Kangaroos

This book provides a clear and accessible account of kangaroos, showing how their reproductive patterns, social structure and other aspects of their biology make them well adapted to Australia’s harsh climate and demanding environment. Since the last edition of this book nearly 20 years ago, much more is now known about the biology and ecology of these iconic animals. This completely revised edition describes these new perspectives and attempts to counter the many urban and rural myths that still exist.

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Kangaroos

This book provides a clear and accessible account of kangaroos, showing how their reproductive patterns, social structure and other aspects of their biology make them well adapted to Australia’s harsh climate and demanding environment. Since the last edition of this book nearly 20 years ago, much more is now known about the biology and ecology of these iconic animals. This completely revised edition describes these new perspectives and attempts to counter the many urban and rural myths that still exist.

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Kangaroos

Kangaroos

by Terence J Dawson
Kangaroos

Kangaroos

by Terence J Dawson

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Overview

This book provides a clear and accessible account of kangaroos, showing how their reproductive patterns, social structure and other aspects of their biology make them well adapted to Australia’s harsh climate and demanding environment. Since the last edition of this book nearly 20 years ago, much more is now known about the biology and ecology of these iconic animals. This completely revised edition describes these new perspectives and attempts to counter the many urban and rural myths that still exist.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780643106277
Publisher: CSIRO PUBLISHING
Publication date: 04/16/2012
Series: Australian Natural History Series
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 216
File size: 6 MB

Table of Contents

Preface to the first edition
1 What are kangaroos?
2 Types of kangaroo
3 Population structure, dispersal and mortality
4 Social organisation
5 Reproductive biology
Colour plates
6 Life history
7 Living in the environment – feeding
8 Living in the environment – environmental physiology
9 Kangaroos and humans – Aborigines
10 Kangaroos and humans – Europeans
References
Index
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