Observations on the Breeding of the Platypus in Captivity
Author | : David Fleay |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 7 |
Release | : 1944 |
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Author | : David Fleay |
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Total Pages | : 7 |
Release | : 1944 |
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Author | : David Howells Fleay |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 66 |
Release | : 1944 |
Genre | : Monotremes |
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The main purpose of this little book is to chronicle events and observations concerned with the first hatching of Australioa's extraordinary platypus in captivity.
Author | : Stephen Jackson |
Publisher | : CSIRO PUBLISHING |
Total Pages | : 548 |
Release | : 2007-10-01 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 0643098585 |
This authoritative volume represents a complete and comprehensive guide to the husbandry of Australian marsupials and other mammals. Australian Mammals: Biology and Captive Management dedicates a chapter to each group of animals including the platypus, the echidna, carnivorous marsupials, numbats, bandicoots and bilbies, koalas, wombats, possums and gliders, macropods, bats, rodents and the dingo. For each animal group the following information is covered: Biology; Housing; Capture and restraint; Transport; Diet; Breeding; Artificial rearing; and Behaviour and behavioural enrichment. The book provides a complete literature review of all known information on the biology of each group of animals and brings information on their biology in the wild into captive situations. Also, for the first time, it provides practical guidelines for hand-rearing, and has been extensively reviewed by zookeepers and veterinarians to incorporate the most up-to-date information and techniques. Australian Mammals: Biology and Captive Management provides practical guidance for zoo-keepers, veterinarians, zoologists, researchers and students. Winner of the 2004 Whitley Medal. Shortlisted in the Scholarly Reference section of the 2004 Australian Awards for Excellence in Educational Publishing.
Author | : Tom Grant |
Publisher | : CSIRO PUBLISHING |
Total Pages | : 168 |
Release | : 2007-10-02 |
Genre | : Nature |
ISBN | : 0643101276 |
Since it first became known to European scientists and naturalists in 1798, the platypus has been the subject of controversy, interest and absolute wonder. Found only in Australia, the platypus is a mammal that lays eggs but, like other mammals, it has fur and suckles its young on milk. Many early biologists who visited the British colonies in Australia, including Charles Darwin, went out of their way to observe this remarkable animal. In Australia today the species is considered to be an icon, but one that many Australians have never seen in the wild. This book presents established factual information about the platypus and examines the most recent research findings, along with some of the colourful history of the investigation of its biology. This completely updated edition covers its anatomy, distribution and abundance, breeding, production of venom, unique senses, ecology, ancestry and conservation. It includes a 'Frequently Asked Questions' section for the general reader and, for those wishing to find out more detailed information, a comprehensive reference list.
Author | : William Mayer |
Publisher | : Elsevier |
Total Pages | : 339 |
Release | : 2012-12-02 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 0323155251 |
Physiological Mammalogy, Volume II: Mammalian Reactions to Stressful Environments deals with natural mammalian populations and their adaptations to stressful environments. The book explores the physiology and morphology of reproduction and development; water metabolism; and hibernation. This volume is organized into three chapters and begins with a discussion of aspects of reproduction and embryology that are purely mammalian, emphasizing the mammalian reproductive organs and the evolutionary trends in such organs. The next chapter focuses on water balance in desert rodents. Inasmuch as reproduction is considerably affected by the environment, it also can be considered a process modified by environmental stresses. The final chapter examines hibernation as a mechanism for mammals to avoid periods of unfavorable environment. This chapter also describes the poikilothermic state of mammalian populations during hibernation, along with the consequences of reduced metabolic rate during hibernation. Experimental animal biologists and those who work with mammals will find this book invaluable.
Author | : Tom Grant |
Publisher | : CSIRO PUBLISHING |
Total Pages | : 168 |
Release | : 2007-10-02 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 0643102752 |
Since it first became known to European scientists and naturalists in 1798, the platypus has been the subject of controversy, interest and absolute wonder. Found only in Australia, the platypus is a mammal that lays eggs but, like other mammals, it has fur and suckles its young on milk. Many early biologists who visited the British colonies in Australia, including Charles Darwin, went out of their way to observe this remarkable animal. In Australia today the species is considered to be an icon, but one that many Australians have never seen in the wild. This book presents established factual information about the platypus and examines the most recent research findings, along with some of the colourful history of the investigation of its biology. This completely updated edition covers its anatomy, distribution and abundance, breeding, production of venom, unique senses, ecology, ancestry and conservation. It includes a 'Frequently Asked Questions' section for the general reader and, for those wishing to find out more detailed information, a comprehensive reference list.
Author | : |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 266 |
Release | : 1973 |
Genre | : Zoology |
ISBN | : |
Vols. for include reports and proceedings of the Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales.
Author | : David Fleay |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 44 |
Release | : 1945 |
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Total Pages | : 744 |
Release | : 1950 |
Genre | : Zoology |
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Author | : Tom Grant |
Publisher | : UNSW Press |
Total Pages | : 116 |
Release | : 1995 |
Genre | : Nature |
ISBN | : 9780868401430 |
Along with the kangaroos, the platypus is totally identified with Australia, and no other living animal has intrigues and fascinated the layperson and the scientist to quite the same degree. This book confines itself to the know facts rather than to the myths and legends with surround this beautiful, secretive and shy creature. In a clear narrative style assisted by superb illustrations, The Platypus takes us through the four seasons in the life of a platypus, describing for us what they eat, where they live, how they reproduce and how they are adapted for survival in an environment that is periodically ravaged by floods and droughts. This third edition of The Platypus has been thoroughly revised and re-designed enabling the reader to be fully up-to-date on the latest research findings about this unique Australian creature.