Mammals of the South-west Pacific
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| Title: | Mammals of the South-west Pacific |
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| Description: | Islands are special because they promote unique forms of life, and large proportions of the species they hold are found nowhere else on Earth. The mammals of the South-west Pacific are no exception, with many distributed only across single islands or archipelagos. Mammals of the South-west Pacific details the natural history for more than 180 species of marsupials, bats and rodents from 24 Pacific nations and territories. Species profiles are accompanied by distribution maps, illustrations and photographs – many being the first images ever captured for the species. By combining available knowledge with unpublished data collected over years of field work, Mammals of the South-west Pacific forms a definitive guide to the mammals from this region. |
| Authors: | Tyrone Lavery, Tim Flannery |
| Resource Type: | eBook. |
| Subjects: | Mammals--Islands of the Pacific--Identification, Mammals--Islands of the Pacific, Mammals--Oceania--Identification |
| Categories: | NATURE / Animals / Mammals, HISTORY / General, SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Ecology, SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Evolution, SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Anatomy & Physiology, SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Biological Diversity |
| Database: | eBook Collection (EBSCOhost) |
| Abstract: | Islands are special because they promote unique forms of life, and large proportions of the species they hold are found nowhere else on Earth. The mammals of the South-west Pacific are no exception, with many distributed only across single islands or archipelagos. Mammals of the South-west Pacific details the natural history for more than 180 species of marsupials, bats and rodents from 24 Pacific nations and territories. Species profiles are accompanied by distribution maps, illustrations and photographs – many being the first images ever captured for the species. By combining available knowledge with unpublished data collected over years of field work, Mammals of the South-west Pacific forms a definitive guide to the mammals from this region. |
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| ISBN: | 9781486312627 9781486312634 9781486312641 |
