Biogeography and Ecology in Australia

Front Matter....Pages i-8
The Uniqueness of Australia in Biology....Pages 9-14
The Australian Environment....Pages 15-35
Ecology of Primitive Aboriginal Man in Australia....Pages 36-51
Human Ecology in Australia....Pages 52-68
The Marsupial Fauna: Its Origin And Radiation....Pages 69-88
Australian Birds: Their Zoogeography and Adaptations to an Arid Continent....Pages 89-114
The Reptiles of Australia....Pages 115-135
The Freshwater Fishes of Australia....Pages 136-149
The Zoogeography of Some Australian Insects....Pages 150-163
Zoogeographical Aspects of the Australian Dipterofauna....Pages 164-191
The Ecology and Biogeography of Australian Grasshoppers and Locusts....Pages 192-210
Aspects of the Distribution and Ecology of Australian Termites....Pages 211-223
The Land and Freshwater Mollusca of Australia....Pages 224-245
The Australian Freshwater Crustacea....Pages 246-258
La Place de l’Australie Mediterraneenne dans l’Ensemble des Pays Mediterraneens du Vieux Monde....Pages 259-273
The Vegetation of Western Australia....Pages 274-282
Past Climatic Fluctuations and Their Influence Upon Australian Vegetation....Pages 283-290
The Phytogeography of Australia (In Relation to Radiation of Eucalyptus, Acacia, Etc.)....Pages 291-302
Some Aspects of Soil Ecology....Pages 303-314
Recent Studies on Marsupial Ecology....Pages 315-331
Marsupial Reproduction....Pages 332-368
The Contribution of Banding to Australian Bird Ecology....Pages 369-382
Ecology of Wild Ducks in Inland Australia....Pages 383-395
Ecology of Australian Frogs....Pages 396-411
Ornithosis Research* in Australia....Pages 412-426
Vegetation of High Mountains in Australia in Relation to Land Use....Pages 427-451
Some Aspects of Ecological Research in Semi-Arid Australia....Pages 452-460
Species Distribution and Association in Eucalyptus....Pages 461-471
The Ecology and Prevention of Soil Erosion....Pages 472-486
The Merino Sheep in Australia....Pages 487-499
Ecological Observations on Plant Communities Grazed by Sheep in Australia....Pages 500-513
The Ecology of Sheep Blowflies in Australia....Pages 514-544
The Rabbit in Australia....Pages 545-564
The Biological Control of Prickly Pear in Australia....Pages 565-577
An Ecogenetic Research Programme with Introduced Plants....Pages 578-586
The Eco-Complex in its Importance for Agricultural Assessment....Pages 587-605
Nature Conservation in Australia....Pages 606-627
Back Matter....Pages 628-640