Macropods: The Biology of Kangaroos, Wallabies and by Graeme Coulson,Mark Eldridge

By Graeme Coulson,Mark Eldridge

This ebook covers the court cases of an immense 2006 symposium on macropods that introduced jointly the various contemporary advances within the biology of this varied crew of marsupials, together with examine on the various a lot overlooked macropods such as
the antilopine wallaroo, the swamp wallaby and tree-kangaroos.
More than eighty authors have contributed 32 chapters, that are grouped into 4 topics: genetics, copy and improvement; morphology and body structure; ecology; and management.
The booklet examines such subject matters as embryonic improvement, immune functionality, molar development and mesial flow, locomotory energetics, non-shivering thermogenesis, mycophagy, habitat personal tastes, inhabitants dynamics, juvenile mortality in drought,
harvesting, overabundant species, road-kills, fertility keep watch over, threatened species, cross-fostering, translocation and reintroduction. It additionally highlights the appliance of latest innovations, from genomics to GIS.
Macropods is a crucial reference for teachers and scholars, researchers in molecular and ecological sciences, natural world and park managers, and naturalists.

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