
By Hugh Tyndale-Biscoe
ISBN-10: 0643062572
ISBN-13: 9780643062573
ISBN-10: 064309220X
ISBN-13: 9780643092204
Joint winner of the 2005 Whitley Medal. incorporated in selection Magazine's 2006 amazing educational Titles record. during the last part a century examine has printed that marsupials – faraway from being ‘second type’ mammals – have variations for specific methods of lifestyles relatively equivalent to their placental opposite numbers. regardless of lengthy separate evolution, there are awesome similarities within which marsupials have solved the demanding situations of dwelling in such environments as deserts, alpine snowfields or tropical rainforests. a few can live to tell the tale grass, a few on pollen and others on leaves; a few can drift, a few can swim and others hop with striking potency. In lifetime of Marsupials, one of many world’s top specialists explores the biology and evolution of this strange crew – with their amazing variety of kinds around the globe – in Australia, New Guinea and South the United States. FeaturesWritten by way of a number one specialist on marsupial biology Covers all marsupials in Australia, New Guinea and South the United States color images of 39 species
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