Evolutionary Ecology of Marsupials

List of contents

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.

Summary

The ecological literature on marsupials is dominated by descriptive natural history, and there has hitherto been little attempt at either synthesis or evolutionary interpretation. This book attempts to provide such a synthesis, by drawing on both the descriptive data base and predictions from the burgeoning literature on behavioural and evolutionary ecology.

Product details

• Authors: Andrew Cockburn, A. K. Lee, Anthony K. Lee, Anthony K. (Monash University Lee, Anthony K. Cockburn Lee, Lee Anthony K.
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 21.03.1985
• EAN: 9780521252928
• ISBN: 978-0-521-25292-8
• No. of pages: 284
• Series: Monographs on Marsupial Biolog; Monographs on Marsupial Biology
• Subjects: Guides > Nature; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > Zoology; SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Evolution, Animal Ecology, Zoology and animal sciences, Marsupials & monotremes, Zoology: marsupials and monotremes