A Field Guide To The Mammals Of Australia - Couverture souple

Knight, Frank; Menkhorst, Peter

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 019550870X ISBN 13 : 9780195508703

Editeur : OUP Australia and New Zealand, 2001

Synopsis

A Field Guide to the Mammals of Australia is the only comprehensive guide to identifying all 379 species of mammals known in Australia. The book uses classic fieldguide layout, and each two-page spread provides all the information needed to make an identification. The book's features include: full-colour illustrations of every species, including indigenous and introduced mammals, known to have occurred in Australia or its waters since the time of European settlement; 379 distribution maps; fully illustrated identification keys for difficult groups, such as rodents, bats, and whales; detailed text summarising the appearance, dimensions, distribution, habitat, and behaviour of every species.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Peter Menkhorst has been fascinated by Australia's flora and fauna for most of his life. He has participated in fauna surveys in many parts of Australia and has worked in wildlife survey and management in Victoria for twenty-five years. Frank Knight worked as an illustrator for CSIRO for twenty-five years. He has been a member of and has exhibited with the Society of Animal Art in New York. He has also illustrated a number of natural history books, including an Australian bird guide.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: OUP Australia and New Zealand
• Date d'édition: 2001
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 019550870X
• ISBN 13: 9780195508703
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 280
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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