Marsupials
By: edited by Patricia J. Armati, Chris R. Dickman, Ian D. Hume
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Cambridge
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] /
Number of pages: 377
ISBN-13: 9780511242076; 9780511240423; 9780511240942
Subjects: Life Sciences; Animals; NATURE; Zoology; SCIENCE; Marsupials; Mammals
Description: Marsupials are a unique group of mammals, typically associated with Australia, although many species occur in South America. This volume provides a synthesis of the latest developments in marsupial biology, bringing together knowledge currently scattered throughout the primary literature.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.
Table of contents: title: The evolution and classification of marsupials / Michael Archer and John Kirsch; title: What marsupials can do for genetics and what genetics can do for marsupials / William Sherwin and Jennifer A. Marshall Graves; title: Reproduction / Geoff Shaw; title: Lactation / Andrew Krockenberger; title: Nutrition and digestion / Ian D. Hume; title: The nervous system / John Nelson and Patricia J. Armati; title: The immunolymphatic system / Paula Cisternas and Patricia J. Armati; title: Ecology and life histories / Chris R. Dickman and Emerson Vieira; title: Behaviour / David B. Croft and John F. Eisenberg; title: Conservation and management / Andrew A. Burbridge and John F. Eisenberg.