Opossums - An Adaptive Radiation of New World Marsupials

Peering into every biological facet of the lives of these long-neglected mammals, the volume includes; introductory chapters explaining the paleontological and biogeographic context for opossum evolution; an overview of the extant fauna, which includes over 100 species in 18 genera; a section devoted to opossum phenotypes: morphology, physiology, and behavior; detailed information on opossum natural history, including habitats, diets, predators, and parasites; in-depth and novel interpretations of opossums' adaptive radiation in a phylogenetic contextIntended for undergraduate biology majors, graduate students, and research professionals, this coherent and original portrait of opossums will be of particular interest to mammalogists, evolutionary biologists, and Neotropical field biologists as well as biomedical researchers working with Monodelphis domestica as a model organism.

About the author

Robert S. Voss is a curator of mammals at the American Museum of Natural History and an adjunct professor at the Graduate Center of the City University of New York.Sharon A. Jansa is a curator of mammals at the Bell Museum and a professor of ecology, evolution, and behavior at the University of Minnesota.

Product details

• Authors: Sharon A. Jansa, Sharon A. (University of Minnesota) Jansa, Robert S. Voss, Robert S. (American Museum of Natural Histor Voss, Robert S. (American Museum of Natural History) Voss, Voss Robert S.
• Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.03.2021
• EAN: 9781421439785
• ISBN: 978-1-4214-3978-5
• No. of pages: 328
• Subjects: Guides > Nature; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > Zoology; Evolution, SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Evolution, SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Biology, Biology, life sciences, Marsupials & monotremes