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‚ÄòJ‚Äôv©tais convaincu qu‚Äôil dormait.‚Äô European views of a unique Australian mammal
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posted on 2023-05-28, 01:13 authored by Nicol, SCIn this paper I briefly summarise the earliest French observations of Tasmanian mammals, which predate the founding of the Musv©um National d‚ÄôHistoire Naturelle at the Jardin des Plantes in Paris, and then discuss what appears to be the first observation of hibernation in an echidna, which was made by Prosper Garnot, a zoologist on the voyage of la Coquille (1822‚Äì1825). Finally, I review subsequent observations on hibernation in this species, including my own research, and attempt to place this in the context of the echidna‚Äôs life history and Australian ecosystems.
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Publication title
Rediscovering Recherche BayIssue
1.0Pagination
45-57Publisher
Academy of the Social Sciences in AustraliaPublication status
- Published
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Rediscovering Recherche Bay is a book that presents the outcomes from the symposium, "A celebration of the history, culture, science and technology of Recherche Bay", hosted by CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research Auditorium Hobart, Tasmania, on 26–28 February 2007Repository Status
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