Tracks, Scats, and Other Traces: A Field Guide to Australian MammalsThis book contains hundreds of illustrations and is organized in an accessible format for easy identification of the visible traces left by Australian mammals in their passage. Triggs provides all the information needed to identify mammals anywhere in Australia, using only the tracks or other signs these animals leave behind. This is an indispensable guide for bushwalkers, naturalists, students, zoologists, and other professionals -- in fact, it will appeal to anyone who ever wanted a better understanding of Australia's unique mammal fauna. |
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Page 258
... Wallaby , Western Brush Wallaby , Tammar Wallaby , Swamp Wallaby ( S5 ) . Parma Wallaby skull is similar but smaller . Skulls of large male wallabies may be similar in size to skulls of fe- male kangaroos . mm 4 3 2 5 Swamp Wallaby 1 Three ...
... Wallaby , Western Brush Wallaby , Tammar Wallaby , Swamp Wallaby ( S5 ) . Parma Wallaby skull is similar but smaller . Skulls of large male wallabies may be similar in size to skulls of fe- male kangaroos . mm 4 3 2 5 Swamp Wallaby 1 Three ...
Page 260
... Swamp Wal- laby than in other large wallabies . 4 Cusps on molars form pairs of transverse ridges . 5 These holes at the rear of the palate are usually larger in the Swamp Wallaby than they are in the Red - necked Wallaby ( S4 ) ...
... Swamp Wal- laby than in other large wallabies . 4 Cusps on molars form pairs of transverse ridges . 5 These holes at the rear of the palate are usually larger in the Swamp Wallaby than they are in the Red - necked Wallaby ( S4 ) ...
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A Field Guide to Australian Mammals Barbara Triggs. Lower jaws of A Swamp Wallaby large male wallabies may 1 be similar in 2 size to jaws of female 3 4 5 kangaroos . 6 Single blade - like , forward - pointing incisor in each jaw . Blade ...
A Field Guide to Australian Mammals Barbara Triggs. Lower jaws of A Swamp Wallaby large male wallabies may 1 be similar in 2 size to jaws of female 3 4 5 kangaroos . 6 Single blade - like , forward - pointing incisor in each jaw . Blade ...
Contents
Tracks | 1 |
Scats | 85 |
Shelters Feeding Signs and Other Traces | 188 |
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