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Description: |
xix, 610 pages : illustrations, maps ; 27 cm |
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Bibliography Note: |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 481-570) and index. |
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Contents Note: |
Contents: Foreword to the first edition / K. Wodzicki -- Preface to the second edition / C.M. King. History. Aims and limitations. Coverage. Corrections and additions. Citation -- Contributors -- Acknowledgements -- List of colour plates -- Editor's introduction / C.M. King. The unique New Zealand mammal fauna. Geographical background. Historical background. Composition of the species list. Introduced mammals as pests. Mammals as a resource. Adaptation in action -- Preamble to species accounts. Taxonomy. Maps. Layout of species accounts -- Order marsupialia. Dama wallaby ; Bennett's wallaby ; Parma wallaby ; Black-striped wallaby ; Brushtailed rock wallaby ; Swamp wallaby / B. Warburton. Brushtail possum / P.E. Cowan -- Order insectivora. European hedgehog / C. Jones & M.D. Sanders -- Order chiroptera. NZ long-tailed bat / C.F.J. O'Donnell. Lesser short-tailed bat ; Greater short-tailed bat / B. Lloyd. Little red flying fox / C.M. King -- Order lagomorpha. European rabbit / G. Norbury & B. Reddiex. Brown hare / G. Norbury & J.E.C. Flux -- Order rodentia. Kiore / I.A.E. Atkinson & D.R. Towns. Norway rat ; Ship rat / J.G. Innes. House mouse / W.A. Ruscoe & E.C. Murphy -- Order carnivora. NZ fur seal ; Subantarctic fur seal ; NZ sea lion ; Southern elephant seal ; Weddell seal ; Leopard seal ; Crabeater seal ; Ross seal / R. Harcourt. Kurī / G. Clark. Stoat / C.M. King & E.C. Murphy. Weasel / C.M. King. Feral ferret / B.K. Clapperton & A. Byrom. Feral cat / C. Gillies & B.M. Fitzgerald -- Order perissodactyla. Feral horse / C.J. Veltman -- Order artiodactyla. Feral pig / J.C. McIlroy. Feral cattle / J.P. Parkes. Chamois / D.M. Forsyth. Himalayan tahr / D.M. Forsyth & K. Tustin. Feral goat ; Feral sheep / J.P. Parkes. Red deer / G. Nugent & W. Fraser. Wapiti / G. Nugent. Sika deer / W. Fraser. Sambar deer / W. Fraser & G. Nugent. Rusa deer / W. Fraser. Axis deer / G. Nugent. Fallow deer / G. Nugent & G. Asher. White-tailed deer / G. Nugent. Moose / K. Tustin. |
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Summary, Etc. Note: |
Summary: Features fully documented descriptions of all the land-breeding mammals that are or have been resident in New Zealand (including the Ross Dependency, Antarctica). The naturally dynamic and varied environment has become home to an unusual mixture of species brought from both temperate and tropical climates from around the world. Examines the diverse and fascinating ways these species have established themselves and adapted to co-existing in the foreign environment. Details the changes affecting native flora and fauna and agriculture, and explores the impact of these shifts. All species are set out in a standardized form for easy reference, and include accounts of measurements, distribution (worldwide and in New Zealand), habitat, social organization and behavior, reproduction and development, predators, parasites, diseases, their significance to the New Zealand environment. |