Author: Michael Kennedy
Publisher: IUCN
ISBN: 9782831700526
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 122
Book Description
Australia, Papua New Guinea, and eastern Indonesia together share all the monotremes (egg-laying mammals) of the world and all the marsupials (pouched mammals) except those of the Americas. There is an urgent need for concerted action to conserve the marsupials and monotremes of the Australasian region. Australia has the worst extinction rate for the mammals of any continent or country and Papua New Guinea and eastern Indonesia are undergoing rapid development which, if not properly planned and controlled, could threaten the habitat of many marsupials, as well as other species.This Action Plan provides an overall perspective of the problems that confront conservation agencies and NGOs in the region and recommends actions required before the year 2000.
Australasian Marsupials and Monotremes
Author: Michael Kennedy
Publisher: IUCN
ISBN: 9782831700526
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 122
Book Description
Australia, Papua New Guinea, and eastern Indonesia together share all the monotremes (egg-laying mammals) of the world and all the marsupials (pouched mammals) except those of the Americas. There is an urgent need for concerted action to conserve the marsupials and monotremes of the Australasian region. Australia has the worst extinction rate for the mammals of any continent or country and Papua New Guinea and eastern Indonesia are undergoing rapid development which, if not properly planned and controlled, could threaten the habitat of many marsupials, as well as other species.This Action Plan provides an overall perspective of the problems that confront conservation agencies and NGOs in the region and recommends actions required before the year 2000.
Publisher: IUCN
ISBN: 9782831700526
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 122
Book Description
Australia, Papua New Guinea, and eastern Indonesia together share all the monotremes (egg-laying mammals) of the world and all the marsupials (pouched mammals) except those of the Americas. There is an urgent need for concerted action to conserve the marsupials and monotremes of the Australasian region. Australia has the worst extinction rate for the mammals of any continent or country and Papua New Guinea and eastern Indonesia are undergoing rapid development which, if not properly planned and controlled, could threaten the habitat of many marsupials, as well as other species.This Action Plan provides an overall perspective of the problems that confront conservation agencies and NGOs in the region and recommends actions required before the year 2000.
Trade in Australasian marsupials and monotremes
The 1996 Action Plan for Australian Marsupials and Monotremes
Author: Stephanie Maxwell
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780642213952
Category : Electronic books
Languages : en
Pages : 234
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780642213952
Category : Electronic books
Languages : en
Pages : 234
Book Description
Marsupials and Monotremes of Australia
Author: Arthur Gordon Lyne
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Animals
Languages : en
Pages : 80
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Animals
Languages : en
Pages : 80
Book Description
Australian Marsupials and Monotremes
Author: John Gould
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780385096867
Category : Mammals
Languages : en
Pages : 142
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780385096867
Category : Mammals
Languages : en
Pages : 142
Book Description
American and Australasian Marsupials
Author: Nilton C. Cáceres
Publisher: Springer Nature
ISBN: 3031084195
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 1648
Book Description
This book focuses on the evolution, biogeography, systematics, taxonomy, and ecology of New World and Australasian marsupials, greatly expanding the current knowledge base. There are roughly 140 species of New World marsupials, of which the opossum is the best known. Thanks to recent research, there is now an increasing amount of understanding about their evolution, biogeography, systematics, ecology, and conservation in the Americas, especially in South America. There are also some 270 marsupial species in the Australasian region, many of which have been subject to research only in recent years. Based on this information and the authors’ extensive research, this book provides comprehensive insights into the world's marsupials. It will appeal to academics and specialized researchers, students of zoology, paleontology, evolutionary biology, ecology, physiology and conservation as well as interested non-experts.
Publisher: Springer Nature
ISBN: 3031084195
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 1648
Book Description
This book focuses on the evolution, biogeography, systematics, taxonomy, and ecology of New World and Australasian marsupials, greatly expanding the current knowledge base. There are roughly 140 species of New World marsupials, of which the opossum is the best known. Thanks to recent research, there is now an increasing amount of understanding about their evolution, biogeography, systematics, ecology, and conservation in the Americas, especially in South America. There are also some 270 marsupial species in the Australasian region, many of which have been subject to research only in recent years. Based on this information and the authors’ extensive research, this book provides comprehensive insights into the world's marsupials. It will appeal to academics and specialized researchers, students of zoology, paleontology, evolutionary biology, ecology, physiology and conservation as well as interested non-experts.
