10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BURRAMYS»
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1
Australian Mammal Society
The thermal physiology of the Mountain Pygmy-possum Burramys parvus (
Marsupialia: Burramyidae). Aust. Mammal. 8: 79-90. The Mountain Pygmy-
possum Burramys parvus is restricted to the Australian alpine region. Laboratory
studies of ...
2
Australian Mammal Society
BROOME, L. AND MANSERGH, I., (in press) The Mountain Pygmy-possum (
Burramys parvus) Broom: an alpine endemic. In Proceedings of the first Fenner
Conference: Scientific significance of the Australian Alps. Australian Academy of
...
3
Prehistoric Mammals of Australia and New Guinea: One Hundred ...
property, north-western Queensland (Upper Site Local Fauna; plus other
Riversleigh local faunas). general Burra is a town in south-eastern Australia
adjacent to the place where the first fossils of Burramys were found. Mys is Greek
for 'mouse' ...
4
The Australian Alps: Kosciuszko, Alpine and Namadgi National ...
Figure 5.46 Mountain pygmy-possum Burramys parvus is native to Kosciuszko
and Alpine National Parks but not to Namadgi National Park. Its habitat of
mountain plum-pine over rock scree is shown here. Note the tiny cones which the
...
5
Australian Mammal Society
Winter occurrence of the Mountain Pygmy-possum, Burramys parvus (Broom) (
Marsupialia: Burramyidae) , on Mt Higginbotham, Victoria, Aust. Mammal. 9: 35-
42. Between June, 1982 and October, 1984 traps were laid in the subnivean
space ...
6
Continent of Curiosities: A Journey Through Australian ...
The unusual habits of Burramys (now known as Mountain Pygmy- possums) at
first confounded searchers. No-one with a knowledge of Australian possums
would have predicted that this tiny creature nests in the boulder fields on the
upper ...
7
Earth and Life: Global Biodiversity, Extinction Intervals ...
30 The extant mountain pygmy-possum Burramys parvus, one of the largest of
the burramyids (H. Bates). Having first been discovered and named as a fossil in
the 1800s before being discovered alive in 1966 in an alpine ski lodge, this
highly ...
Burramys is different, for it must live on the seasonally limited food available in its
alpine habitat. This includes seeds, which it cracks with its large premolar teeth,
and the berries of small shrubs, particularly the alpine podocarp and several ...
Hugh Tyndale-Biscoe, 2005
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Invasion Biology and Ecological Theory: Insights from a ...
(2001) Sminthopsis murina l7 6 <1.0%.0 Y Fox and McKay (1981) Sminthopsis
murina l7 6 ~10 Y Crowther and Dickman (unpublished) Sminthopsis
griseoventer l8 3 3.0—9.0I N Dickman (1992) Insectivore—omnivore Burramys
parvus 42 l ...
Herbert H. T. Prins, Iain J. Gordon, 2014
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Biodiversity and Environmental Change: Monitoring, ...
Burramys is a highly seasonal breeder (October– November), is polyoestrous
and bears more young than available teats (four; supernumerary). After a short (
14 day) gestation, young are weaned after 4–6 weeks in the natal nest. Sex ratios
...
Emma Burns, David Lindenmayer, Andrew Lowe, 2014
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BURRAMYS»
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burramys is used in the context of the following news items.
Warm welcome for Princess Charlotte
... part of Zoos Victoria, to support the important work it is doing for the Mountain Pygmy-possum (Burramys parvus), Australia's only hibernating ... «Stock & Land, May 15»
Australia is sending the new royal princess a Tasmanian wool …
Her other gift is a $10,000 donation to Healesville Sanctuary to support its conservation work for the Mountain Pygmy-possum (Burramys ... «Business Insider Australia, May 15»
Mountain pygmy-possum recovery a world class result: outbreeding …
The mountain pygmy-possum (Burramys parvus) population at Mt. Buller was about 300 in 1996 but had dropped to 30 in 2009. The reasons ... «The Conversation, Jan 14»
Conserving the endangered pygmy-possum
The Mountain Pygmy-possum (Burramys parvus) is one of five living species of pygmy-possum, all of which are classified within a single family. «Phys.Org, Apr 13»
Why This Possum Is Playing Possum With Climate Change
The possums, also known as Burramys parvus, hibernate in rock piles for six months of the year when snow covers the mountains above New ... «TakePart, Apr 13»
Cute Australian Possum Doomed to Climate Change?
Australia may lose a rare marsupial to the ravages of a rapidly warming world. Only approximately 2,000 mountain pygmy possums (Burramys ... «Discovery News, Mar 13»
Known From Fossils First
The Mountain Pygmy-possum, Burramys parvus, was first described by Robert Bloom in 1896, based on a handful of jaws he collected from ... «PLoS Blogs, Jan 13»
Australia's critically endangered animal species
Mountain Pygmy Possum Burramys parvus This tiny possum occurs as three isolated, genetically distinct populations in the alps of Victoria and ... «Phys.Org, Dec 12»
Weirdest and rarest creatures on the planet found
6 Mountain Pygmy Possum (Burramys parvus) South East Australia. 7 Hispaniolan Solenodon (Solenodon paradoxus) Hispaniola (Haiti and ... «Mirror.co.uk, Jan 12»
Wildlife Roundup: the Good News
Mountain pygmy possums (Burramys parvus) are a highly fragmented species, found only in Australia. Last month scientists reported that they ... «Natural Resources Defense Council, Jun 11»
