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1 online resource |
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1. Family Macropodidae / A.M. Latham, B. Warburton (Dama wallaby ; Bennett's wallaby ; Parma's wallaby ; Black-striped wallaby ; Brush-tailed rock wallaby ; Swamp wallaby) |
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4. Families Vespertilionidae and Mystacinidae / C.F.J. O'Donnell, K.M. Borkin, S. Parsons, C. Toth (New Zealand long-tailed bat ; Lesser short-tailed bat ; Greater short-tailed bat) |
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5. Family Leporidae / G.L. Norbury, J.A. Duckworth, J.E.C. Flux (European rabbit ; Brown hare) |
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6. Family Muridae / J.S. Wilmshurst, W.A. Ruscoe, J.C. Russell, J.G. Innes, E.C. Murphy, H.W. Nathan (Kiore, Pacific rat ; Norway rat ; Ship rat ; House mouse) |
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7. Families Otariidae and Phocidae / B.L. Chilvers, R.G. Harcourt ([Otariidae] New Zealand fur sweal ; New Zealand fur seal ; Subantarctic fur seal ; New Zealand sea lion [Phocidae] Southern elephant seal ; Weddell seal ; Leopard seal ; Crabeater seal ; Ross seal) |
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9. Family Mustelidae / C.M. King, A.J. Veale, E.C. Murphy, P. Garvey, A.E. Byrom (Stoat ; Weasel ; Feral ferret) |
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13. Family Bovidae / J.P. Parkes, D.M. Forsyth, K.G. Tustin (Feral cattle ; Alpine chamois ; Himalayan tahr ; Feral goat ; Feral sheep) |
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14. Family Cervidae / G. Nugent, D.M. Forsyth, A.D.M. Latham, C. Speedy ; R.B. Allen, G.W. Asher, K.G. Tustin (Western red deer ; Wapiti ; Sika deer ; Sanbar deer ; Rusa deer ; Chital deer ; Common fallow deer ; White-tailed deer ; Moose) -- Glossary and abbreviations -- Key to skulls |
| Summary |
The Handbook of New Zealand Mammals is the only definitive reference on all the land-breeding mammals recorded in the New Zealand region (including the New Zealand sector of Antarctica). It lists 65 species, including native and exotic, wild and feral, living and extinct, residents, vagrants and failed introductions. It describes their history, biology and ecology, and brings together comprehensive and detailed information gathered from widely scattered or previously unpublished sources. The description of each species is arranged under standardised headings for easy reference. Because the only native land-breeding mammals in New Zealand are bats and seals, the great majority of the modern mammal fauna comprises introduced species, whose arrival has had profound effects both for themselves and for the native fauna and flora. The book details changes in numbers and distribution for the native species, and for the arrivals it summarises changes in habitat, diet, numbers and size in comparison with their ancestral stocks, and some of the problems they present to resource managers. For this third edition, the text and references have been completely updated and reorganised into Family chapters. The colour section includes 14 pages of artwork showing all the species described and their main variations, plus two pages of maps |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on February 11, 2021) |
| Subject |
Mammals -- New Zealand -- Handbooks, manuals, etc
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Zoology & animal sciences.
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Marine biology.
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Animal behaviour.
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Animal ecology.
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Biodiversity.
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Conservation of the environment.
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Wildlife: general interest.
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Wildlife: mammals.
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Mammals
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Wildlife: general interest.
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New Zealand
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| Genre/Form |
handbooks.
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Handbooks and manuals
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Handbooks and manuals.
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Guides et manuels.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
King, C. M. (Carolyn M.), editor
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Forsyth, D. M., editor
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| ISBN |
9781486306299 |
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1486306292 |
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9781486306305 |
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1486306306 |
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