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Author | : Stephen Matthew Jackson |
Publisher | : CSIRO PUBLISHING |
Total Pages | : 228 |
Release | : 2012 |
Genre | : Nature |
ISBN | : 0643092609 |
This book provides a synthesis of all that is known about the biology of gliding mammals. It includes a brief description of each species, together with a map and a full-colour painting. It outlines the origins and biogeography of each group of gliding mammals and examines the incredible physical adaptations.
Author | : Stephen Jackson |
Publisher | : CSIRO PUBLISHING |
Total Pages | : 228 |
Release | : 2012-08-09 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 0643104062 |
The world's gliding mammals are an extraordinary group of animals that have the ability to glide from tree to tree with seemingly effortless grace. There are more than 60 species of gliding mammals including the flying squirrels from Asia, Europe and North America, the scaly-tailed flying squirrels from central Africa and the gliding possums of Australia and New Guinea. But the most spectacular of all are the colugos – or so called flying lemurs – that occur throughout South-East Asia and the Philippines. Animals that glide from tree to tree descend at an angle of less than 45 degrees to the horizontal, while those that parachute descend at an angle greater than 45 degrees. Gliding is achieved by deflecting air flowing past well-developed gliding membranes, or patagia, which form an effective airfoil that allows the animal to travel the greatest possible horizontal distance with the least loss in height. The flying squirrels and scaly-tailed flying squirrels even have special cartilaginous spurs that extend either from the wrist or elbow, respectively, to help support the gliding membrane. Gliding Mammals of the World provides, for the first time, a synthesis of all that is known about the biology of these intriguing mammals. It includes a brief description of each species, together with a distribution map and a beautiful full-colour painting. An introduction outlines the origins and biogeography of each group of gliding mammals and examines the incredible adaptations that allow them to launch themselves and glide from tree to tree.
Author | : Sneed B. Collard |
Publisher | : Tilbury House Publishers and Cadent Publishing |
Total Pages | : 42 |
Release | : 2017-03-28 |
Genre | : Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | : 0884485390 |
*Junior Library Guild Selection 2017* Only a few dozen vertebrate animals have evolved true gliding abilities, but they include an astonishing variety of mammals, reptiles, and amphibians. North America’s flying squirrels and Australia’s sugar gliders notwithstanding, the vast majority of them live in rainforests. Illustrated with arresting photographs, Catching Air takes us around the world to meet these animals, learn why so many gliders live in Southeast Asia, and find out why this gravity-defying ability has evolved in Draco lizards, snakes, and frogs as well as mammals. Why do gliders stop short of flying, how did bats make that final leap, and how did Homo sapiens bypass evolution to glide via wingsuits and hang gliders—or is that evolution in another guise? Fountas & Pinnell Level R
Author | : Thomas Stainforth Kemp |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | : 169 |
Release | : 2017 |
Genre | : Nature |
ISBN | : 0198766947 |
Relative newcomers within the story of evolution, mammals are hugely successful and have colonized land, water, and air. Tom Kemp discusses the great diversity of mammalian species, and looks at how their very disparate characteristics, physiologies, and behaviours are all largely driven by one uniting factor: endothermy, or warm-bloodedness.
Author | : Norman T-Lon Lim |
Publisher | : Draco Publishing |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2007 |
Genre | : Flying lemurs |
ISBN | : 9789810564544 |
"Illustrated in new stunning colour photographs, utilizing the latest digital technology to capture the Colugo in action in its natural habitat: Gliding, feeding and caring for its young." -- Back cover.
Author | : Julie Murray |
Publisher | : Nocturnal Animals (Abdo Kids J |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2017-12-15 |
Genre | : Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | : 9781532104077 |
These small and sweet nocturnal animals enjoy gliding through New Zealand's treetops. They can be found on other small island countries nearby as well. Readers will learn other information, like what they look like, what they like to eat, and more. Complete with simple text and fun photographs. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Abdo Kids Junior is an imprint of Abdo Kids, a division of ABDO.
Author | : Ross L. Goldingay |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 292 |
Release | : 2000 |
Genre | : Animal flight |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Stephen Jackson |
Publisher | : CSIRO PUBLISHING |
Total Pages | : 981 |
Release | : 2015-06-16 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 1486300146 |
Taxonomy of Australian Mammals utilises the latest morphometric and genetic research to develop the most up to date and comprehensive revision of the taxonomy of Australian mammals undertaken to date. It proposes significant changes to the higher ranks of a number of groups and recognises several genera and species that have only very recently been identified as distinct. This easy to use reference also includes a complete listing of all species, subspecies and synonyms for all of Australia’s mammals, both native and introduced as well as terrestrial and marine. This book lays a foundation for future taxonomic work and identifies areas where taxonomic studies should be targeted, not only at the species and subspecies level but also broader phylogenetic relationships. This work will be an essential reference for students, scientists, wildlife managers and those interested in the science of taxonomy.
Author | : Alan F. Dixson |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 405 |
Release | : 2021-06-03 |
Genre | : Medical |
ISBN | : 1108426182 |
The first detailed account of post-copulatory sexual selection and the evolution of reproduction in mammals.
Author | : Tim Flannery |
Publisher | : Open Road + Grove/Atlantic |
Total Pages | : 406 |
Release | : 2012-03-01 |
Genre | : Nature |
ISBN | : 0802194176 |
From the authors of A Gap in Nature, a breathtaking visual adventure showcasing ninety of the world’s most astounding creatures. Sumptuous birds of paradise, amazing soft-shell turtles, frogs that look like tomatoes, and terrifying fish (including the deep-water angler fish from Finding Nemo) are just some of the extraordinary creatures that can be found in Tim Flannery and Peter Schouten’s new book, Astonishing Animals. Superbly illustrated with lifelike full-color paintings, Astonishing Animals details ninety of the world’s most amazing animals from around the world. In this book you will find the hairy seadevil; the spectacular Sulawesi naked bat; and in the depths of the limestone caves in Slovenia, the olm, a pink, four-legged, sightless salamander that lives for a hundred years. In fascinating vignettes, Flannery offers the true evolutionary tale of how each of these bizarre creatures came to look the way they do. Alongside each historical account is a stunning hand-painted color reproduction (life-size in the original painting) by Schouten. Filled with purple-faced apes, jagged-toothed dolphins, and antlered lizards, Astonishing Animals is a remarkable collection of the world’s most incredible creatures and the stories behind their remarkable survival into a modern age. “An elegant paean to some of the world’s strangest and/or most beautiful creatures.” —Mary Ann Gwinn, The Seattle Times “As beautiful as it is fascinating, this book will be relished by animal lovers of all stripes.” —Publishers Weekly, starred review