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Herpetology: An Introductory Biology of Amphibians and Reptiles

By Laurie J. Vitt , Janalee P. Caldwell

Book information

Publisher
Elsevier
Year
2014
ISBN
9780123869197
LCC
2013481312
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
39 MB (41165293 bytes)
Edition
4
Pages
\749
Topic
Biology
Orientation
no
Paginated
yes
Scanned
portrait
Time added
2023-09-08 03:21:11
AmphibiansBiologyHerpetologyReptiles

Description

The fourth edition of the textbook Herpetology covers the basic biology of amphibians and reptiles, with updates in nearly every conceptual area. Not only does it serve as a solid foundation for modern herpetology courses, but it is also relevant to courses in ecology, behavior, evolution, systematics, and morphology.Examples taken from amphibians and reptiles throughout the world make this book a useful herpetology textbook in several countries. Naturalists, amateur herpetologists, herpetoculturists, zoo professionals, and many others will find this book readable and full of relevant natural history and distributional information.Amphibians and reptiles have assumed a central role in research because of the diversity of ecological, physiological, morphological, behavioral, and evolutionary patterns they exhibit. This fully revised edition brings the latest research to the reader, ranging over topics in evolution, reproduction, behavior and more, allowing students and professionals to keep current with a quickly moving field.

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