Macropods

The Biology of Kangaroos, Wallabies and Rat-kangaroos

By: Graeme Coulson (Editor), Mark Eldridge (Editor)

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Paperback | 30 March 2026

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This book covers the proceedings of a major 2006 symposium on macropods that brought together the many recent advances in the biology of this diverse group of marsupials, including research on some of the much neglected macropods such as the antilopine wallaroo, the swamp wallaby and tree-kangaroos. More than 80 authors have contributed 32 chapters, which are grouped into four themes: genetics, reproduction and development; morphology and physiology; ecology; and management. The book examines such topics as embryonic development, immune function, molar progression and mesial drift, locomotory energetics, non-shivering thermogenesis, mycophagy, habitat preferences, population dynamics, juvenile mortality in drought, harvesting, overabundant species, road-kills, fertility control, threatened species, cross-fostering, translocation and reintroduction. It also highlights the application of new techniques, from genomics to GIS. "Macropods" is an important reference for academics and students, researchers in molecular and ecological sciences, wildlife and park managers and naturalists. Features * Covers the first major symposium on macropods since 1988 * Deals with a diverse group of marsupials, including research on some of the much neglected macropods such as the antilopine wallaroo, the swamp wallaby and tree-kangaroos

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"Macropods is an important reference for academics and students, researchers in molecular and ecological sciences, wildlife and park managers, and naturalists."--The Guardian (U.K.) (01/01/2011)

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Contributors
Preface
Genetics, Reproduction and Development
Mapping genes on tammar wallaby target chromosomes
Genetic architecture of the macropodid immune system
Marsupials as models for mammalian pre-natal development: the tammar wallaby
Population genetic studies of the Macropodoidea: a review
Sex chromosome microsatellites: new tools for macropodoid population ecology
Sperm competition in the Macropodoidea: a review of evidence
Dominance and paternity in the tammar wallaby
Strong matrilineal structuring in the brush-tailed rock-wallaby confirmed by spatial patterns of mitochondrial DNA
Morphology and Physiology
Energetic characteristics of macropodoid locomotion
Development of endothermy and non-shivering thermogenesis in the Tasmanian bettong: a review
Mechanistic explanations for drought-related mortality of juvenile red kangaroos: implications for population dynamics and modeling
Mesial drift and mesial shift in the molars of four species of wallaby: the influence of chewing mechanics on tooth movement in a group of species with an unusual mode of jaw action
Functional pedal morphology of the extinct tree-kangaroo Bohra (Diprotodontia: Macropodidae)
Ecology
Mycophagy in a community of macropodoid species
Determining the diet of tammar wallabies on Garden Island, Western Australia, using stable isotope analysis
Ecology and conservation of the antilopine wallaroo: an overview of current knowledge
Effect of habitat type, sex and time of day on space use by the swamp wallaby
Reassessing the spatial and temporal dynamics of kangaroo populations
Impact of human disturbance on the population dynamics and ecology of tammar wallabies on Garden Island, Western Australia
Habitat partitioning among sympatric grey kangaroos and swamp wallabies in box-ironbark remnants
Diversity and distribution of helminth parasites in macropodoid marsupials
Management
Returning the rat-kangaroos: translocation attempts in the family Potoroidae (superfamily Macropodoidea) and recommendations for conservation
Cross-fostering and short-term pouch young isolation in macropodoid marsupials: implications for conservation and species management
Roads as drivers of change for macropodids
Speed limit, verge width and day length: major factors in road-kills of tammar wallabies on Garden Island, Western Australia
Flight response as a causative factor in kangaroo-vehicle collisions
Advances in fertility control technologies for managing overabundant macropodid populations
Darting eastern grey kangaroos: a protocol for free-ranging populations
Monitoring the fate of translocated eastern grey kangaroos at the Gold Coast
Managing a kangaroo population by culling to simulate predation: the Wyperfeld trial
Changes in vegetation condition following kangaroo population management in Wyperfeld National Park
Using harvest statistics to monitor temporal variation in kangaroo density and harvest rate
Appendix: Macropod species list
Species Index
Subject Index
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Macropods

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