Author : John A. Long
Publisher : JHU Press
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 31,58 MB
Release : 2002
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780801872235
Diagrams showing skeletal features and tooth structure and a glossary of technical terms are included.
Author : Tim Fridtjof Flannery
Publisher : Cornell University Press
Page : 576 pages
File Size : 29,48 MB
Release : 1995
Category : Nature
ISBN :
Stepping into the New Guinea rainforest is like entering a time machine, according to Tim Flannery. There, animals unknown anywhere else except as fossils continue to flourish within scarcely disturbed ecological communities. In this beautifully illustrated guide, Flannery presents the most complete information available about the natural history and systematics of New Guinea's unique mammals. For this revised edition, the author has expanded and completely revised his acclaimed handbook on the natural history and systematics of New Guinea's unique mammals.
Author : Ronald Strahan
Publisher : CSIRO PUBLISHING
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 44,60 MB
Release : 2007-10-04
Category : Science
ISBN : 0643100067
Dictionary of Australian and New Guinean Mammals is the first unified guide to the mammals of both Australia and New Guinea. Based on Ronald Strahan’s first dictionary of Australian mammals, published in 1981, it includes all species, both native and introduced. For each species and genus, it provides a clear guide to pronunciation, the derivation and significance of the component parts of the name, and the citation that identifies its earliest valid description. This unique work includes biographical notes on fifty-one zoologists who, over the past three centuries, have named Australian and New Guinean mammals. The book also includes an account of the principles and practices of zoological nomenclature, together with a comprehensive bibliography and an index of common names. Dictionary of Australian and New Guinean Mammals is an invaluable reference for mammal researchers and students, as well as anyone interested in natural history.
Author : Philip Andrew Gregory
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 11,60 MB
Release : 2017
Category : Birds
ISBN : 9788494189272
Author : Thane K. Pratt
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 528 pages
File Size : 20,49 MB
Release : 2015
Category : Nature
ISBN : 0691095639
Previous edition by Bruce M. Beehler, Thane K. Pratt, and Dale A. Zimmerman.
Author : Bruce M. Beehler
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 376 pages
File Size : 50,60 MB
Release : 2020-05-19
Category : Nature
ISBN : 069118030X
Combining a wealth of information, a descriptive and story-filled narrative, and more than 200 stunning color photographs, the book unlocks New Guinea's remarkable secrets like never before
Author : Roger William Martin
Publisher : CSIRO PUBLISHING
Page : 169 pages
File Size : 45,54 MB
Release : 2005
Category : Nature
ISBN : 064309072X
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. 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 1826 right up to the present day, covering the latest research being conducted in Australian and New Guinea. Combining information from a number of disparate disciplines, the author sets forth the first explanation of this apparent evolutionary conundrum. Features * Provides a fascinating and readable account of an unusual evolutionary conundrum * Written by a field biologist with more than a decade's experience working with tree-kangaroos
Author : Stephen Matthew Jackson
Publisher : CSIRO PUBLISHING
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 12,91 MB
Release : 2012
Category : Nature
ISBN : 0643092609
This book provides a synthesis of all that is known about the biology of gliding mammals. It includes a brief description of each species, together with a map and a full-colour painting. It outlines the origins and biogeography of each group of gliding mammals and examines the incredible physical adaptations.
Author : Ronald M. Nowak
Publisher : JHU Press
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 38,43 MB
Release : 2005-09-12
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780801882111
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 : Sydney Anderson
Publisher :
Page : 520 pages
File Size : 47,83 MB
Release : 1984-01-03
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780671437275
As mammals ourselves, we have always been fascinated with this most advanced class of animals, and "Simon & Schuster's Guide to Mammals" describes 426 species worldwide. A long and thoughtful introduction to the evolution, characteristics, and orders of mammals is followed by the entries -- all illustrated in full color -- each containing the mammal's classification, description, and habitat as well as details on behavior, feeding habits, and reproduction. The entries also feature colorful symbols to illustrate habitat, color maps to show the distribution and rarity of each species, and line drawings to indicate unusual or notable physical features. With more than 500 color photographs, "Simon & Schuster's Guide to Mammals" is a superb and valuable reference.
