Table of Contents and Preface
PDF (193 KB)Life of Marsupials
1 What is a marsupial?
pp. 1-36
2 Reproduction and development
pp. 37-102
3 Opossums of the Americas: cousins from a distant time
pp. 103-138
4 Predatory marsupials of Australasia: bright-eyed killers of the night
pp. 139-164
5 Bandicoots: fast-living opportunists
pp. 165-182
6 Pygmy possums and sugar gliders: pollen eaters and sap suckers
pp. 183-218
7 Life in the trees: koala, greater glider and possum
pp. 219-266
8 Wombats: vegetarians of the underworld
pp. 267-286
9 Consummate kangaroos
pp. 287-364
10 Marsupials and people: past and present
pp. 365-442