Title Possums : the brushtails, ringtails and greater glider / Anne Kerle : illustrations by Veronica Saunders

Published Sydney : UNSW Press, 2001 Sydney, N.S.W. : UNSW Press, 2001 ©2001

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MELB	599.23 Ker/Ptb		AVAILABLE

Description ix, 128 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm Series Australian natural history series Australian natural history series. Contents 1. The brushtail and ringtail possums and their relatives -- 2. Possums and people -- 3. Evolution, form and function -- 4. The species of large Australian possums -- 5. Where possums live -- 6. Food and nutrition -- 7. Breeding and life history -- 8. Interactions between possums -- 9. Living with possums Summary Possums are the most common arboreal mammals in Australia. This book is concerned with the "larger" possums of Australia, those 13 species that belong to the Brushtail and Ringtail families, including the Greater Glider and the Spotted Cuscus Analysis Acrobates pygmaeus Acrobatidae Burramyidae Diprotodontia Feathertail glider Honey-possum Petauridea Phalangeridae Possums Pseudocheiridae Pygmy possums Tarsipedidae Tarsipes rostratus Notes Includes index Bibliography Bibliography: page 115 Subject Brush-tailed possums. Gliders (Mammals) Greater glider. Phalangeridae. Marsupials -- Australia. Opossums. Pseudocheiridae. SUBJECT Australia. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79021326 Author Saunders, Veronica. LC no. 2001347410 ISBN 0868404195

Other Titles Brushtails, ringtails, and greater glider

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