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Amphibians of Central and Southern Africa

Author : Alan Channing
Publisher : Cornell University Press
ISBN 13 : 1501733699
Total Pages : 527 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (17 download)

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Download or read book Amphibians of Central and Southern Africa written by Alan Channing and published by Cornell University Press. This book was released on 2019-06-07 with total page 527 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Amphibians of Central and Southern Africa is the first comprehensive guide to the frogs, toads, and caecilians of the ten sub-equatorial African countries—Angola, Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. The result is at once a valuable reference tool, a field guide, and a source of ideas for future research.A source of increasing interest in their own right, amphibians are also benchmark species for biodiversity, and are used as laboratory animals in many of the sciences. In the wild, amphibians, especially frogs, act as natural monitors of water quality and are invaluable in pest control. Their skins secrete a wide range of pharmacologically active substances, such as antibiotics and painkillers. Yet frog populations are declining worldwide, mainly due to human destruction of their habitats. Alan Channing synthesizes information published over the last century to provide the first natural history and a portrait of the amphibian fauna of this vast region.Key features of Amphibians of Central and Southern Africa include*detailed accounts for 205 species of frogs and toads (and 2 species of caecilian) accompanied by color illustrations, distribution maps, details of breeding and tadpole behavior, and call descriptions*illustrations and tadpole identification keys for each genus*special sections for some species with topics such as "skin toxins"*an overview of fossil frogs, a discussion of humankind and frogs in Africa, and a bibliography of African frog biology

Amphibians of Malawi

Author : Margaret M. Stewart
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (896 download)

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Download or read book Amphibians of Malawi written by Margaret M. Stewart and published by . This book was released on 1900* with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Field Guide to the Frogs & Other Amphibians of Africa

Author : Alan Channing
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781775845126
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (451 download)

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Download or read book Field Guide to the Frogs & Other Amphibians of Africa written by Alan Channing and published by . This book was released on 2019-12-19 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 815 species of amphibian have been described on the African continent - 788 frogs, 23 caecilians and four salamanders. Field Guide to the Frogs & other Amphibians of Africa is the first guide ever to cover all these species. It features a brief introduction with tips for handling and identifying amphibians and a useful illustrated guide to each family group serves as a first step towards species ID. Species accounts describe physical features, distribution, habitat, biology, advertisement calls and conservation status, and are supported by colour photographs and up-to-date distribution maps. This guide will prove invaluable to nature lovers, tour guides, students and scientists.

Amphibians of Malawi

Author : Margaret Stewart
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 163 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (814 download)

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Download or read book Amphibians of Malawi written by Margaret Stewart and published by . This book was released on 1960 with total page 163 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Ecology and Behavior of Amphibians

Author : Kentwood D. Wells
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
ISBN 13 : 0226893332
Total Pages : 1162 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (268 download)

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Book Synopsis The Ecology and Behavior of Amphibians by : Kentwood D. Wells

Download or read book The Ecology and Behavior of Amphibians written by Kentwood D. Wells and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2010-02-15 with total page 1162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

Field Guide to the Frogs & Other Amphibians of Africa

Author : Alan Channing
Publisher : Penguin Random House South Africa
ISBN 13 : 1775846997
Total Pages : 970 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (758 download)

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Download or read book Field Guide to the Frogs & Other Amphibians of Africa written by Alan Channing and published by Penguin Random House South Africa. This book was released on 2019-07-02 with total page 970 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 815 species of amphibian have been described on the African continent – 788 frogs, 23 caecilians and four salamanders. Field Guide to the Frogs & other Amphibians of Africa is the first guide ever to cover all these species. The book features a brief introduction with tips for handling and identifying amphibians. A useful illustrated guide to each family group serves as a first step towards species ID. Species accounts describe physical features, distribution, habitat, biology, advertisement calls and conservation status, and are supported by colour photographs and up-to-date distribution maps. Field Guide to the Frogs & Other Amphibians of Africa will prove invaluable to nature lovers, tour guides, students and scientists. Sales points: A first of its kind; facilitates identification of hundreds of species; photographic guide to amphibian groups; informative species accounts; glossary (partially illustrated) explaining all technical terms

