- Paperback: 288 pages
- Publisher: Oxford University Press; Second Edition edition (Jan 27 2005)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0195550374
- ISBN-13: 978-0195550375
- Product Dimensions: 22.6 x 15.2 x 1.3 cm
- Shipping Weight: 567 g
- Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #940,317 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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This fully revised and updated edition of A Field Guide to the Mammals of Australia is the only comprehensive guide to identifying all 379 species of mammals known in Australia. This book provides concise and accurate details of the appearance, diagnostic features, distribution, habitat, and key behavioural characteristics of all mammals known to have occurred in Australia or its waters since the time of European settlement. Each double-page spread provides all the information needed to identify an animal, a full-color illustration of the entire animal, a smaller diagram of diagnostic features, a distribution map, and species description and measurements, including details of how to differentiate between similar species. Identification keys are provided for groups that are difficult to identify to species level, including keys to the genera of small marsupials, rodents, and bats, and all marine mammals likely to be washed on to an Australian beach: whales, dolphins, porpoises, seals, and the Dugong.
About the Author
Peter Menkhorst is a Senior Wildlife Scientist with the Victorian Department of Conservation and Environment. He has spent 20 years documenting the distribution, ecological requirements and conservation status of Victoria's mammals and birds. Currently, his major responsibilities are managing intensive recovery efforts for three of Victoria's endangered birds, the Orange-bellied Parrot, Helmeted Honeyeater and Regent Honeyeater.
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A total of 379 species of mammal have been recorded from Australia and its continental waters since European settlement, and are included in this field guide. Read the first page
Front Cover | Copyright | Table of Contents | Excerpt | Index | Back Cover
A total of 379 species of mammal have been recorded from Australia and its continental waters since European settlement, and are included in this field guide. Read the first page
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Mammals from the Down Under,
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This review is from: Field Guide to the Mammals of Australia (Paperback)
I've been doing alot of research on illustrating various Australian Mammals and found that this book is the most compacted of all reference materials. You get the whole animal to view. So many times when cross researching you find yourself struggling to figure out what the animals feet really looks like, this book I find is really helpful.
4.0 out of 5 stars
THE field guide,
This review is from: Field Guide to the Mammals of Australia (Paperback)
Peter Menkhorst's book is widely regarded as THE field guide to the mammals of Australia. Compact and easy to use, with fantastic illustrations by Frank Knight, its a must for anyone interested in identifying Australia's diverse mammalian fauna.
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Mammals from the Down Under,
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This review is from: Field Guide to the Mammals of Australia (Paperback)
I've been doing alot of research on illustrating various Australian Mammals and found that this book is the most compacted of all reference materials. You get the whole animal to view. So many times when cross researching you find yourself struggling to figure out what the animals feet really looks like, this book I find is really helpful.
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THE field guide,
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This review is from: Field Guide to the Mammals of Australia (Paperback)
Peter Menkhorst's book is widely regarded as THE field guide to the mammals of Australia. Compact and easy to use, with fantastic illustrations by Frank Knight, its a must for anyone interested in identifying Australia's diverse mammalian fauna.
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best field guide for mammals of australia,
By Damon Andrew Ramsey - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Field Guide to Mammals of Australia (Paperback)
In fact, it is the only real field guide to the mammals of Australia. The Australian museum book is great of course, but is a reference book for home, whereas this is the perfect field guide. The drawings are pretty well spot and capture the look of the animal in the field quite well. Also, very recent. Great book, and good value.Damon Ramsey, Author, "Ecosystem Guides Rainforest of tropical Australia" |
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