Evolutionary Ecology of Marsupials

ISBN-13: 9780521252928 / Angielski / Twarda / 1985 / 284 str.

Anthony K. Lee; A. K. Lee; Andrew Cockburn

Opis

This book documents the excellent potential the study of marsupials provides for resolution of theoretical questions of general importance in biology.

Spis treści

Preface; 1. Introduction; 2. Marsupials and their resources; 3. The marsupial life history; 4. Life histories of the carnivorous marsupials; 5. Life histories of the herbivorous marsupials; 6. Antechinus as a paradigm in evolutionary ecology; 7. Coevolution and community structure; 8. Future directions; Appendix 1; Appendix 2; References; Marsupial genus and species index; Subject index.