Mammals Of The South-West Pacific Av Tyrone (The Australian Nat. Univ.) Lavery, Tim (Text Publishing Company) Flannery

<P>Islands are special because they promote unique forms  of life,  and large proportions of the species they hold are found  nowhere else on Earth. The mammals of the South-west Pacific are no exception, with many distributed only across single islands or archipelagos.</P><P><EM>Mammals of the South-west Pacific</EM> details the natural history for more than 180 species of marsupials, bats and rodents from 24 Pacific nations and territories. Species profiles are accompanied by distribution maps, illustrations and photographs ¿ many being the first images ever captured for the species. By combining available knowledge with unpublished data collected over years of field work, <EM>Mammals of the South-west Pacific</EM> forms a definitive guide to the mammals from this region. </P>