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This is a new 4 page leaflet {Bulletin} Covering the Opossum, a very detailed research paper. ... Read more

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Chapters: Marron, Bactrocera Dorsalis, Clausidium Vancouverense, Bushy-Tailed Opossum, Uganda Mangabey, Martins's Tamarin, Boeckella Nyoraensis, Tropodiaptomus Neumanni, Dipteropeltis Hirundo. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 28. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Marron is a name given to large freshwater crayfish found in the south-west corner of Australia. The species have been identified as Margaret River (hairy) marron (Cherax tenuimanus) and smooth marron (Cherax cainii) , and this is being assessed . The hairy marron occupies a narrow range within the southwestern biogeographical region of Margaret River. It is currently under threat from the wider ranged smooth marron which was introduced to its habitat. Four grilled marron, ready to eat.Marron make excellent eating, very similar in taste to lobster. Given that they are a freshwater species they are far less salty and provide an overall sweeter taste. Distinct from all other similar freshwater species is the fact that they do not burrow and do not take on as much waste into their flesh. Also, they do not suffer from terminal growth, as do most other shellfish, resulting in the fact that even very large and old specimens maintain excellent eating texture quality. They can be prepared in a variety of ways, such as boiling or grilling, and again similarly to lobster, the shells will turn a bright red colour when cooked. Marron are considered a luxury product and are the subject of a developing aquaculture industry in Western Australia and in other Australian states. Total Australian production of farmed marron was 30 tons in 1996. In Western Australia, recreational fishing for marron is tightly controlled, with a limited season, permits required and minimum sizes. Marron have been introduced to Kangaroo Island in South Australi...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=1722203 ... Read more

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This digital document is a journal article from Acta Oecologica, published by Elsevier in 2007. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Media Library immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Habitat destruction and fragmentation severely affected the Atlantic Forest. Formerly contiguous populations may become subdivided into a larger number of smaller populations, threatening their long-term persistence. The computer package VORTEX was used to simulate the consequences of habitat fragmentation and population subdivision on Micoureus paraguayanus, an endemic arboreal marsupial of the Atlantic Forest. Scenarios simulated hypothetical populations of 100 and 2000 animals being partitioned into 1-10 populations, linked by varying rates of inter-patch dispersal, and also evaluated male-biased dispersal. Results demonstrated that a single population was more stable than an ensemble of populations of equal size, irrespective of dispersal rate. Small populations (10-20 individuals) exhibited high instability due to demographic stochasticity, and were characterized by high rates of extinction, smaller values for metapopulation growth and larger fluctuations in population size and growth rate. Dispersal effects on metapopulation persistence were related to the size of the populations and to the sexes that were capable of dispersing. Male-biased dispersal had no noticeable effects on metapopulation extinction dynamics, whereas scenarios modelling dispersal by both sexes positively affected metapopulation dynamics through higher growth rates, smaller fluctuations in growth rate, larger final metapopulation sizes and lower probabilities of extinction. The present study highlights the complex relationships between metapopulation size, population subdivision, habitat fragmentation, rate of inter-patch dispersal and sex-biased dispersal and indicates the importance of gaining a better understanding of dispersal and its interactions with correlations between disturbance events. ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from Camping Life, published by Thomson Gale on January 1, 2007. The length of the article is 490 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: How Opossum got a pouch: a tale from Louisiana's Koasati tribe of indigenous people.(Campfire Story)
Author: Gale Reference Team
Publication: Camping Life (Magazine/Journal)
Date: January 1, 2007
Publisher: Thomson Gale
Volume: 10Issue: 1Page: 72(1)

