Native Mice and Rats
1st Edition
Published on 17. December 2007
165 pages
978-0-643-09559-5 (ISBN)
Description
Australia's native rodents are the most ecologically diverse family of Australian mammals. There are about 60 living species - all within the subfamily Murinae - representing around 25 per cent of all species of Australian mammals. They range in size from the very small delicate mouse to the highly specialised, arid-adapted hopping mouse, the large tree rat and the carnivorous water rat. Native Mice and Rats describes the evolution and ecology of this much-neglected group of animals. It details the diversity of their reproductive biology, their dietary adaptations and social behaviour. The book also includes information on rodent parasites and diseases, and concludes by outlining the changes in distribution of the various species since the arrival of Europeans as well as current conservation programs.
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Native Mice and Rats
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Content
- Intro
- Title
- Copyright
- Contents
- Preface And Acknowledgements
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Diversity
- 3. Distribution
- 4. Origins and evolution
- 5. Reproduction
- 6. Diet and gastrointestinal tract
- 7. Populations and communities
- 8. Social organisation and behaviour
- 9. Parasites and disease (by Andrew Breed)
- 10. Conservation
- Glossary
- Bibliography
- Index
