Fragile Balance The Extraordinary Story of Australian Marsupials

Name: Fragile Balance The Extraordinary Story of Australian Marsupials
Price: 160.85 USD
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ISBN: 9780226146300

ISBN-10: 0226146308

ISBN-13: 9780226146300

Edition: 2007

Authors: Christopher Dickman, Rosemary Woodford Ganf, Tim Flannery, C. R. Dickman

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Marsupials are nearly synonymous with Australia. Although one of these enigmatic pouched mammals—the opossum—inhabits the United States and another 80 or so thrive in South America, some 220 species are confined to the Australasian region. In Australia, marsupials are the most diverse and dominant indigenous species, from the wallaby and the wombat to the kangaroo and koala. The extraordinary story of these fascinating animals,A Fragile Balanceprovides the most up-to-date information on marsupials without losing sight of the unique set of circumstances that led them to prevalence Down Under. Covering all marsupial species in Australia, the book uses an evolutionary framework to interpret…

Book details

List price: $87.00
Copyright year: 2007
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Publication date: 1/30/2008
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 256
Size: 9.75" wide x 12.75" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 4.048
Language: English



What Is a Marsupial?


Origins and Evolution


Recent History


Natural History


Cultural History


Conservation


Species Accounts


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