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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.

Contents

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.

Specifications

Pm Supplier	CUP/ Cambridge University Press
Pm Publisher	Cambridge University Press
Pm Isbn 10	052159555X
Pm Isbn 13	9780521595551
Pm Publication Date	1999-05-27
Pm Width	174
Pm Height	27
Pm Author	Hume, Ian D
Pm Longness	247

Key Info: B/w photos and illus, Figs, tabs
Author: Hume, Ian D
Page Count: 434
Publication Date: 1999-05-27