Tree-kangaroos of Australia and New Guinea 064309072X, 9780643090729
To many people, the suggestion that a kangaroo could live up a tree is fantasy. Yet, in the rainforests of far north Que
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English Pages 169 Year 2005
Table of contents :
Preface......Page 6
Contents......Page 10
1 A tree-climbing kangaroo?......Page 12
2 Tree-kangaroo taxonomy......Page 26
3 Adaptations for an arboreal life......Page 36
4 The rainforest canopy: A bountiful world......Page 46
5 Evolutionary history......Page 74
6 The rainforest canopy: A dangerous world......Page 94
7 Parasites, pathogens and other irritations......Page 110
8 Population density and spatial requirements......Page 120
9 Sex and reproduction......Page 132
10 Conservation......Page 144
Appendix: Basic information for each species......Page 158
References......Page 161
Index......Page 167
Preface......Page 6
Contents......Page 10
1 A tree-climbing kangaroo?......Page 12
2 Tree-kangaroo taxonomy......Page 26
3 Adaptations for an arboreal life......Page 36
4 The rainforest canopy: A bountiful world......Page 46
5 Evolutionary history......Page 74
6 The rainforest canopy: A dangerous world......Page 94
7 Parasites, pathogens and other irritations......Page 110
8 Population density and spatial requirements......Page 120
9 Sex and reproduction......Page 132
10 Conservation......Page 144
Appendix: Basic information for each species......Page 158
References......Page 161
Index......Page 167
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