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Wallis, R.L. and Ealey, E.H.M. Thermoregulation in the parma wallaby, Macropus parma (Marsupialia : Macropodidae).
Rofe, R.H. G-banded chromosomes and the evolution of the Macropodidae.
Taylor, R.J. Population composition of the wallaroo, Macropus robustus (Marsupialia: Macropodidae) in the New England tablelands of New South Wales.
ironbark.bendigo.latrobe.edu.au /~graeme/am.html   (6938 words)

  
 Macropodidae or kangaroos, wallabies, and relatives - TheWebsiteOfEverything.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Macropodidae or kangaroos, wallabies, and relatives - TheWebsiteOfEverything.com
The eastern grey kangaroo, Macropus giganteus (family Macropodidae), is common in central Cape York Peninsula woodlands.
The family Diprotodonta displays these characteristics, and Macropodidae is seen as an ‘extreme’ of these features, with one joey in the pouch at a time, diapause and the ability to produce two types of milk simultaneously to nourish successive offspring.
www.thewebsiteofeverything.com /animals/mammals/Diprotodontia/Macropodidae   (127 words)

  
 Macropodidae (Kangaroos & Wallabies)
The Macropodidae family is the second largest family of marsupials with around 54 species.
They have long narrow hind feet and a long, heavy tail.
Members of this family are found in Australia, New Guinea, and on some of the surrounding islands.
www.thebigzoo.com /zoo/Macropodidae.asp   (91 words)

  
 MavicaNET - Wallabies and Kangaroos (Macropodidae)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Katalog / Natur / Liv / Djur / Mammals (Mammalia) / Marsupials (Marsupialia) / Wallabies and Kangaroos (Macropodidae)
Katalog / Natur / Liv / Djur / Mammals (Mammalia) / Marsupials (Marsupialia) / Marsupials (Marsupialia): taxonomy / Wallabies and Kangaroos (Macropodidae)
A detailed set of pages about kangaroo reproduction, although you have to pay to see the pictures.
www.mavicanet.com /lite/swe/21769.html   (194 words)

  
 Macropod - BIRD
A macropod is any member of the kangaroo family Macropodidae, which also includes the wallabies, tree kangaroos, pademelons, and several others.
There are more than 50 macropods: the family is the third-largest among the marsupials (after the opossum and the carnivore groups); one of the most widely distributed; and it contains nearly all the largest surviving species.
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bird.net.au /bird/index.php?title=Macropodidae   (533 words)

  
 Kangaroo at exZOOberance!
The large kangaroos include red kangaroos and gray kangaroos, wallabies, pademelons, and quokka; they belong in the family Macropodidae.
The other family, Potoroidae, is made up of assorted smaller species, such as various rat-kangaroos, bettongs, and potoroos.
The red kangaroo is classified as Macropus rufus; the two species of gray kangaroo are classified as Macropus giganteus and Macropus fuliginosus; the ring-tailed rock wallaby as Petrogale xanthopus, the bettong as Bettongia penicillata, and the musky rat-kangaroo as Hypsiprymnodon moschatus.
www.exzooberance.com /virtual%20zoo/they%20walk/kangaroo/kangaroo.htm   (1728 words)

  
 Kangaroo (Macropus Macropodidae) Lying Down, Raymond Island, Victoria, Australia Magnetic Bottle Opener by John Hay at ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Kangaroo (Macropus Macropodidae) Lying Down, Raymond Island, Victoria, Australia Magnetic Bottle Opener by John Hay at Art.com
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Kangaroo (Macropus Macropodidae) Lying Down, Raymond Island, Victoria, Australia
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 Kangaroos
Kangaroos are marsupial mammals, found only in Australia, Tasmania and New Guinea.
The family Macropodidae includes kangaroos, wallaroos, wallabies, forest wallabies, tree-kangaroos and pademelons.
The word 'macropod' means 'big foot' and indeed all members of this family have large and powerful back legs.
www.dierinbeeld.nl /animal_files/mammals/kangaroo   (1272 words)

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