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Les achats comprennent une adhésion à l'essai gratuite au club de livres de l'éditeur, dans lequel vous pouvez choisir parmi plus d'un million d'ouvrages, sans frais. Le livre consiste d'articles Wikipedia sur : Opossum, Phalangeriformes, Tarsipes Rostratus, Phalanger Volant, Burramys Parvus, Possum à Queue En Anneau, Petaurus Australis, Burramyidae, Pseudochirops Archeri, Petauroides Volans, Possum Pygmée à Longue Queue, Phalanger Lémurien, Cercartetus Nanus, Cercartetus Lepidus, Gymnobelideus Leadbeateri, Phalanger Au Pelage Rayé, Cercartetus Concinnus, Pseudocheiridae, Petaurus Gracilis, Acrobatidae, Distoechurus Pennatus, Acrobate Pygmée, Pseudochirulus Mayeri, Petauridae, Palorchestidae, Dactylopsila Tatei, Petropseudes Dahli, Pseudocheirus, Petaurus Norfolcensis, Pseudochirops Cupreus, Hypsiprymnodontidae, Petaurus Abidi, Petaurus Biacensis, Macropodiformes, Tarsipedidae, Phalangeroidea, Phalangerida, Rat-Kangourou Musqué, Triok, Souris à Miel, Grand Planeur, Bettong Du Nord, Phalanger Pygmée, Phalanger Pygmée de Tasmanie, Phalanger Au Pelage Rayé Des Îles Fergusson, Opossum Nain Des Montagnes, Planeur de Biak, Souris-Opossum Des Montagnes, Opossum Pygmée, Phalanger Loir, Planeur Nordique, Opossum D'australie. Non illustré. Mises à jour gratuites en ligne. Extrait : Dans l'ordre des Diprotodontia voir texte. Opossum est un nom vernaculaire ambigu donné en français à certains petits marsupiaux. Les opossums, ou sarigues, sont à l'origine des petits carnivores présents sur le continent américain et classés dans l'ordre des Didelphimorphia, principalement dans la famille des Didelphidés, et dont le plus connu est l'opossum de Virginie. Par extension, les francophones nomment parfois improprement opossum, ou à l'anglaise « », d'autres petits marsupiaux herbivores classés dans l'ordre des , principalement des Phalangeriformes, à la suite d'erreurs d'identification ou de traductions erronées. Désignés historiquement par les fr...http://booksllc.net/?l=fr ... Read more

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Paddy O'Possum at Peekachoo's Party" is the charming story that illustrates the "Golden Rule". Paddy is ignored at the party by the other animals because he is in a wheelchair. Finally he reminds them how it feels to be left out-something everyone can relate to. This is an important lesson every child should learn: to treat others as you would like to be treated.Contact BookSurge if you wish to purchase a hardcover version. ... Read more

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Disabled children have few contemporary role models to demonstrate coping skills and adaption to adversity.Paddy is a possum whose disability occurred recently, he is creating his new identify by discovering what special skills and abilities he has regardless of wheelchair.A great read for those looking to help their children develop empathy or guide a disabled child through a difficult transition. ... Read more

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Chapters: Shrew opossum, Dusky Caenolestid, Long-nosed Caenolestid, Incan Caenolestid, Gray-bellied Caenolestid, Andean caenolestid, Northern Caenolestid, Caenolestes,. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 24. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: The order Paucituberculata (pronounced ) contains the six surviving species of shrew opossum: small, shrew-like marsupials which are confined to the Andes mountains of South America. It is thought that the order diverged from the ancestral marsupial line very early. As recently as 20 million years ago, there were at least seven genera in South America. Today, just three genera remain. They live in inaccessible forest and grassland regions of the High Andes. Insectivores were entirely absent from South America until the Great American Interchange three million years ago, and are currently present only in the northwestern part of the continent. Shrew opossums have lost ground to the these and other placental invaders that fill the same ecological niches. Nevertheless, the ranges of shrew opossums and insectivores overlap broadly. Shrew opossums (also known as rat opossums or caenolestids) are about the size of a small rat (9-14 cm long), with thin limbs, a long, pointed snout and a slender, hairy tail. They are largely carnivorous, being active hunters of insects, earthworms and small vertebrates. They have small eyes and poor sight, and hunt in the early evening and at night, using their hearing and long, sensitive whiskers to locate prey. They seem to spend much of their lives in underground burrows and on surface runways. Largely because of their rugged, inaccessible habitat, they are very poorly known and have traditionally been considered rare. Recent studies suggest that they may be more common than had been thought. Within the family of the C...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=309243 ... Read more