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_aDawson, Terence J. _936818 |
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_aKangaroos _cby Terence J Dawson. |
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250 | _a2nd ed. | ||
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_aCollingwood, Vic. : _bCSIRO Publishing _c2012. |
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_a 208 pages _billustrations (some color), maps _c24 cm. |
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505 | _aPreface to the first edition -- 1. What are kangaroos?-- 2. Types of kangaroo -- 3. Population structure, dispersal and mortality -- 4. Social organisation -- 5. Reproductive biology. Colour plates -- 6. Life history -- 7. Living in the environment : feeding -- 8. Living in the environment : environmental physiology -- 9. Kangaroos and humans : Aborigines -- 10. Kangaroos and humans : Europeans. | ||
520 | _aThis book provides a clear and accessible account of kangaroos, showing how their reproductive patterns, social structure and other aspects of their biology make them well adapted to Australia's harsh climate and demanding environment. | ||
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_aKangaroos. _936819 |
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_aMacropodidae _936820 _zAustralia. |
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_aNatural history _936821 _zAustralia. |
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