Description |
vi, 135 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of color plates : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm |
Series |
Australian natural history series |
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Australian natural history series.
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Contents |
Introduction -- Historical background -- Identification and distribution -- Anatomy and physiology -- Reproduction and life cycle -- Mortality and disease -- Behaviour -- Diet and feeding ecology -- Migration -- Conservation and management -- Rehabilitation and rearing |
Summary |
Sometimes kept as family pets, flying foxes are much beloved in Australia. Issues covered include descriptions of Australia's 13 species of flying foxes and blossom bats, their physiology of flight, ecology, diet and behaviour, and management of populations |
Analysis |
Bats |
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Natural resource management |
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Physiology |
Notes |
Includes index |
Bibliography |
Bibliography: pages [118]-125 |
Subject |
Bats -- Australia -- Identification.
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Bats -- Australia -- Identification.
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Bats -- Australia.
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Flying foxes -- Australia -- Identification.
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Flying foxes -- Australia -- Identification.
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Flying foxes -- Australia.
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Author |
Richards, Gregory C., 1949-
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Saunders, Louise.
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LC no. |
00002139 |
ISBN |
0868405612 |
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