Secret lives of carnivorous marsupials / Andrew Baker and Chris Dickman.

There are about 128 living species of carnivorous marsupial mammals. They range in size from tiny insect-eating planigales - at just a few grams some of the world's smallest mammals - to the formidable Tasmanian Devil, a scavenging flesh-lover with the most powerful, bone-crushing jaws of any mammal...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Baker, Andrew, 1971- (Author)
Dickman, C. R. (Chris R.) (Author)
Language:English
Published: Clayton South, VIC : CSIRO Publishing, [2018]
Subjects:
Carnivorous marsupials.
Carnivorous marsupials > Behavior.
Marsupials.
Marsupials > Behavior.
Wildlife: general interest.
Australian
Physical Description:viii, 320 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps ; 28 cm
Variant Title:
Carnivorous marsupials
Format: Book
Contents:
  • The carnivorous marsupials
  • Guide to carnivorous marsupials
  • Biogeography
  • Relationships
  • Extinct fauna
  • The mammal hunters : discovery of carnivorous marsupials
  • Habitats and distributions
  • Habits : secret lives
  • Diets and eating habits
  • Reproduction and life histories
  • Conservation
  • Appendix: List of carnivorous marsupial species.