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West Southwest: Vertebrate Life in the Southern California Environs

By Gregory K Pregill

Book information

Publisher
CRC Press
Year
2018
ISBN
9781138585041, 1138585041, 9781138496965, 1138496960
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
93 MB (98014030 bytes)
Pages
340\359
Time added
2018-08-19 10:10:41
SouthernSouthern;Vertebrates;CaliforniaVertebrates -- California

Description

The book is about the vertebrates of southern California and the plant communities they live in: who arethey, how are they related, where do they live, and how do they survive. It underscores the importance of natural history, and explores important topics not usually in field guides, such as on evolution, reproduction, predation, and human impact. Content: Section I Fundamentals Chapter 1 The Land Chapter 2 The Climate Chapter 3 Exploration, Collections and the Museum Tradition Chapter 4 The Three Pillars of Natural History Section II Settings Chapter 5 Vegetation Past and Present Chapter 6 Plant-Vertebrate Communities Section III Vertebrates Chapter 7 Amphibians Chapter 8 Turtles and an Overview of the Amniotes Chapter 9 Lepdiosaurs-Squamates and Tuatara Chapter 10 Birds Chapter 11 Mammals Chapter 12 The Ice Age Mammals

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