Colour illustrations
827 pages
Publishers:
CSIRO PUBLISHING / Australian Biological Resources Study (ABRS)
This second part of Volume 1 provides excellent coverage of the 34 native Australian mammal families, as well as the nine introduced families of mammals, in an Australian context. General essays and each family chapter include information on the history of scientific discovery, morphology and physiology, natural history, biogeography and phylogeny, care and conservation. Complete pictorial keys to the genera of mammals in Australia are included.
Anyone interested in the mammals of Australia will find this well-illustrated and authoritatively presented volume an indispensable companion.