Author: Anne GedyePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Mammals
Languages : en
Pages : 478
Book Description
Report on the Mammalian Fauna of the Murray Valley, Victoria
Author: Anne GedyeAustralian National Bibliography
Author: Australian Wildlife Research
Author: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (Australia)Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Animals
Languages : en
Pages : 640
Book Description
Australian Mammal Society
Author: Mammals from the Age of Dinosaurs
Author: Zofia Kielan-JaworowskaPublisher: Columbia University Press
ISBN: 0231119186
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 649
Book Description
Few aspects of American military history have been as vigorously debated as Harry Truman's decision to use atomic bombs against Japan. In this carefully crafted volume, Michael Kort describes the wartime circumstances and thinking that form the context for the decision to use these weapons, surveys the major debates related to that decision, and provides a comprehensive collection of key primary source documents that illuminate the behavior of the United States and Japan during the closing days of World War II. Kort opens with a summary of the debate over Hiroshima as it has evolved since 1945. He then provides a historical overview of thye events in question, beginning with the decision and program to build the atomic bomb. Detailing the sequence of events leading to Japan's surrender, he revisits the decisive battles of the Pacific War and the motivations of American and Japanese leaders. Finally, Kort examines ten key issues in the discussion of Hiroshima and guides readers to relevant primary source documents, scholarly books, and articles.
Australian Government Publications
Author: Burke and Wills
Author: Edmund Bernard JoycePublisher: CSIRO PUBLISHING
ISBN: 0643103325
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 369
Book Description
Reveals for the first time the true extent and limits of the scientific achievements of the Burke and Wills Expedition.
Carnivores of Australia
Author: Alistair GlenPublisher: CSIRO PUBLISHING
ISBN: 0643103171
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 449
Book Description
The Australian continent provides a unique perspective on the evolution and ecology of carnivorous animals. In earlier ages, Australia provided the arena for a spectacular radiation of marsupial and reptilian predators. The causes of their extinctions are still the subject of debate. Since European settlement, Australia has seen the extinction of one large marsupial predator (the thylacine), another (the Tasmanian devil) is in danger of imminent extinction, and still others have suffered dramatic declines. By contrast, two recently-introduced predators, the fox and cat, have been spectacularly successful, with devastating impacts on the Australian fauna. Carnivores of Australia: Past, Present and Future explores Australia's unique predator communities from pre-historic, historic and current perspectives. It covers mammalian, reptilian and avian carnivores, both native and introduced to Australia. It also examines the debate surrounding how best to manage predators to protect livestock and native biodiversity. Readers will benefit from the most up-to-date synthesis by leading researchers and managers in the field of carnivore biology. By emphasising Australian carnivores as exemplars of flesh-eaters in other parts of the world, this book will be an important reference for researchers, wildlife managers and students worldwide.
The Australian Encyclopaedia
Author: Mammals of Victoria
Author: Peter MenkhorstPublisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 392
Book Description
The Victorian environment, climate, habitats and natural regions - Species accounts ; Leopard seal - Crabeater seal - Southern elephant seal - Killer whale - Dolphins - Humpback whale - Southern right whale__