What is a marsupial? -- Reproduction and development -- Opossums of the Americas : cousins from a distant time -- Predatory marsupials of Australasia : bright-eyed killers of the night -- Bandicoots : fast-living opportunists -- Pygmy possums and sugar gliders : pollen eaters and sap suckers -- Life in the trees : koala, greater glider and possum -- Wombats : vegetarians of the underworld -- Consummate kangaroos -- Marsupials and people : past and present
Summary
A complete overview of marsupial biology and explores how marsupials have evolved
Notes
Previous edition: London: Edward Arnold, 1973
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 385-419) and index