The Eponym Dictionary of Amphibians

Author : Bo Beolens
Publisher : Pelagic Publishing
ISBN 13 : 190780742X
Total Pages : 338 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (78 download)

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Download or read book The Eponym Dictionary of Amphibians written by Bo Beolens and published by Pelagic Publishing. This book was released on 2013-04-22 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: New species of animal and plant are being discovered all the time. When this happens, the new species has to be given a scientific, Latin name in addition to any common, vernacular name. In either case the species may be named after a person, often the discoverer but sometimes an individual they wished to honour or perhaps were staying with at the time the discovery was made. Species names related to a person are ‘eponyms’. Many scientific names are allusive, esoteric and even humorous, so an eponym dictionary is a valuable resource for anyone, amateur or professional, who wants to decipher the meaning and glimpse the history of a species name. Sometimes a name refers not to a person but to a fictional character or mythological figure. The Forest Stubfoot Toad Atelopus farci is named after the FARC, a Colombian guerrilla army who found refuge in the toad’s habitat and thereby, it is claimed, protected it. Hoipollo's Bubble-nest Frog Pseudophilautus hoipolloi was named after the Greek for ‘the many’, but someone assumed the reference was to a Dr Hoipollo. Meanwhile, the man who has everything will never refuse an eponym: Sting's Treefrog Dendropsophus stingi is named after the rock musician, in honour of his ‘commitment and efforts to save the rainforest’. Following the success of their Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles, the authors have joined forces to give amphibians a similar treatment. They have tracked down 1,609 honoured individuals and composed for each a brief, pithy biography. In some cases these are a reminder of the courage of scientists whose dedicated research in remote locations exposed them to disease and even violent death. The eponym ensures that their memory will survive, aided by reference works such as this highly readable dictionary. Altogether 2,668 amphibians are listed.

The Power of Animals

Author : Brian Morris
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1000181332
Total Pages : 210 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (1 download)

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Download or read book The Power of Animals written by Brian Morris and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2020-12-22 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The multiple ways in which people relate to animals provide a revealing window through which to examine a culture. Western cultures tend to view animals either as pets or food, and often overlook the vast number of roles that they may play within a culture and in social life more generally: their use in medicine, folk traditions and rituals. This comprehensive and very readable study focuses on Malawi people and their rich and varied relationship with animals -- from hunting through to their use as medicine. More broadly, through a rigorous and detailed study the author provides insights which show how the people's relationship to their world manifests itself not strictly in social relations, but just as tellingly in their relatioships with animals -- that, in fact, animals constitute a vital role in social relations. While significantly advancing classic African ethnographic studies, this book also incorporates current debates in a wide range of disciplines -- from anthropology through to gender studies and ecology.

Field Guide to Snakes and Other Reptiles of Zambia and Malawi

Author : Darren W. Pietersen
Publisher : Struik Nature Field Guides
ISBN 13 : 9781775847373
Total Pages : 544 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (473 download)

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Download or read book Field Guide to Snakes and Other Reptiles of Zambia and Malawi written by Darren W. Pietersen and published by Struik Nature Field Guides. This book was released on 2022-02 with total page 544 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A definitive guide to the 240 known snake, lizard, terrapin, tortoise and crocodile species of Zambia and Malawi (including new discoveries) - the first comprehensive guide of its kind for the region.

Encyclopedia of Inland Waters

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Publisher : Academic Press
ISBN 13 : 0123706262
Total Pages : 2589 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (237 download)

