Cargando…

Secret lives of carnivorous marsupials /

Provides a unique insight into the history and habits of the world's carnivorous marsupials.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autores principales: Baker, Andrew (Autor), Dickman, C. R. (Chris R.) (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Clayton South, VIC : CSIRO Publishing, [2018]
Temas:
Acceso en línea:Texto completo

MARC

LEADER 00000cam a2200000Mi 4500
001 EBSCO_on1047646706
003 OCoLC
005 20231017213018.0
006 m o d
007 cr cnu---unuuu
008 180808s2018 vraab ob f001 0 eng d
040 |a YDX  |b eng  |e rda  |e pn  |c YDX  |d EBLCP  |d YDX  |d N$T  |d MERUC  |d OCLCF  |d OCLCQ  |d UKAHL  |d OCLCQ  |d SFB  |d RECBK  |d OCLCQ  |d OCLCO  |d OCLCQ  |d OCLCO 
019 |a 1164732522  |a 1241755719  |a 1300586827 
020 |a 9781486305155  |q (electronic bk.) 
020 |a 1486305156  |q (electronic bk.) 
020 |a 9781486305162  |q (electronic publication) 
020 |a 1486305164  |q (electronic publication) 
020 |z 9781486305148  |q (paperback) 
020 |z 1486305148  |q (paperback) 
028 0 2 |a EB00770933  |b Recorded Books 
029 1 |a AU@  |b 000064823111 
029 1 |a AU@  |b 000068187806 
035 |a (OCoLC)1047646706  |z (OCoLC)1164732522  |z (OCoLC)1241755719  |z (OCoLC)1300586827 
050 4 |a QL737.M3  |b S43 2018 
072 7 |a NAT  |x 019000  |2 bisacsh 
072 7 |a SCI  |x 070030  |2 bisacsh 
082 0 4 |a 599.2  |2 23 
049 |a UAMI 
100 1 |a Baker, Andrew,  |e author. 
245 1 0 |a Secret lives of carnivorous marsupials /  |c Andrew Baker and Chris Dickman. 
264 1 |a Clayton South, VIC :  |b CSIRO Publishing,  |c [2018] 
300 |a 1 online resource (viii, 320 pages) :  |b illustrations, maps 
336 |a text  |b txt  |2 rdacontent 
337 |a computer  |b c  |2 rdamedia 
338 |a online resource  |b cr  |2 rdacarrier 
504 |a Includes bibliographical references and index. 
505 0 |a Cover; Title; Copyright; Foreword; Contents; Acknowledgements; 1 The carnivorous marsupials; What are marsupials?; What makes a marsupial 'carnivorous'?; Diversity: how many carnivorous marsupials are there?; 2 Guide to carnivorous marsupials; Australian fauna (2 orders, 3 families, 15 genera, 61 endemic species); New Guinean fauna (1 order, 1 family, 6 genera, 15 endemic species); American fauna (3 orders, 3 families, 13 genera, 58 endemic species); 'Nearly' carnivorous marsupials; 3 Biogeography; Where are carnivorous marsupials found and how did they get there?; 4 Relationships. 
505 8 |a General morphology: body plans of carnivorous mammalsWhat is a 'species', and how do you tell one from another?; Systematics; 5 Extinct fauna; Fossil carnivorous marsupials and their ecology; Evolutionary patterns: I. From ancestral forms to the Pleistocene; Evolutionary patterns: II. From Pleistocene megafauna extinctions to the present day; 6 The mammal hunters: discovery of carnivorous marsupials; Early European discoveries of carnivorous marsupials; Taxonomy of carnivorous marsupials: the pre-eminence of Oldfield Thomas. 
505 8 |a Strangers in strange lands: other hunter-collectors of carnivorous marsupialsIndigenous relationships with carnivorous marsupials; 7 Habitats and distributions; Species' distributions and habitat preferences; Specialists; Generalists; Detective work: how can we deduce habitat preferences?; Big picture patterns: above the species level; 8 Habits: secret lives; Specialists; Generalists; 9 Diets and eating habits; Diets: moving feasts; Foraging behaviour: ambush versus search and destroy; Processing the prey: teeth and other morphological adaptations. 
505 8 |a Population-and community-level effects of carnivorous marsupials10 Reproduction and life histories; Reproduction: the basics; Life histories; Big-bang theories; 11 Conservation; Conservation in the Anthropocene; Assessing conservation status; Improving conservation status; What can you do?; Appendix: List of carnivorous marsupial species; References; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; X; Y; Z. 
520 |a Provides a unique insight into the history and habits of the world's carnivorous marsupials. 
588 0 |a Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on September 05, 2018). 
590 |a eBooks on EBSCOhost  |b EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - Worldwide 
650 0 |a Carnivorous marsupials. 
650 7 |a NATURE  |x Animals  |x Mammals.  |2 bisacsh 
650 7 |a SCIENCE  |x Life Sciences  |x Zoology  |x Mammals.  |2 bisacsh 
650 7 |a Carnivorous marsupials  |2 fast 
700 1 |a Dickman, C. R.  |q (Chris R.),  |e author. 
776 0 8 |i Print version:  |z 9781486305148  |z 1486305148  |w (OCoLC)1022290193 
856 4 0 |u https://ebsco.uam.elogim.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=1856984  |z Texto completo 
938 |a Askews and Holts Library Services  |b ASKH  |n AH35093523 
938 |a Askews and Holts Library Services  |b ASKH  |n AH35093522 
938 |a EBL - Ebook Library  |b EBLB  |n EBL5476853 
938 |a EBSCOhost  |b EBSC  |n 1856984 
938 |a Recorded Books, LLC  |b RECE  |n rbeEB00770933 
938 |a YBP Library Services  |b YANK  |n 15616314 
994 |a 92  |b IZTAP