Guinea - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Prehistoric Mammals of Australia and New Guinea write by John A. Long. This book was released on 2002. Prehistoric Mammals of Australia and New Guinea available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Diagrams showing skeletal features and tooth structure and a glossary of technical terms are included.
Taxonomy of Australian Mammals
Taxonomy of Australian Mammals - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Taxonomy of Australian Mammals write by Stephen Jackson. This book was released on 2015-06-16. Taxonomy of Australian Mammals available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Taxonomy of Australian Mammals utilises the latest morphometric and genetic research to develop the most up to date and comprehensive revision of the taxonomy of Australian mammals undertaken to date. It proposes significant changes to the higher ranks of a number of groups and recognises several genera and species that have only very recently been identified as distinct. This easy to use reference also includes a complete listing of all species, subspecies and synonyms for all of Australia’s mammals, both native and introduced as well as terrestrial and marine. This book lays a foundation for future taxonomic work and identifies areas where taxonomic studies should be targeted, not only at the species and subspecies level but also broader phylogenetic relationships. This work will be an essential reference for students, scientists, wildlife managers and those interested in the science of taxonomy.
