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Author : Richard A. Seigel
Publisher : MacMillan Publishing Company
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 552 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Snakes--ecology and Evolutionary Biology written by Richard A. Seigel and published by MacMillan Publishing Company. This book was released on 1987 with total page 552 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Richard A. Seigel
Publisher : Macmillan Publishing Company
ISBN 13 : 9780070560468
Total Pages : 529 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (64 download)
Download or read book Snakes written by Richard A. Seigel and published by Macmillan Publishing Company. This book was released on 1987-01-01 with total page 529 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Richard A. Seigel
Publisher : McGraw-Hill Companies
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 440 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Snakes written by Richard A. Seigel and published by McGraw-Hill Companies. This book was released on 1993 with total page 440 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A comprehensive reference for herpetologists, biologists, and others interested in such aspects of snakes as their population genetics, neurobiology, functional morphology, behavioral ecology, and evolution. Also includes a chapter on strategies for conservation. Acidic paper. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Author : Harry W. Greene
Publisher : Univ of California Press
ISBN 13 : 9780520200142
Total Pages : 370 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (1 download)
Download or read book Snakes written by Harry W. Greene and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 1997 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Featuring writing that is clear, engaging, and full of appreciation for its subject, "Snakes" provides an up-to-date summary of every facet of the natural history of snakes--their diversity, evolution, and conservation--and at the same time, makes a personal statement about why these animals are so compelling. 215 color photos. 3 tables.
Author : Harry W. Greene
Publisher : Univ of California Press
ISBN 13 : 9780520224872
Total Pages : 382 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (248 download)
Download or read book Snakes written by Harry W. Greene and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 1997 with total page 382 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In clear, engaging prose, "Snakes" provides an up-to-date summary of every facet of the natural history of snakes--their diversity, evolution, and conservation--and, at the same time, makes a personal statement about why these animals are so compelling. 215 color photos. 3 tables.
Author : Stephen J. Mullin
Publisher : Cornell University Press
ISBN 13 : 0801457858
Total Pages : 384 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (14 download)
Download or read book Snakes written by Stephen J. Mullin and published by Cornell University Press. This book was released on 2011-08-15 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Destruction of habitat due to urban sprawl, pollution, and deforestation has caused population declines or even extinction of many of the world's approximately 2,600 snake species. Furthermore, misconceptions about snakes have made them among the most persecuted of all animals, despite the fact that less than a quarter of all species are venomous and most species are beneficial because they control rodent pests. It has become increasingly urgent, therefore, to develop viable conservation strategies for snakes and to investigate their importance as monitors of ecosystem health and indicators of habitat sustainability. In the first book on snakes written with a focus on conservation, editors Stephen J. Mullin and Richard A. Seigel bring together leading herpetologists to review and synthesize the ecology, conservation, and management of snakes worldwide. These experts report on advances in current research and summarize the primary literature, presenting the most important concepts and techniques in snake ecology and conservation. The common thread of conservation unites the twelve chapters, each of which addresses a major subdiscipline within snake ecology. Applied topics such as methods and modeling and strategies such as captive rearing and translocation are also covered. Each chapter provides an essential framework and indicates specific directions for future research, making this a critical reference for anyone interested in vertebrate conservation generally or for anyone implementing conservation and management policies concerning snake populations.
Author : David J. Gower
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1108837344
Total Pages : 489 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (88 download)
Download or read book The Origin and Early Evolutionary History of Snakes written by David J. Gower and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2022-08-11 with total page 489 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Latest developments in understanding how, when and where the extraordinary body plan and ecology of snakes evolved from lizard ancestors.
