Author: Anthony P. Russell
Publisher: Univ of Calgary Pr
Keywords: primer, boreal, herpetology, guide, field, reptiles, alberta, amphibians
Number of Pages: 278
Published: 2001-03
List price: $24.95
ISBN-10: 1552380386
ISBN-13: 9781552380383
Amphibians & reptiles (herpetofauna) are a significant but much neglected component of the natural economy of the province of Alberta. This second edition, which continues both as a field guide & a comprehensive natural history, builds on the strengths of the first, with a richly illustrated text, & colour photographs of the species taken by renowned wildlife photographer, Dr Wayne Lynch. The award-winning first edition received recognition in the Emerald Awards for Environmental Excellence. This second edition has been thoroughly revised & updated. Nomenclature has been change
Authors:Laurie J. Vitt, Janalee P. Caldwell,
Publisher: Academic Press
Keywords: amphibians, reptiles, biology, introductory, third, herpetology
Number of Pages: 720
Published: 2008-11-07
List price: $79.95
ISBN-10: 012374346X
ISBN-13: 9780123743466
This third edition, now fully revised and updated by two of Dr. Zug’s colleagues, provides herpetology students and amateur reptile and amphibian keepers with the latest taxonomy and species developments from around the world. Herpetology is a rapidly evolving field , which has contributed to new discoveries in many conceptual areas of biology. The authors build on this progress by updating all chapters with new literature, graphics, and discussions-many of which have changed our thinking.With a new emphasis placed on conservation issues,Herpetology continues to broaden the global cover
Authors:Andy Swash, Rob Still,
Publisher: Yale University Press
Keywords: identification, guide, islands, galapagos, mammals, reptiles, birds
Number of Pages: 168
Published: 2006-02-28
List price: $28.00
ISBN-10: 0300115326
ISBN-13: 9780300115321
This simple-to-use, pocket-size volume offers a comprehensive guide to the unique wildlife of the Galápagos, encompassing all the birds, mammals, and reptiles a visitor to these extraordinary islands might encounter. The second edition corrects and amends plates and text, as well as adds six new photos of the whales.Reviews of the first edition: “The essential field companion for Galápagos visitors.”—The Quarterly Review of Biology "I cannot conceive anyone going to the Galápagos without [this book] in hand." —Noble S. Proctor
Authors:Joseph T. Collins, Roger Conant, Robert C. Stebbins,
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Keywords: amphibians, reptiles, guide, first, peterson
Number of Pages: 128
Published: 1999-04-15
List price: $5.95
ISBN-10: 0395971950
ISBN-13: 9780395971956
From mudpuppies to rattlesnakes, this fascinating guide for young nature lovers describes the habits and habitats of these secretive and sometimes bizarre animals, and includes tips on how to catch and care for frogs, snakes, turtles, lizards, salamanders, and toads.
Authors:D. Charles Deeming, Mark W. J. Ferguson,
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Keywords: birds, reptiles, development, embryonic, incubation, effects, egg
Number of Pages: 464
Published: 2004-11-11
List price: $105.00
ISBN-10: 0521612039
ISBN-13: 9780521612036
A recent rapid expansion in our knowledge of embryonic development in birds and reptiles has created a need for a book that comprehensively reviews and synthesizes data relating to incubation effects on the embryonic development of these two vertebrate classes. The contributors to this book aptly deal with these issues in logical parts. The first deals with the structure, shape, and function of eggs. The second examines the effects of the four main parameters, e.g. temperature, water relations, respiratory gas exchange, and turning, on the process of incubation. The third section deals wit
Author: H. Hermann Schleich
Publisher: Koeltz
Keywords: systematics, field, guide, biology, africa, reptiles, north, amphibians
Number of Pages: 630
Published: 1996
List price: unknow
ISBN-10: 3874293777
ISBN-13: 9783874293778
Author: J. Alan Holman
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Keywords: monographs, geology, geophysics, oxford, europe, amphibians, reptiles, britain, pleistocene
Number of Pages: 264
Published: 1998-06-18
List price: $150.00
ISBN-10: 0195112326
ISBN-13: 9780195112320
The Pleistocene epoch or Ice Age, an extended period of advancing and retreating ice sheets, is characterized by striking climatic oscillations and sea level fluctuations. This age saw the rise and spread of humans and a great extinction of large mammals by the end of the epoch; in fact, the world today is essentially the product of dramatic changes that took place in the Pleistocene. This book, a companion to the author’s Pleistocene Amphibians and Reptiles in North America, discusses the Pleistocene amphibians and reptiles in Britain and the European continent eastward through present
