Australian wildlife after dark / Martyn Robinson and Bruce Thomson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Robinson, Martyn, author.

Thomson, Bruce G. (Bruce Gordon), author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Animals--Australia--Pictorial works.

Animals.

Nocturnal animals--Australia--Identification.

Nocturnal animals.

Nocturnal animals--Australia--Pictorial works.

Animals--Australia--Identification.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (157 pages) : color illustrations, photographs

Place of Publication:

Clayton South, Victoria : CSIRO Publishing, 2016.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Australia is a land of many unique animals, some of which are active only during the cooler evening and night-time and so are rarely seen. These are the after dark animals so widespread yet so little noticed by humans, whether in our backyards, the arid desert, woodlands or rainforest. Australian Wildlife After Dark brings this hidden fauna into the light. The after dark fauna includes a surprising diversity of familiar (and some not-so-familiar) species, from cockroaches, moths and spiders through to bandicoots, bats and birds - and then some. Each example is described in a unique, friendly style by Martyn Robinson, familiar to many Australians through his frequent media appearances on ABC Radio and in Burke's Backyard magazine, and Bruce Thomson, an internationally renowned wildlife photographer and bat researcher. The book includes stunning photography and boxes that highlight selected topics, such as the 'windscreen wiper' eyelids of geckoes and the strategies used by night-time plants to attract pollinators. Also included are practical tips on finding nocturnal wildlife, a glossary of scientific terms and a short bibliography.

Contents:

Chapter 1: Introduction

Chapter 2: Evening and dawn

Chapter 3: The night shift

Chapter 4: When vision fails, there’s always sound

Chapter 5: Then there is smell

Chapter 6: And touch

Chapter 7: And senses we can’t imagine ...

Chapter 8: How to watch dusk-to-dawn wildlife.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781486300747

148630074X

9781486300730

1486300731

OCLC:

925488851