Author : Douglas Athon Rossman
Publisher : University of Oklahoma Press
ISBN 13 : 9780806128207
Total Pages : 402 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (282 download)
Download or read book The Garter Snakes written by Douglas Athon Rossman and published by University of Oklahoma Press. This book was released on 1996 with total page 402 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Garter Snakes: Evolution and Ecology is the first comprehensive review of the genus Thamnophis in nearly ninety years. The book includes color plates of all species (many never previously figured in color); extensive discussion of ecology, behavior, and captive care; and a modern key to all species - as well as species-by-species summaries of the systematics and natural history of the thirty different garter snakes now recognized. Of particular interest are the descriptions of lesser-known species in Mexico. Because interest in reptiles has grown dramatically in recent years, this comprehensive guide is designed to appeal to as wide an audience as possible - to both the professional herpetologist interested in the biology of Thamnophis and the hobbyist who wants to know more about these diverse and widespread snakes, both in the home aquarium and in the wild. This up-to-date, appealing book, written by the world's leading authorities, will be extremely useful not only to herpetologists but also to conservationists, ecologists, pet owners, and other readers generally interested in natural history.
Author : Stephen M. Reilly
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521833585
Total Pages : 560 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (335 download)
Download or read book Lizard Ecology written by Stephen M. Reilly and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2007-07-12 with total page 560 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Originally published in 2006, this book was the first critical review of the effects of lizard foraging modes in 30 years.
Author : Anita Malhotra
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780198549864
Total Pages : 276 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (498 download)
Download or read book Venomous Snakes written by Anita Malhotra and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Marcio Martins
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0197641520
Total Pages : 353 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (976 download)
Download or read book Islands and Snakes written by Marcio Martins and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2023-11-24 with total page 353 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this follow-up to Islands and Snakes, this book contains 15 chapters describing diversity and conservation of snakes on islands, with foci on selected island systems not previously summarized. Attendant topics include biogeography, plasticity and evolutionary responses to insular conditions, invasive species, importance and collapse of trophic systems, threats to insular snake populations, and strategies of conservation to save them. Chapters include descriptions of snake faunas on larger islands such as Borneo and New Guinea; reproductive biology of insular snakes; phenotypic evolution; physiology and growth patterns related to diet and environment; patterns of endemism; taxonomy of snake radiations; and history of invasions by snakes on islands. The final chapter presents a discussion of prospects and overview of conservation of snakes on islands. Chapters are contributed by international authorities on respective island-and-snake systems. The latter include some islands or archipelagos that are young, or of high importance, or support snake populations that were previously not well known. The content includes colourful photographs, informative illustrations, and in some cases synthesis of new data relevant to the importance of islands for understanding the ecological underpinnings and genesis of biodiversity. Each chapter is appropriately referenced with citations to scientific literature, and where useful, footnotes, tables and graphic information supporting the narrative of the respective subject matter. The overall presentation is intended to provide readers with an enhanced appreciation for islands and the spectacular snakes that might live there.
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Publisher : DIANE Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1422345688
Total Pages : 156 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (223 download)
Download or read book Biodiversity and Coarse Woody Debris in Southern Forests written by and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 1996 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Harvey B. Lillywhite
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN 13 : 0190676418
Total Pages : 361 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (96 download)
Download or read book Islands and Snakes written by Harvey B. Lillywhite and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2019 with total page 361 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Islands and Snakes contains 13 chapters describing ecological systems with foci on snakes and their ecological roles on islands around the world. Each chapter is written by one or more authors who is an authority on that particular system. Summaries of research on the various islands are written in a narrative manner that includes science as well as personal insights in easily understood language. These varied vignettes of science feature islands around the world, and in all cases, fantastic species of snakes and their roles in the community of insular organisms in which they occur. Both challenges and opportunities associated with island life are discussed, as well as the unique attributes of snakes and their conservation as unique and important parts of nature. Chapters include colorful photographs and illustrations, and collectively they convey information on topics that include ecology, behavior, biogeography, physiology, adaptation, and evolutionary biology. An introductory chapter presents a review and perspective on the historical importance of island ecology and how snakes have contributed to our understanding of evolution and adaptation. The other chapters focus on snakes inhabiting islands associated with Asia, Australia, South America, North America, the Caribbean, and Europe. The final chapter features the unique "table top islands" or tepuis of South America as examples of ecological islands where elements of biota have become isolated by geographic features of landscape similarly to oceanic islands.
