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eBooks on Mammals

Australian mammals: biology and captive management by Stephen Jackson
ISBN: 9780643095076
Publication Date: 2007
Taxonomy of Australian mammals by Stephen Jackson; Colin Groves
ISBN: 9781486300129
Publication Date: 2015

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eBooks

Studying captive animals: a workbook of methods in behaviour, welfare and ecology by Paul A. Rees
ISBN: 9781118629352
Publication Date: 2015
This book outlines the methods that may be used to study the behaviour, welfare and ecology of animals living under the control of humans.
The bird way: a new look at how birds talk, work, play, parent and think by Jennifer Ackerman
ISBN: 9781925713763
Publication Date: 2020
From the bestselling author of The Genius of Birds, here is a radical examination of the bird way of being and of recent scientific research that is dramatically shifting our understanding of birds -- how they live and how they think.
Getting to know the birds in your neighbourhood: a field guide by Darryl Jones
ISBN: 9781742239767
Publication Date: 2023
Getting to Know the Birds in Your Neighbourhood is the first complete beginners' field guide to the birds you are most likely to see in the towns and cities of Australia.
The Dingo debate: origins, behaviour and conservation by editor Bradley Smith
ISBN: 9781486300303
Publication Date: 2015
Traces the story of the dingo from its beginnings as a semi-domesticated wild dog in South-east Asia, to its current status as a wild Australian native animal under threat of extinction.
Birds of prey of Australia : a field guide - 2nd ed. by Stephen Debus
ISBN: 9780643104372
Publication Date: 2012
Raptors are popular and iconic birds, and important ecologically as well as in legislation, with some species listed as threatened. Birds of Prey provides a brief overview of the biology of raptors and an indication of the current state of knowledge on them.
Carnivores of Australia : past, present and future by Alistair Glen (Editor); Christopher Dickman (Editor)
ISBN: 9780643103177
Publication Date: 2014
This book covers mammalian, reptilian and avian carnivores, both native and introduced to Australia.
Routledge handbook of animal welfare by Andrew Knight (Editor); Clive Phillips (Editor); Paula Sparks (Editor)
ISBN: 9781032022062
Publication Date: 2023
This book explores the biological foundations for the moral consideration of animals and for evolving conceptualisations of animal welfare. It reviews in detail the welfare concerns associated with numerous forms of animal use.