Thylacine : The history, ecology and loss of the Tasmanian tiger / editors, Branden Holmes and Gareth Linnard.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Holmes, Branden, editor.

Linnard, Gareth, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Thylacine.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (240 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Melbourne, VIC : CSIRO Publishing, [2023]

Summary:

Until the mid-20th century, the thylacine was the world's largest carnivorous marsupial, and its disappearance has left many questions and contradictions. Alternately portrayed as a scrouge and as a high value commodity, the thylacine's ecology and behaviour were known only anecdotally. In recent years, its taxonomic position, ecology, behaviour and body size have all been re-examined scientifically, while advances in genetics have presented the potential for de-extinction. With 78 contributors, Thylacine: The History, Ecology and Loss of the Tasmanian Tiger presents an evidence-based profile of the thylacine, examining its ecology, evolution, encounters with humans, persecution, assumed extinction and its appearance in fiction. The final chapters explore the future for this iconic species - a symbol of extinction but also hope.

Contents:

Anatomy, biology and ecology

Evolution, palaeontology and taxonomy

Aboriginal knowledge and archaeology

Early European encounters (1792-1829)

The bounty years (1830-1914)

A rapidly disappearing species (1915-1935)

Into the shadows (1937-present)

Beyond the present

Beyond reality.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781486315550

1486315550

9781486315543

1486315542

OCLC:

1371756541