Herpetology

by Pough, F. Harvey

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Title Statements

Full title :Herpetology / F. Harvey Pough, Rochester Institute of Technology, emeritus [et 5 autres].

Edition Statements

Publication Date:2016
Edition:Fourth edition

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Sinauer Associates, Inc. Publishers
Place of Publication:Sunderland, Massachusetts, USA
Language:eng
Publication Date:2016

The Physical Object

Description:1 volume (pagination mutliple) : : illustrations. ; : 29 cm

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:9781605352336, 1605352330
oclc:ocn936576812
LC Classification:QL641
Dewey Decimal:597.9

Part I. What are amphibians and reptiles? -- 1. Why study herpetology? -- 2. Phylogenetic systematics and the origins of amphibians and reptiles -- 3. Systematics and diversity of extant amphibians -- 4. Systematics and diversity of extant reptiles -- 5. The biogeography of amphibians and reptiles -- Part II. How do they work? -- 6. Water and temperature relations -- 7. Energetics and performance -- 8. Reproduction and life history of amphibians -- 9. Reproduction and life histories of reptiles -- 10. Body support and locomotion -- 11. Feeding -- Part III. What do they do? -- 12. Spatial ecology -- 13. Communication -- 14. Mating systems and sexual selection -- 15. Diets, foraging, and interactions with parasites and predators -- 16. Populations and species assemblages -- Part IV. What are their prospects for survival? -- 17. Conservation and the future of amphibians and reptiles.