The Marsupial OrderMarshall Cavendish, 2008 - 96 páginas Mammals with young that develop in pouches after birth are marsupials, or metatherians. Kangaroos, koalas, and Tasmanian devils are just a few of the best-known members of this order. Dozens of small, shy, little-known species are found in the Americas and around Australia. The Marsupial Order explores the origins of these mammals and examines their unusual reproductive method, which has unique advantages. In addition, The Marsupial Order discusses the biology, life cycles, and ecological roles of marsupials, as well as current threats to their survival and approaches to conservation. With a survey of the various metatherian suborders and families, The Marsupial Order introduces pouched mammals from wombats to wallabies and beyond. Book jacket. |
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INTRODUCTION Classifying Life | 7 |
CHAPTER ONE The Origins of Pouched Mammals | 19 |
CHAPTER TWO Modern Marsupials | 35 |
CHAPTER THREE The Marsupials of Australia | 47 |
CHAPTER FOUR American Opossums | 69 |
CHAPTER FIVE Living with Marsupials | 79 |
Glossary | 88 |
Bibliography | 94 |
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Aborigines American marsupials Ameridelphia arboreal Australia Australian marsupials bandicoots bilbies biologists carnivore classification continents creatures developed DFTD dinosaurs Diprotodontia Dromiciops egg-laying mammals eggs endangered environments epipubic bone European eutherians evolution extinct feet females forest fossils genus give birth glider Gondwana grass Guinea habitat hind legs hunting inches island known koalas landmass Laurasia Linnaeus live young macropods Macropus males mammary glands marsu marsupial cats marsupial mole marsupial species marsupials and placental Metatherians million years ago monito del monte monotremes mouse opossum nests newborn marsupials Nicholson North northern hairy-nosed wombats Notoryctes Numbats organisms Pelsaert pials placental mammals plants and animals potoroo pouch predator pygmy possum quoll red kangaroo shrew opossums smaller South America species of marsupials spend suborder survived tails Tasmanian devil Tasmanian tiger taxonomy teeth therapsids thylacine Thylacosmilus tiny toes tree Virginia opossum wildlife wombat burrows yapok