Identifies more than five hundred species and subspecies of reptiles and amphibians, providing information on habitat, behavior, breeding data, key characteristics, and survival status of threatened species.
Identifies more than five hundred species and subspecies of reptiles and amphibians, providing information on habitat, behavior, breeding data, key characteristics, and survival status of threatened species.
Ecotoxicology of amphibians and reptiles
by Sparling, D. W., (Donald W.), SETAC (Société)
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Building on the success of its popular predecessor, the second edition of Ecotoxicology of Amphibians and Reptiles presents newly available findings on the species that are important environmental indicators. This new edition covers nearly twice as many topics as the first, incl…
Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Plan of the Book -- Biogeography of Ecuador -- Diversity and Its Causes -- The Andes -- The Equator -- Marine Currents -- Habitats and Bioregions -- Amphibians -- Reptiles -- Birds -- Mammals -- Bibliograph…
The diversity of extant amphibians is staggering, yet the evolutionary history of many diverse lineages remains unknown. The goal of this thesis is to document and interpret patterns of diversity in a speciose lineage of frogs restricted to sub-Saharan Africa. Despite having a b…
Crawfish Frogs (Rana areolata) have been called the most secretive frog in North America, and it is unusual in the twenty-first century - in the most scientifically advanced country in the world - that basic discoveries can still be made on an animal that inhabits a quarter of t…
This book provides a brief description of the ecology and natural history of sixteen amphibians, eight snakes and lizards and the Chelonia species found in the temperate climatic region of Europe (North-west Europe) The book commences with an introduction to the biology of amphi…
This book provides brief accounts of the natural history, ecology, and conservation of amphibian and reptile species from western Europe. Species accounts give details on taxonomy; distribution; reproduction, growth, and development; environmental adaptations; and aspects of the…
A completely revised, up-to-date guide to identifying the reptiles and amphibians of western North America.