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100			_aDawson, Terence J. _936818
245			_aKangaroos _cby Terence J Dawson.
250			_a2nd ed.
260			_aCollingwood, Vic. : _bCSIRO Publishing _c2012.
300			_a 208 pages _billustrations (some color), maps _c24 cm.
505			_aPreface to the first edition -- 1. What are kangaroos?-- 2. Types of kangaroo -- 3. Population structure, dispersal and mortality -- 4. Social organisation -- 5. Reproductive biology. Colour plates -- 6. Life history -- 7. Living in the environment : feeding -- 8. Living in the environment : environmental physiology -- 9. Kangaroos and humans : Aborigines -- 10. Kangaroos and humans : Europeans.
520			_aThis book provides a clear and accessible account of kangaroos, showing how their reproductive patterns, social structure and other aspects of their biology make them well adapted to Australia's harsh climate and demanding environment.
650		0	_aKangaroos. _936819
650		0	_aMacropodidae _936820 _zAustralia.
650		0	_aNatural history _936821 _zAustralia.
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