9780643096622-0643096620-Macropods: The Biology of Kangaroos, Wallabies and Rat-Kangaroos

Macropods: The Biology of Kangaroos, Wallabies and Rat-Kangaroos

ISBN-13: 9780643096622
ISBN-10: 0643096620
Edition: First Edition
Author: Mark Eldridge, Graeme Coulson
Publication date: 2010
Publisher: CSIRO Publishing
Format: Paperback 416 pages
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ISBN-13: 9780643096622
ISBN-10: 0643096620
Edition: First Edition
Author: Mark Eldridge, Graeme Coulson
Publication date: 2010
Publisher: CSIRO Publishing
Format: Paperback 416 pages

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Macropods: The Biology of Kangaroos, Wallabies and Rat-Kangaroos (ISBN-13: 9780643096622 and ISBN-10: 0643096620), written by authors Mark Eldridge, Graeme Coulson, was published by CSIRO Publishing in 2010. With an overall rating of 3.8 stars, it's a notable title among other books. You can easily purchase or rent Macropods: The Biology of Kangaroos, Wallabies and Rat-Kangaroos (Paperback) from BooksRun, along with many other new and used books and textbooks. And, if you're looking to sell your copy, our current buyback offer is $0.3.

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This book covers the proceedings of a major 2006 symposium on macropods that brought together the many recent advances in the biology of this diverse group of marsupials, including research on some of the much neglected macropods such as the antilopine wallaroo, the swamp wallaby and tree-kangaroos.

More than 80 authors have contributed 32 chapters, which are grouped into four themes: genetics, reproduction and development; morphology and physiology; ecology; and management.

The book examines such topics as embryonic development, immune function, molar progression and mesial drift, locomotory energetics, non-shivering thermogenesis, mycophagy, habitat preferences, population dynamics, juvenile mortality in drought, harvesting, overabundant species, road-kills, fertility control, threatened species, cross-fostering, translocation and reintroduction. It also highlights the application of new techniques, from genomics to GIS.

Macropods is an important reference for academics and students, researchers in molecular and ecological sciences, wildlife and park managers and naturalists.

Features
* Covers the first major symposium on macropods since 1988
* Deals with a diverse group of marsupials, including research on some of the much neglected macropods such as the antilopine wallaroo, the swamp wallaby and tree-kangaroos

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