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Koala : a natural history and an uncertain future
Record details
- ISBN: 9781324036845
- ISBN: 1324036834
- ISBN: 9781324036838
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Physical Description:
322 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
print - Edition: First American edition.
- Publisher: New York, NY : W. W. Norton & Company, Inc., 2023.
- Copyright: ©2023
Content descriptions
| General Note: | "First published in Australia in 2022 as Koala: A Life in Trees by Black Inc., an imprint of Schwartz Books Pty Ltd."--Title page verso. |
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Into the woods. Koalas rare and plenty -- From fossils and bones. Dropbears in the family ; The Lakes District ; From the gulf to the sea ; A giant at the foot of the world -- Life in the forest. Anatomy of a climber ; The eucalypt empire ; You are what you eat ; The guts of the problem -- A life in reflection. From pouch to piggyback ; Sociable loners ; When it's smart to be slow ; Sensory overload -- Everything changes. Koalas far and wide ; A new arrival ; The English annexation ; War and guns ; Saving the koala -- Future tense. Sex, disease, and genetic diversity ; Expansion and retreat ; Under fire ; In a perfect world. |
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| Subject: | Koala Habitat Australia Koala Ecology Australia Koala Australia |
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- 1 of 1 copy available at Kenton County.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Erlanger Branch | 599.25 C643k 2023 (Text) | 33126025322656 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
- Baker & Taylor
"A biologist takes us into the still mysterious world of koalas, from their marsupial ancestors to current threats to their existence. Koalas are one of the most beloved animals, but despite their celebrity, we are just learning much about their nature and history. Blending evolutionary biology, natural history, and ecology, biologist Danielle Clode tells us the story of these amazing marsupials. She looks at fossils of ancestral giant koalas three times modern koalas' size and explains why they are the lone survivor of a once diverse family tree. Clode investigates their nature--often affectionate but can also be belligerent--and their physiology--from their pouches to their gut bacteria, which can only digest leaves of the species of gum tree they wereraised on. She also warns about the danger koalas have been in as humans have impinged on their habitats through land clearance and urban development. Now, Australia's explosive wildfires threaten them each summer, killing and harming them as never before. Clode takes us close to these extraordinary creatures and speaks to why and how we need to save them"-- - Baker & Taylor
An Australian biologist combines evolutionary biology, natural history, and ecology and takes readers on a surprising and delightful journey into the world of koalas, exploring their complex relationship with their modern habitat and their unexpected connections with humans. Maps. - WW Norton
An Australian biologist delves into the extraordinary world of koalas, from their ancient ancestors to the current threats to their survival. - WW Norton
Koalas regularly appeared in Australian biologist Danielle Clodeâs backyard, but it was only when a bushfire threatened that she truly paid them attention. She soon realized how much she had to learn about these complex and mysterious animals.In vivid, descriptive prose, Clode embarks on a delightful and surprising journey through evolutionary biology, natural history, and ecology to understand where these enigmatic animals came from and what their future may hold. She begins her search with the fossils of ancient giant koalas, delving into why the modern koala has become the lone survivor of a once-diverse family of uniquely Australian marsupials.KoalaClode explores the complex relationship and unexpected connections between this endearing species and humans. She explains how koalas are simultaneously threatened with extinction in some areas due to disease, climate change, and increasing wildfires, while overpopulating forests in other parts of the country.Koala