Contents note continued: Case Study 2 The Proserpine Rock Wallaby Recovery Plan: The management of a relict species with a mosaic of problems -- 4.Kangaroos and Humans Today -- National Attitudes to Kangaroos -- Tourism -- Living with Kangaroos -- Culling -- The Commercial Kangaroo Harvest -- The Economics of the Kangaroo Harvest Industry -- The Future for Sustainable Production of Kangaroo Products
Machine generated contents note: 1.Species Characteristics and Biology -- Introduction -- The Taxonomy of Australian Modern day Kangaroos -- The Taxonomy of Kangaroos of New Guinea and Adjacent Islands -- Current Status of Australian Kangaroos -- The Australian Species -- Family Hypsiprymnodontidae -- Family Potoroidae -- Bettongs -- Potoroos -- Family Macropodidae -- Subfamily Sthenurinae -- Subfamily Macropodinae -- 2.Adaptations and Function -- Evolution of the Kangaroo Body Form -- Adaptations for Hopping and Climbing -- Adaptations for a Herbivorous Diet -- Adaptations to Maintain Body Fluids and Temperature -- Adaptations for Reproductive Success -- 3.Conservation -- A Background to Australia's Current Environmental Situation -- Current and Past Environmental Issues Affecting the Well-Being of Kangaroos in Australia -- Conservation of Australia's Kangaroos -- Case Study 1 The Heirisson Prong Peninsula Reintroduction Experiment: Success, calamity and recovery --
Summary
Provides an authoritative source of information and insight into the world of this intriguing marsupial
Analysis
Australian
Conservation of wildlife
Marsupials & monotremes
Notes
Includes index
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes
Also issued in printed form and various ebook formats
