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Carnivores of Australia

Author : Alistair Glen
Publisher : CSIRO PUBLISHING
ISBN 13 : 0643103171
Total Pages : 448 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (431 download)

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Download or read book Carnivores of Australia written by Alistair Glen and published by CSIRO PUBLISHING. This book was released on 2014-11-05 with total page 448 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

Carnivores of Australia

Author : Alistair Glen
Publisher : CSIRO PUBLISHING
ISBN 13 : 064310318X
Total Pages : 448 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (431 download)

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Over in Australia

Author : Marianne Berkes
Publisher : Sourcebooks, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 1584694599
Total Pages : 35 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (846 download)

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Download or read book Over in Australia written by Marianne Berkes and published by Sourcebooks, Inc.. This book was released on 2011-03-01 with total page 35 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Learning becomes fun with this book about the animals that are unique to Australia. In Over in Australia: Amazing Animals Down Under, amazing artwork will inspire children in classrooms and at home to appreciate environment, ecology, and the world around us! The perfect Australia children's book, Marianne Berkes makes animal habitats for kids exciting with Over in Australia, which doubles as a fun, interactive, counting book for kids! Most of the animals in Australia are unique, meaning they live ONLY in Australia. From kangaroos to koalas, they are a fascinating bunch. Once again, Marianne Berkes makes learning fun. Kids will hop, slurp, and munch as they imitate and count the animals. Like Over in the Arctic, the cut-paper illustrations will inspire many an art project. Plus Marianne provides tons of ideas for activities and curriculum extensions about Australia, literature, writing, and animals. Teachers and parents, as well as kids, are the winners. Parents, teachers, gift givers, and many others will find: captivating illustrations of paper cut animals which will inspire many an art project! backmatter that includes further information about Australia and the animals that live there Music and song lyrics to "Over in Australia" sung to the tune "Over in the Meadow". a book for young readers learning to count!

Secret Lives of Carnivorous Marsupials

Author : Andrew Baker
Publisher : CSIRO PUBLISHING
ISBN 13 : 1486305164
Total Pages : 328 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (863 download)

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Download or read book Secret Lives of Carnivorous Marsupials written by Andrew Baker and published by CSIRO PUBLISHING. This book was released on 2018-08-01 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

Prehistoric Mammals of Australia and New Guinea

Author : John A. Long
Publisher : JHU Press
ISBN 13 : 9780801872235
Total Pages : 258 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (722 download)

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Download or read book Prehistoric Mammals of Australia and New Guinea written by John A. Long and published by JHU Press. This book was released on 2002 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Diagrams showing skeletal features and tooth structure and a glossary of technical terms are included.

Predators with Pouches

Author : Menna Jones
Publisher : CSIRO PUBLISHING
ISBN 13 : 0643099484
Total Pages : 504 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (43 download)

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Download or read book Predators with Pouches written by Menna Jones and published by CSIRO PUBLISHING. This book was released on 2003-04-30 with total page 504 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

Platypus Matters

Author : Jack Ashby
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
ISBN 13 : 022678939X
Total Pages : 396 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (267 download)

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Download or read book Platypus Matters written by Jack Ashby and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2022-08-04 with total page 396 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Scientifically informed and funny, a firsthand account of Australia’s wonderfully unique mammals—and how our perceptions impact their future. Think of a platypus: They lay eggs (that hatch into so-called platypups), produce milk without nipples and venom without fangs, and can detect electricity. Or a wombat: Their teeth never stop growing, they poop cubes, and they defend themselves with reinforced rears. And what about antechinuses—tiny marsupial carnivores whose males don’t see their first birthday, as their frenzied sex lives take so much energy that their immune systems fail? Platypuses, possums, wombats, echidnas, devils, kangaroos, quolls, dibblers, dunnarts, kowaris: Australia has some truly astonishing mammals, with incredible, unfamiliar features. But how does the world regard these creatures? And what does that mean for their conservation? In Platypus Matters, naturalist Jack Ashby shares his love for these often-misunderstood animals. Informed by his own experiences meeting living marsupials and egg-laying mammals during fieldwork in Tasmania and mainland Australia, as well as his work with thousands of zoological specimens collected for museums over the last two-hundred-plus years, Ashby’s tale not only explains historical mysteries and debunks myths (especially about the platypus), but also reveals the toll these myths can take. Ashby makes clear that calling these animals “weird” or “primitive”—or incorrectly implying that Australia is an “evolutionary backwater,” a perception that can be traced back to the country’s colonial history—has undermined conservation: Australia now has the worst mammal extinction rate of any place on Earth. Important, timely, and written with humor and wisdom by a scientist and self-described platypus nerd, this celebration of Australian wildlife will open eyes and change minds about how we contemplate and interact with the natural world—everywhere.

