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Author : Arnold G. Kluge
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 24 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 1979
Category : Amphibians
ISBN : IND:30000121316420
Author : William C. Hamlett
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 333 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781461228660
South America is one of the few areas of the world that includes vast areas of as yet undisturbed natural habitats. These areas are home to as many as half the world's species of plants and animals. Many of the animals inhabit ing these areas are of direct and immediate economic importance, while others are of unknown potential value. With economic development of these areas, there is a coincident disruption of natural habitats that have a direct impact on the reproductive capabilities of the affected species. Re production is central to the survival of all species and, regardless of the environmental stresses imposed on them, scientific attention must be fo cused on reproductive biology as a way to deal with these pressures. It is vitally important to gather as much research data as possible on the repro ductive biology of the species on this continent in order to provide gov ernmental agencies and scientists with the most accurate information on which to base decisions regarding development. This volume is intended to draw attention to these pressing matters by gathering a wide representation of scientists actively engaged in reproduction research relating to South American vertebrates. It is intended that this volume will serve as a re source for individuals and organizations interested in reproductive biology and species survival. An additional benefit is that economically important species, as well as potentially important ones such as sharks, will be dis cussed.
Author : Kentwood D. Wells
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 1400 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2010-02-15
Category : Science
ISBN : 0226893340
Consisting of more than six thousand species, amphibians are more diverse than mammals and are found on every continent save Antarctica. Despite the abundance and diversity of these animals, many aspects of the biology of amphibians remain unstudied or misunderstood. The Ecology and Behavior of Amphibians aims to fill this gap in the literature on this remarkable taxon. It is a celebration of the diversity of amphibian life and the ecological and behavioral adaptations that have made it a successful component of terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems. Synthesizing seventy years of research on amphibian biology, Kentwood D. Wells addresses all major areas of inquiry, including phylogeny, classification, and morphology; aspects of physiological ecology such as water and temperature relations, respiration, metabolism, and energetics; movements and orientation; communication and social behavior; reproduction and parental care; ecology and behavior of amphibian larvae and ecological aspects of metamorphosis; ecological impact of predation on amphibian populations and antipredator defenses; and aspects of amphibian community ecology. With an eye towards modern concerns, The Ecology and Behavior of Amphibians concludes with a chapter devoted to amphibian conservation. An unprecedented scholarly contribution to amphibian biology, this book is eagerly anticipated among specialists.
Author : William Edward Duellman
Publisher : JHU Press
Page : 660 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 1999-07-28
Category : Nature
ISBN : 0801861152
Sweet, University of California, Santa Barbara; Michael J. Tyler, University of Adelaide, Australia; Zhao Er-Mi, Chengdu Institute of Biology, Peoples Republic of China
Author : University of Michigan. Museum of Zoology
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 462 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 1979
Category : Electronic
ISBN : UCSD:31822031454648
Author : University of Michigan. Museum of Zoology
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 668 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 1973
Category : Zoology
ISBN : PSU:000066298328
Author : Benson Latin American Collection
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 608 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 1981
Category : Catalogs, Union
ISBN : STANFORD:36105018844998
Author : Biological Society of Washington
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1392 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 1980
Category : Biology
ISBN : UOM:39015014707114
Author : Rijksmuseum van Natuurlijke Historie te Leiden
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 630 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 1990
Category : Animals
ISBN : UOM:39015028957556
Author : Library of Congress
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1016 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 1981
Category : Subject catalogs
ISBN : STANFORD:36105211445874
Author : University of Michigan. Museum of Zoology
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 364 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 1981
Category : Zoology
ISBN : UCLA:L0060304391
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 988 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 1978
Category : Zoology
ISBN : IND:30000105766921
Author : Maryland Herpetological Society
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 364 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Reptiles
ISBN : CORNELL:31924081044798
Author : William Edward Duellman
Publisher : Comstock Publishing Associates
Page : 498 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Nature
ISBN : UOM:39015059270861
"Assays of assemblages of amphibians and reptiles provide important information on community structure in the tropics. These ectothermic organisms are highly responsive to slight differences in the environment and to seasonal differences, such as patterns of rainfall. Most species seem to have rather restricted home ranges; therefore, data gathered in a restricted area provide much better insight into the requirements of, and potential interactions among, the species in the assemblage."--from the IntroductionThe rainforests in the southwestern part of the Amazon Basin in southeastern Peru are home to scores of amphibians and reptiles. Cusco Amazónico is a richly illustrated and comprehensive account of the lives of 151 of these species. William E. Duellman's masterpiece of community ecology includes descriptions of the physical environment and vegetation found in this unique habitat along with syntheses of abundance, mass, feeding, reproductive guilds, and daily and seasonal patterns of activity. Identification keys in English and Spanish precede detailed and illustrated species accounts. Tadpoles of many frogs are described and illustrated.Cusco Amazónico will become a standard reference for herpetologists, tropical biologists, biogeographers, ecologists, and conservationists and stands on its own as a portrait of an animal community in a unique bioregion. The illustrations include 236 color photographs, 121 charts and graphs, 16 maps, 42 line drawings, 2 halftones, and 56 sets of audiospectrograms and waveforms. There are 71 tables.
Author : Joel Asaph Allen
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Hylidae
ISBN : UCD:31175030386141
Comprises articles on geology, paleontology, mammalogy, ornithology, entomology and anthropology.
