Platypus / Ann Moyal.
Platypus / Ann Moyal.
About this item
Full title
Author / Creator
Publisher
Crows Nest, N.S.W. : Allen & Unwin, 2010.
Date
2010.
Call Numbers
599.29/4A , 599.29/4
Record Identifier
MMS ID
Language
English
Formats
Physical Description
Physical content
xiii, 249 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. (some col.), ports. ; 20 cm.
Publication information
Publisher
Crows Nest, N.S.W. : Allen & Unwin, 2010.
Edition
[New ed.]
Place of Publication
New South Wales
Date Published
2010.
Subjects
More information
Scope and Contents
Summary
When the first specimen of a platypus arrived in England in 1799 it was greeted with astonishment and disbelief. As eighteenth century naturalists struggled to classify the platypus, the little animal excited curiosity and sparked fierce debate in international scientific circles, drawing in leaders of zoology and comparative anatomy in Britain and...
Alternative Titles
Full title
Platypus / Ann Moyal.
Cover title
Platypus : the extraordinary story of how a curious creature baffled the world.
Authors, Artists and Contributors
Author / Creator
Notes
General note
Previous ed.: 2002.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 229-235) and index.
Identifiers
Primary Identifiers
Call Numbers
599.29/4A , 599.29/4
Record Identifier
74VKZjyPDEeX
Permalink
https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKZjyPDEeX
Other Identifiers
ISBN
9781741757798 (pbk.)
DDC
599.29
MMS ID
991018786229702626