The Mammals of Australia

Author : John Gould
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780333356203
Total Pages : 416 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (562 download)

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Download or read book The Mammals of Australia written by John Gould and published by . This book was released on 1983 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Australia's Mammal Extinctions

Author : Chris Johnson
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521686600
Total Pages : 316 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (866 download)

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Download or read book Australia's Mammal Extinctions written by Chris Johnson and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2006-11-02 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Publisher description

Taxonomy of Australian Mammals

Author : Stephen Jackson
Publisher : CSIRO PUBLISHING
ISBN 13 : 1486300146
Total Pages : 536 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (863 download)

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Download or read book Taxonomy of Australian Mammals written by Stephen Jackson and published by CSIRO PUBLISHING. This book was released on 2015-06-16 with total page 536 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

My Big Book of Australian Animals

Author : Roger Priddy
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781783415618
Total Pages : 10 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (156 download)

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Download or read book My Big Book of Australian Animals written by Roger Priddy and published by . This book was released on 2017-03-28 with total page 10 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A big format board book for babies and toddlers. Bright, bold photographs of the wonderful animals of Australia, themed into habitats such as 'In the bush' and 'In the water'. Each photograph is labelled with its name and there is a simple question to answer on each page to encourage children to interact further with the book pages.

Australian Geographic a Naturalist's Guide to the Reptiles of Australia

Author : Peter Rowland
Publisher : Naturalist's Guide
ISBN 13 : 9781912081035
Total Pages : 176 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (81 download)

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Download or read book Australian Geographic a Naturalist's Guide to the Reptiles of Australia written by Peter Rowland and published by Naturalist's Guide. This book was released on 2019-07-05 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This easy-to-use identification guide to the 280 reptile species most commonly seen in Australia is perfect for resident and visitor alike. High quality photographs from Australia's top nature photographers are accompanied by detailed species descriptions, which include nomenclature, size, distribution, habits and habitat. The user-friendly introduction covers the threats to reptiles, types of habitat, anatomy of reptiles, and details of orders and families. Also included is an all-important checklist of all of the reptiles of Australia encompassing, for each species, its common and scientific name, and its global IUCN status.

Australian Ants

Author : Steven O. Shattuck
Publisher : CSIRO PUBLISHING
ISBN 13 : 9780643066595
Total Pages : 276 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (665 download)

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Download or read book Australian Ants written by Steven O. Shattuck and published by CSIRO PUBLISHING. This book was released on 2000-10 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Annotation. The only complete listing of the entire Australian ant genera.

Watching Wildlife Australia

Author : Jane Bennett
Publisher : Lonely Planet
ISBN 13 : 9781864500325
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (3 download)

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Download or read book Watching Wildlife Australia written by Jane Bennett and published by Lonely Planet. This book was released on 2000 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ecotourism is booming. From the Serengeti to the Great Barrier Reef, travellers the world over want to see wildlife in its natural habitat. With this in mind, Lonely Planet has put together an innovative series focusing on wildlife viewing. Each guide contains detailed maps to top wildlife-watching destinations, expert advice on viewing techniques, and a gallery of colour photographs profiling local animals. Required reading for anyone going on a two-day outing or a two-month safari.

A Fragile Balance

Author : Chris R. Dickman
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780226146300
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (463 download)

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Download or read book A Fragile Balance written by Chris R. Dickman and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The extraordinary story of these fascinating animals, A Fragile Balance, provides up-to-date information on marsupials without losing sight of the unique set of circumstances that led them to diversify Down Under. Covering all marsupial species in Australia, the book uses an evolutionary and natural history framework to interpret their biological traits. The general chapters on biology, evolution, natural history, cultural history and conservation are bounded by feature treatments of six species of note. A Fragile Balance is the first book to emphasize interactions among marsupials, and between marsupials and their environment, as well as between humans and marsupials. The text is completed by accounts of all known species, each including a basic biological and ecological description, a range map and a measure of conservation status."--BOOK JACKET.

An Australian ABC of Animals

Author : Bronwyn Bancroft
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781921894220
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (942 download)

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Download or read book An Australian ABC of Animals written by Bronwyn Bancroft and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Animals for each letter of the alphabet are illustrated in Australian aboriginal style.

The Dingo Debate

Author : Bradley Smith
Publisher : CSIRO PUBLISHING
ISBN 13 : 1486300308
Total Pages : 336 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (863 download)

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Download or read book The Dingo Debate written by Bradley Smith and published by CSIRO PUBLISHING. This book was released on 2015-08-03 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Dingo Debate explores the intriguing and relatively unknown story of Australia’s most controversial animal – the dingo. Throughout its existence, the dingo has been shaped by its interactions with human societies. With this as a central theme, the book traces the story of the dingo from its beginnings as a semi-domesticated wild dog in South-east Asia, to its current status as a wild Australian native animal under threat of extinction. It describes how dingoes made their way to Australia, their subsequent relationship with Indigenous Australians, their successful adaption to the Australian landscape and their constant battle against the agricultural industry. During these events, the dingo has demonstrated an unparalleled intelligence and adaptable nature seen in few species. The book concludes with a discussion of what the future of the dingo in Australia might look like, what we can learn from our past relationship with dingoes and how this can help to allow a peaceful co-existence. The Dingo Debate reveals the real dingo beneath the popular stereotypes, providing an account of the dingo’s behaviour, ecology, impacts and management according to scientific and scholarly evidence rather than hearsay. This book will appeal to anyone with an interest in Australian natural history, wild canids, and the relationship between humans and carnivores.