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04560cam a2200445 a 4500 001 F07C26EE6BFF11DEA13FF332A8D7520A 003 SILO 005 20100520060005 008 070917s2007 iluab b 001 0 eng 010 $a 2007038325 020 $a 0226146308 (cloth : alk. paper) 020 $a 9780226146300 (cloth : alk. paper) 035 $a (OCoLC)144220318 040 $a DLC $c DLC $d SILO $d BAKER $d YDXCP $d C#P $d IXA $d UUS $d VP@ $d AGL $d NOR $d MUQ $d BTN $d CHVBK $d NIU $d SILO 043 $a u-at--- 050 00 $a QL737.M3 $b D53 2007 070 0 $a QL737.M3 $b D53 2007 082 00 $a 599.20994 $2 22 082 04 $a 577 100 1 $a Dickman, C. R. $q (Chris R.) 245 1 $a A fragile balance : $b the extraordinary story of Australian marsupials / $c Christopher Dickman ; illustrated by Rosemary Woodford Ganf ; with a foreword by Tim Flannery. 260 $a Chicago : $b The University of Chicago Press, $c 2007. 300 $a x, 246 p. : $b col. ill., col. maps ; $c 32 cm. 504 $a Includes bibliographical references (p. 231-240) and index. 505 00 $t Bridled nailtail wallaby. $t Author's preface -- $t Artist's preface -- $t Introduction -- $t What is a marsupial? -- $t Marsupials : the six per cent solution -- $t Distinctive features -- $t Reproduction : the facts -- $t Reproduction : the myths -- $t Hard structures -- $t Soft structures and behavior -- $t Origins and evolution -- $t Dispersal and diversification -- $t Australasian beginnings -- $t Recent history -- $g The $t last 50,000 years -- $g The $t last 5000 years -- $t Natural history -- $g The $t guild concept -- $t Diets and foraging behavior -- $t Carnivores -- $t Omnivores -- $t Herbivores -- $t Dietary guilds : some caveats -- $t Distribution and abundance -- $t Carnivores -- $t Omnivores -- $t Herbivores -- $t Life histories -- $t Variations on a theme -- $t Carnivores -- $t Omnivores -- $t Herbivores -- $g The $t big picture -- $t Interactions between marsupials and their environment -- $t Cultural history -- $g The $t first Australians -- $g An $t indigenous Australian perspective -- $g The $t European explorers and naturalists -- $g The $t settlers and pastoral pioneers -- $t Strange in a strange land -- $t Conservation -- $t Why conserve marsupials? -- $t Assessing conservation status -- $t Threats to marsupials -- $t Recovery planning -- $t Recovery planning -- $g The $t future -- $t Species accounts -- $t Introduction -- $t Accounts -- $t Glossary -- $t Bibliography -- $t Acknowledgements -- $t Index -- $t Features -- $t Bilby -- $t Koala -- $t Leadbeater's possum -- $t Tasmanian devil -- $t Marsupial moles -- $t Bridled nailtail wallaby. 520 1 $a "Marsupials are nearly synonymous with Australia. Although one of these enigmatic pouched mammals - the opossum -inhabits the United States and another 94 live in South America, more than 200 species are confined to the Australasian region. In Australia, marsupials are the most diverse and dominant indigenous species, from the Tasmanian Devil to the Koala and the tiny Honey Possum to the majestic Red Kangaroo." "The extraordinary story of these fascinating animals, A Fragile Balance, provides up-to-date information on marsupials without losing sight of the unique set of circumstances that led them to diversify Down Under. Covering all marsupial species in Australia, the book uses an evolutionary and natural history framework to interpret their biological traits. The general chapters on biology, evolution, natural history, cultural history and conservation are bounded by feature treatments of six species of note. A Fragile Balance is the first book to emphasize interactions among marsupials, and between marsupials and their environment, as well as between humans and marsupials. The text is completed by accounts of all known species, each including a basic biological and ecological description, a range map and a measure of conservation status."--BOOK JACKET. 650 0 $a Marsupials $z Australia. 650 6 $a Marsupiaux $z Australie. 650 7 $a Beuteltiere $z Australien. $2 idsbb 650 7 $a Beuteltiere. $2 idszbz 856 41 $3 Table of contents only $u http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0727/2007038325.html 856 42 $3 Contributor biographical information $u http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0801/2007038325-b.html 856 42 $3 Publisher description $u http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0801/2007038325-d.html 941 $a 4 952 $l USUX851 $d 20160824042010.0 952 $l UNUX074 $d 20100520060857.0 952 $l OMAX631 $d 20090806113132.0 952 $l UTAX115 $d 20090708133753.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=F07C26EE6BFF11DEA13FF332A8D7520A 994 $a 02 $b NIUInitiate Another SILO Locator Search