Mammals of the South-west Pacific
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Mammals of the South-west Pacific

  1. 360 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Mammals of the South-west Pacific

About this book

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 By combining available knowledge with unpublished data collected over years of field work, Mammals of the South-west Pacific forms a definitive guide to the mammals from this region, noting the scope excludes mainland New Guinea.

Winner, The Royal Zoological Society of NSW 2024 Whitley Medal

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half Title
  3. Dedication
  4. Title Page
  5. Copyright
  6. Foreword
  7. Contents
  8. About the authors
  9. Preface
  10. Acknowledgements
  11. Introduction
  12. Preamble to species accounts
  13. Geology
  14. Flora and vegetation
  15. Human presence, translocation and extinction
  16. Palaeontology
  17. Zoogeography
  18. Conservation of South-west Pacific mammals
  19. Species accounts
  20. Introduced species
  21. Glossary
  22. Appendix A: Annotated faunal list for the nations and territories of the region
  23. References
  24. Index