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1991 · réf. 30970 — Sydney Chipping Norton: Surrey Beatty & Sons / World Koala Research Corporation 1991. c1990 for 91 ed. Hardback large tall quarto dustjacket very good condition in very good dustjacket three colour plates black & white photos & plates black & white drawings figures tables frontispiece drawing front & rear endpaper minimal foxed spots edges few tiny pinhead marks pastedowns. Heavy 1.4 Kg and extra postage may be requested to destinations outside Australia. 336 pp. This fascinating comprehensive and substantial book gives a current view of the biology conservation and care of koalas. There is a reassessment of the phylogenetic affinities of the koala; several contributions reviewing the dynamics and status of natural populations; reassessments of our knowledge of diet; a substantial review of digestion which sheds new light on digestive function in hind gut fermenters; the first description of the social system in natural populations of koalas; new information on the endocrine control of reproduction; a substantial body of information on the impact of Chlamydia on koalas; and papers on management. The text includes 31 papers from experienced scientists who have worked in their respective fields. This reference volume emanates from the Third National Symposium sponsored by the World Koala Research Corporation held in February 1988. Surrey Beatty & Sons / World Koala Research Corporation hardcover