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Download or read book Encyclopedia of Inland Waters written by and published by Academic Press. This book was released on 2009-01-13 with total page 2589 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Inland aquatic habitats occur world-wide at all scales from marshes, swamps and temporary puddles, to ponds, lakes and inland seas; from streams and creeks to rolling rivers. Vital for biological diversity, ecosystem function and as resources for human life, commerce and leisure, inland waters are a vital component of life on Earth. The Encyclopedia of Inland Waters describes and explains all the basic features of the subject, from water chemistry and physics, to the biology of aquatic creatures and the complex function and balance of aquatic ecosystems of varying size and complexity. Used and abused as an essential resource, it is vital that we understand and manage them as much as we appreciate and enjoy them. This extraordinary reference brings together the very best research to provide the basic and advanced information necessary for scientists to understand these ecosystems – and for water resource managers and consultants to manage and protect them for future generations. Encyclopedic reference to Limnology - a key core subject in ecology taught as a specialist course in universitiesOver 240 topic related articles cover the field Gene Likens is a renowned limnologist and conservationist, Emeritus Director of the Institute of Ecosystems Research, elected member of the American Philosophical Society and recipient of the 2001 National Medal of Science Subject Section Editors and authors include the very best research workers in the field

Amphibians and Reptiles of New Mexico

Author : William G. Degenhardt
Publisher : UNM Press
ISBN 13 : 9780826338112
Total Pages : 512 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (381 download)

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Download or read book Amphibians and Reptiles of New Mexico written by William G. Degenhardt and published by UNM Press. This book was released on 1996 with total page 512 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The definitive reference source covering the 123 species of amphibians and reptiles found in New Mexico, including over 130 color plates and 100 maps.

Snakes of Malawi

Author : Rupert Wilkey and
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781366110886
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (18 download)

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Download or read book Snakes of Malawi written by Rupert Wilkey and and published by . This book was released on 2017-04-10 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The 3rd edition of SNAKES OF MALAWI has taken 40 years of field research to complete and is the most up-to-date snake guide on the country's snakes in more than half a century.This book contains 64 distribution maps, 98 colour photographs and 130 head scale drawings that together accurately describe all of the 64 recorded species found in the country.Malawi has quite a selection of species for such a small land area, but out of the 64 only 12 have the potential to kill a human. That means that over 80% of all recorded species are non-fatal to humans. In fact 43% are completely harmless and carry no venom at all.This guide will provide easy and fast identification of all species, together with bite treatment.A softcover version is available through Amazon from the 17th of April 2017.

Physiology of the Amphibia Volume 2

Author : Lofts
Publisher : Elsevier
ISBN 13 : 0323140033
Total Pages : 609 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (231 download)

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Download or read book Physiology of the Amphibia Volume 2 written by Lofts and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2012-12-02 with total page 609 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Physiology of the Amphibia, Volume II focuses on the various aspects of amphibian reproduction, both physiological and behavioral, and the interrelationship between these mechanisms and the environment. Organized into five chapters, the book begins with the integrative functions of the amphibian brain. It then describes the cytophysiology of the amphibian adenohypophysis, as well as their reproductive organs and associated sexual structures. It also discusses the physiology of the process of yolk formation, vitellogenesis. The reproductive and courtship patterns and intersexuality among amphibians are also described. This book will be useful to general biologists as a reference source and to students with interests in animal physiology.

Wildlife Abstracts

Author : U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1020 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (243 download)

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Download or read book Wildlife Abstracts written by U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and published by . This book was released on 1954 with total page 1020 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Amphibians of Malawi

Author : Vincenzo Mercurio
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (56 download)

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Download or read book Amphibians of Malawi written by Vincenzo Mercurio and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Amphibians and reptiles

Author : Trevor Beebee
Publisher : Pelagic Publishing Ltd
ISBN 13 : 1907807489
Total Pages : 178 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (78 download)

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Download or read book Amphibians and reptiles written by Trevor Beebee and published by Pelagic Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2013-07-01 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A comprehensive guide to the native and non-native species of amphibian and reptile found in the British Isles. It covers the biology, ecology, conservation and identification of the British herpetofauna, and provides keys to adults and young.

Patterns of Distribution of Amphibians

Author : William Edward Duellman
Publisher : JHU Press
ISBN 13 : 9780801861154
Total Pages : 660 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (611 download)

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Download or read book Patterns of Distribution of Amphibians written by William Edward Duellman and published by JHU Press. This book was released on 1999-07-28 with total page 660 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sweet, University of California, Santa Barbara; Michael J. Tyler, University of Adelaide, Australia; Zhao Er-Mi, Chengdu Institute of Biology, Peoples Republic of China