Author : Harvey B. Lillywhite
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0199701571
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (997 download)
Download or read book How Snakes Work written by Harvey B. Lillywhite and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2014-01-31 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Anyone can look at a snake and see a creature unique unto itself, a reptile with a set of zoological and biological traits that are entirely its own. Just looking at this distinct animal raises many scientific questions. With regard to evolution, how did such an animal come to be? How does a snake move, and how do its sense organs differ from that of other reptiles? How does it eat, and how does it reproduce? Essentially, how does a snake "work"? In How Snakes Work: The Structure, Function and Behavior of the World's Snakes, leading zoologist Harvey B. Lillywhite has written the definitive scientific guide to the functional biology of snakes. Written for both herpetologists and a more general audience with an interest in the field, How Snakes Work features nearly two hundred color images of various species of snakes, used to provide visual examples of biological features explained in the text. Chapter topics include the evolutionary history of the snake, feeding, locomotion, the structure and function of skin, circulation and respiration, sense organs, sound production, temperature and thermoregulation, and reproduction. Containing all the latest research and advances in our biological knowledge of the snake, How Snakes Work is an indispensable asset to professional zoologists and enthusiasts alike.
Author : Gordon H. Orians
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
ISBN 13 : 022600337X
Total Pages : 228 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (26 download)
Download or read book Snakes, Sunrises, and Shakespeare written by Gordon H. Orians and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2014-04-14 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The eminent zoologist “extends his pioneering work in evolutionary biology” to examine “our preferences, predilections, fears, hopes, and aspirations” (Stephen R. Kellert, author of Birthright). Why do we jump in fear at the sight of a snake and marvel at the beauty of a sunrise? These impulsive reactions are no accident; in fact, many of our human responses to nature are steeped in our evolutionary past—we fear snakes because of the danger of venom, and we welcome the assurances of sun as the predatory dangers of night disappear. According to evolutionary biologist Gordon Orians, many of our aesthetic preferences—from the kinds of gardens we build to the foods we enjoy and the entertainment we seek—are the lingering result of natural selection. In Snakes, Sunrises, and Shakespeare, Orians explores the role of evolution in human responses to the environment, applying biological perspectives ranging from Darwin to current neuroscience. Orians reveals how our emotional lives today are shaped by decisions our ancestors made centuries ago on African savannas as they selected places to live, sought food and safety, and socialized in small hunter-gatherer groups. During this time our likes and dislikes became wired in our brains, as the appropriate responses to the environment meant the difference between survival or death. His rich analysis explains why we mimic the tropical savannas of our ancestors in our parks and gardens, why we are simultaneously attracted to and repelled by danger, and how paying close attention to nature’s sounds has made us an unusually musical species.
Author : Roland Bauchot
Publisher : Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 1402731817
Total Pages : 228 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (27 download)
Download or read book Snakes written by Roland Bauchot and published by Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.. This book was released on 2006 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Through the combined work of 13 different experts in the field, you'll gain invaluable and unique insight into the life style, behavioral characteristics, and physical appearance of many different species [of snakes]."--Page 2 of cover.
Author : Ted Levin
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
ISBN 13 : 022604078X
Total Pages : 508 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (26 download)
Download or read book America's Snake written by Ted Levin and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2016-05-12 with total page 508 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The acclaimed naturalist offers an in-depth profile of the timber rattlesnake, from its unique biological adaptations to its role in American history. The ominous rattle of the timber rattlesnake is one of the most famous—and terrifying—sounds in nature. Today, they are found in thirty-one states and many major cities. Yet most Americans have never seen a timber rattler, and only know them from movies or our frightened imaginations. Ted Levin aims to change that with America’s Snake. This portrait of the timber rattler explores its significance in American frontier history, and sheds light on the heroic efforts to protect the species against habitat loss, climate change, and the human tendency to kill what we fear. Taking us from labs where the secrets of the snake’s evolutionary adaptations are being unlocked to far-flung habitats that are protected by dedicated herpetologists, Levin paints a picture of a fascinating creature: peaceable, social, long-lived, and, despite our phobias, not inclined to bite. The timber rattler emerges here as an emblem of America, but also of the struggles involved in protecting the natural world. A wonderful mix of natural history, travel writing, and exemplary journalism, America’s Snake is loaded with remarkable characters—none more so than the snake itself: frightening, fascinating, and unforgettable. A CHOICE Outstanding Academic Title Award-winner
