Saving the Tasmanian devil : how science is helping the world's largest marsupial carnivore survive
Patent, Dorothy Hinshaw2019
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The author follows the scientists trying to put a stop to a gruesome disease killing Tasmanian devils before it's too late. Tasmanian devils are dying at an alarming rate from a type of tumor that appears to be contagious. What scientists are learning while researching the Tasmanian devil has potential to affect all animals, and even humans, as they learn more about how to prevent and hopefully eradicate certain genetic diseases.
Main title:
Saving the Tasmanian devil : how science is helping the world's largest marsupial carnivore survive / Dorothy Hinshaw Patent.
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Imprint:
New York : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2019
Collation:
79 pages : colour illustrations, colour maps ; 24 x 29 cm.
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Notes:
Includes index and glossary.Includes bibliographical references (pages 76-77) and index.
ISBN:
9780544991484
Dewey class:
599.27599
Language:
English
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Subject:
Tasmanian devil -- Diseases -- Juvenile literatureEpidemics -- Australia -- Tasmania -- Juvenile literatureTumors -- Juvenile literatureGenetic disorders -- Juvenile literatureWildlife conservation -- Australia -- Tasmania -- Juvenile literatureWildlife rescue -- Australia -- Tasmania -- Juvenile literatureTasmania -- Juvenile literature
BRN:
360799
More Information:
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brighton Library | Junior Non-Fiction Animals | J 599 PAT | Onloan - Due: 16 Oct 2024 |