Mammals of the South-west Pacific

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By: Tyrone Lavery, Tim Flannery

eBook - June 2023 - eRetailers

Provides a much-needed update to the mammalogy of Melanesia, Micronesia and Polynesia.

Islands are special because they promote unique forms of life, and large proportions of the species they hold are found nowhere else on Earth. The mammals of the South-west Pacific are no exception, with many distributed only across single islands or archipelagos. + Full description

Mammals of the South-west Pacific details the natural history for more than 180 species of marsupials, bats and rodents from 24 Pacific nations and territories. Species profiles are accompanied by distribution maps, illustrations and photographs – many being the first images ever captured for the species. By combining available knowledge with unpublished data collected over years of field work, Mammals of the South-west Pacific forms a definitive guide to the mammals from this region.

Winner, The Royal Zoological Society of NSW 2024 Whitley Medal

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Sales in Australia and New Zealand only. Elsewhere, this title is available through CRC Press [external link].

Reviews

"This book is a must have for anyone with a serious interest in the mammals of the region!"
The Birdbooker Report, 25 June 2023

"Mammals of the South-west Pacific is such a wonderful resource. It brings to life the multitudes of mammals in this remote part of the world"
Justine E. Hausheer, Cool Green Science, August 2023

Details

Hardback | June 2023 | $220.00
ISBN: 9781486312627 | 360 pages | 245 x 170 mm
Publisher: CSIRO Publishing
Colour photographs, Illustrations

ePDF | June 2023
ISBN: 9781486312634
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Features

Details the distribution, diet, reproduction, taxonomy and conservation of over 180 mammal species indigenous to the South-west Pacific.
Species accounts cover prehistoric and modern introductions, and extinctions.
Features distribution maps, colour photographs and species illustrations.
Body measurements combined with listed diagnostic features, photographs and distribution maps will assist the reader with species identification.
Provides a much-needed update to the mammalogy of the islands commonly grouped together under the banners of Melanesia, Micronesia and Polynesia.

Foreword
About the authors
Preface
Acknowledgements

Introduction
Preamble to species accounts
Geology
Flora and vegetation
Human presence, translocation and extinction
Palaeontology
Zoogeography
Conservation of South-west Pacific mammals

Species accounts
- Monotremata
- Dasyuromorphia
- Peramelemorphia
- Diprotodontia
- Rodentia
- Chiroptera

Introduced species
- Artiodactyla
- Carnivora
- Diprotodontia
- Erinaceomorpha
- Lagomorpha
- Primates
- Rodentia
- Soricomorpha

Glossary
Appendix A: Annotated faunal list for the nations and territories of the region
References
Index

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Authors

Tyrone Lavery is a mammologist. He was first drawn to the South-west Pacific by a desire to search for undescribed species. He has studied many of its rare and unique mammals, discovering how they are related, where they occur and the threats they are facing. Tyrone endeavours to support Pacific Island communities through this research.

Tim Flannery is a palaeontologist, explorer and conservationist. From the late 1980s, Tim’s focus shifted towards the living mammals of Melanesia and the Pacific Islands. In 1995 he published comprehensive works on the biologically rich regions of New Guinea and the Pacific. Tim maintains a role in Pacific Island conservation efforts today via relationships with organisations and communities in Melanesia.