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Marsupial Nutrition
Describes the food resources used by all groups of marsupials and the ways in which they digest and metabolise a diverse array of food. The general principles of nutritional ecology and digestive strategies that are introduced are also applicable to all mammals.
Preface; 1. Metabolic rates and nutrient requirements; 2. Carnivorous marsupials; 3. Omnivorous marsupials; 4. Hindgut fermenters - the wombats; 5. Hindgut fermenters - the arboreal folivores; 6. Foregut fermenters - kangaroos and wallabies; 7. Nutritional ecology of kangaroos and wallabies; 8. Foregut fermenters - the rat-kangaroos; 9. Evolution of marsupials and of digestive systems; 10. Future directions; Appendix; References.
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| Pm Supplier | CUP/ Cambridge University Press |
|---|---|
| Pm Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
| Pm Isbn 10 | 0521594065 |
| Pm Isbn 13 | 9780521594066 |
| Pm Publication Date | 1999-12-31 |
| Pm Width | 174 |
| Pm Author | Hume, Ian D |
| Pm Height | 27 |
| Pm Longness | 247 |
- Author: Hume, Ian D
- Page Count: 434
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