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Tree-kangaroos of Australia and New Guinea /
To many people, the suggestion that a kangaroo could live up a tree is fantasy. Yet, in the rainforests of Far North Queensland and New Guinea, there are extraordinary kangaroos that do just that. Many aspects of these marsupials' anatomy and biology suggest a terrestrial kangaroo ancestor. Yet...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Collingwood, VIC :
CSIRO Pub.,
©2005.
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| Colección: | Australian natural history series.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | To many people, the suggestion that a kangaroo could live up a tree is fantasy. Yet, in the rainforests of Far North Queensland and New Guinea, there are extraordinary kangaroos that do just that. Many aspects of these marsupials' anatomy and biology suggest a terrestrial kangaroo ancestor. Yet no one has, so far, come forward with a convincing explanation of how, why and when mammals that was so superbly adapted for life on the ground should end up back in the trees. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (vii, 158 pages) : illustrations (some color), maps |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 150-155) and index. |
| ISBN: | 0643093125 9780643093126 |