Koala a natural history and an uncertain future
"A biologist takes us into the still mysterious world of koalas, from their marsupial ancestors to current threats to their existence. Koalas are one of the most beloved animals, but despite their celebrity, we are just learning much about their nature and history. Blending evolutionary biology, nat...
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New York, NY :
W. W. Norton & Company, Inc.,
2023.
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| Edition: | First American edition. |
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Table of Contents:
- Into the woods. Koalas rare and plenty
- From fossils and bones. Dropbears in the family ; The Lakes District ; From the gulf to the sea ; A giant at the foot of the world
- Life in the forest. Anatomy of a climber ; The eucalypt empire ; You are what you eat ; The guts of the problem
- A life in reflection. From pouch to piggyback ; Sociable loners ; When it's smart to be slow ; Sensory overload
- Everything changes. Koalas far and wide ; A new arrival ; The English annexation ; War and guns ; Saving the koala
- Future tense. Sex, disease, and genetic diversity ; Expansion and retreat ; Under fire ; In a perfect world.
