| Description |
1 online resource (viii, 320 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Contents |
Cover; Title; Copyright; Foreword; Contents; Acknowledgements; 1 The carnivorous marsupials; What are marsupials?; What makes a marsupial 'carnivorous'?; Diversity: how many carnivorous marsupials are there?; 2 Guide to carnivorous marsupials; Australian fauna (2 orders, 3 families, 15 genera, 61 endemic species); New Guinean fauna (1 order, 1 family, 6 genera, 15 endemic species); American fauna (3 orders, 3 families, 13 genera, 58 endemic species); 'Nearly' carnivorous marsupials; 3 Biogeography; Where are carnivorous marsupials found and how did they get there?; 4 Relationships |
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General morphology: body plans of carnivorous mammalsWhat is a 'species', and how do you tell one from another?; Systematics; 5 Extinct fauna; Fossil carnivorous marsupials and their ecology; Evolutionary patterns: I. From ancestral forms to the Pleistocene; Evolutionary patterns: II. From Pleistocene megafauna extinctions to the present day; 6 The mammal hunters: discovery of carnivorous marsupials; Early European discoveries of carnivorous marsupials; Taxonomy of carnivorous marsupials: the pre-eminence of Oldfield Thomas |
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Strangers in strange lands: other hunter-collectors of carnivorous marsupialsIndigenous relationships with carnivorous marsupials; 7 Habitats and distributions; Species' distributions and habitat preferences; Specialists; Generalists; Detective work: how can we deduce habitat preferences?; Big picture patterns: above the species level; 8 Habits: secret lives; Specialists; Generalists; 9 Diets and eating habits; Diets: moving feasts; Foraging behaviour: ambush versus search and destroy; Processing the prey: teeth and other morphological adaptations |
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Population-and community-level effects of carnivorous marsupials10 Reproduction and life histories; Reproduction: the basics; Life histories; Big-bang theories; 11 Conservation; Conservation in the Anthropocene; Assessing conservation status; Improving conservation status; What can you do?; Appendix: List of carnivorous marsupial species; References; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; X; Y; Z |
| Summary |
Provides a unique insight into the history and habits of the world's carnivorous marsupials |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on September 05, 2018) |
| Subject |
Carnivorous marsupials.
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NATURE -- Animals -- Mammals.
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SCIENCE -- Life Sciences -- Zoology -- Mammals.
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Carnivorous marsupials
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Dickman, C. R. (Chris R.), author
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| ISBN |
9781486305155 |
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1486305156 |
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9781486305162 |
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1486305164 |
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