The Marsupial Order
Author: Rebecca Stefoff
Publisher: Marshall Cavendish
ISBN: 9780761426974
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 100
Book Description
Mammals with young that develop in pouches after birth are marsupials, or metatherians. Kangaroos, koalas, and Tasmanian devils are just a few of the best-known members of this order. Dozens of small, shy, little-known species are found in the Americas and around Australia. The Marsupial Order explores the origins of these mammals and examines their unusual reproductive method, which has unique advantages. In addition, The Marsupial Order discusses the biology, life cycles, and ecological roles of marsupials, as well as current threats to their survival and approaches to conservation. With a survey of the various metatherian suborders and families, The Marsupial Order introduces pouched mammals from wombats to wallabies and beyond. Book jacket.
Publisher: Marshall Cavendish
ISBN: 9780761426974
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 100
Book Description
Mammals with young that develop in pouches after birth are marsupials, or metatherians. Kangaroos, koalas, and Tasmanian devils are just a few of the best-known members of this order. Dozens of small, shy, little-known species are found in the Americas and around Australia. The Marsupial Order explores the origins of these mammals and examines their unusual reproductive method, which has unique advantages. In addition, The Marsupial Order discusses the biology, life cycles, and ecological roles of marsupials, as well as current threats to their survival and approaches to conservation. With a survey of the various metatherian suborders and families, The Marsupial Order introduces pouched mammals from wombats to wallabies and beyond. Book jacket.
The Biology of Marsupials
Author: Don II Hunsaker
Publisher: Elsevier
ISBN: 0323146201
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 556
Book Description
The Biology of Marsupials is a compilation and analysis of the research conducted on New World marsupials that covers both Australian and didelphid marsupials. It is organized into nine chapters that aim to bring scientific community the information available on certain aspects of marsupial biology. After presenting data on karyotypes, comparative serology, classification, and phylogenetic inferences of marsupials, this book goes on discussing the organism's chromosomes, cell cycles, and cytogenetics. A chapter covers the ecological strategies and adaptations of marsupial family, particularly, of the Didelphis virginiana. Another chapter discusses marsupial neurology; evidence of commonalities with eutherian nervous systems; distinctive features peculiar to the marsupial subclass; and neural specialization identification of particular genera and species in this subclass. The following chapter describes the plasticity, variability, and generability of the behavior patterns of marsupials. This book also describes the anatomy and histologic, embryologic, and gerontologic observations of Marmosa robinsoni. The concluding chapters discuss diseases of both American and Australasian marsupials based on zoological, wildlife, parasitological, and veterinary medical studies. Supplemental texts are also provided. This book is ideal for researchers in the fields of developmental anatomy, immunology, neurology, and many aspects of comparative medicine and behavior.
Publisher: Elsevier
ISBN: 0323146201
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 556
Book Description
The Biology of Marsupials is a compilation and analysis of the research conducted on New World marsupials that covers both Australian and didelphid marsupials. It is organized into nine chapters that aim to bring scientific community the information available on certain aspects of marsupial biology. After presenting data on karyotypes, comparative serology, classification, and phylogenetic inferences of marsupials, this book goes on discussing the organism's chromosomes, cell cycles, and cytogenetics. A chapter covers the ecological strategies and adaptations of marsupial family, particularly, of the Didelphis virginiana. Another chapter discusses marsupial neurology; evidence of commonalities with eutherian nervous systems; distinctive features peculiar to the marsupial subclass; and neural specialization identification of particular genera and species in this subclass. The following chapter describes the plasticity, variability, and generability of the behavior patterns of marsupials. This book also describes the anatomy and histologic, embryologic, and gerontologic observations of Marmosa robinsoni. The concluding chapters discuss diseases of both American and Australasian marsupials based on zoological, wildlife, parasitological, and veterinary medical studies. Supplemental texts are also provided. This book is ideal for researchers in the fields of developmental anatomy, immunology, neurology, and many aspects of comparative medicine and behavior.
Australian Marsupials and Monotremes
Author: John Gould
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780333139844
Category : Mammals
Languages : en
Pages : 142
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780333139844
Category : Mammals
Languages : en
Pages : 142
Book Description
Mammals from Pouches and Eggs
Author: Jennifer A. Marshall Graves
Publisher: CSIRO Publishing
ISBN:
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 360
Book Description
Publisher: CSIRO Publishing
ISBN:
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 360
Book Description