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Vertebrate Zoology

Author : Nelson G. Hairston
Publisher : CUP Archive
ISBN 13 : 9780521417037
Total Pages : 376 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (17 download)

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Download or read book Vertebrate Zoology written by Nelson G. Hairston and published by CUP Archive. This book was released on 1994-06-24 with total page 376 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a major new textbook that is intended to lead students away from purely descriptive zoology courses into an experimental approach that emphasizes asking and answering questions about nature. The book gives a panoramic view of vertebrate life, classification, ecology and behaviour. Section I of the book describes the major groups of vertebrates and their origins. The second section covers classification and its methodology. Section III describes the ecology of vertebrates from two standpoints: how individuals cope with environmental extremes, and principles of population and community ecology as illustrated by experiments carried out in the field. Section IV describes the geographic distribution of vertebrates. The fifth section discusses migration. Vertebrate behaviour is the subject of the final section and covers observations and the theories and experiments they have inspired.

The Rusty Lizard

Author : William Frank Blair
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780292733596
Total Pages : 185 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (335 download)

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Download or read book The Rusty Lizard written by William Frank Blair and published by . This book was released on 1960 with total page 185 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Lizards

Author : Eric P. Pianka
Publisher : Univ of California Press
ISBN 13 : 0520939913
Total Pages : 698 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (29 download)

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Download or read book Lizards written by Eric P. Pianka and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2003-09-24 with total page 698 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From tiny to gigantic, from drab to remarkably beautiful, from harmless to venomous, lizards are spectacular products of natural selection. This book, lavishly illustrated with color photographs, is the first comprehensive reference on lizards around the world. Accessible, scientifically up-to-date, and written with contagious enthusiasm for the subject, Lizards: Windows to the Evolution of Diversity covers species evolution, diversity, ecology, and biology. Eric R. Pianka and Laurie J. Vitt have studied and photographed members of almost all lizard families worldwide, and they bring to the book a deep knowledge based on extensive firsthand experience with the animals in their natural habitats. Part One explores lizard lifestyles, answering such questions as why lizards are active when they are, why they behave as they do, how they avoid predators, why they eat what they eat, and how they reproduce and socialize. In Part Two the authors take us on a fascinating tour of the world's manifold lizard species, beginning with iguanians, an evolutionary group that includes some of the most bizarre lizards, the true chameleons of Africa and Madagascar. We also meet the glass lizard, able to break its tail into many highly motile pieces to distract a predator from its body; lizards that can run across water; and limbless lizards, such as snakes. Part Three gives an unprecedented global view of evolutionary trends that have shaped present-day lizard communities and considers the impact of humans on their future. A definitive resource containing many entertaining anecdotes, this magnificent book opens a new window to the natural world and the evolution of life on earth.

Feeding

Author : Kurt Schwenk
Publisher : Elsevier
ISBN 13 : 0080531636
Total Pages : 555 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (85 download)

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Download or read book Feeding written by Kurt Schwenk and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2000-08-03 with total page 555 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As the first four-legged vertebrates, called tetrapods, crept up along the shores of ancient primordial seas, feeding was among the most paramount of their concerns. Looking back into the mists of evolutionary time, fish-like ancestors can be seen transformed by natural selection and other evolutionary pressures into animals with feeding habitats as varied as an anteater and a whale. From frog to pheasant and salamander to snake, every lineage of tetrapods has evolved unique feeding anatomy and behavior.Similarities in widely divergent tetrapods vividly illustrate their shared common ancestry. At the same time, numerous differences between and among tetrapods document the power and majesty that comprises organismal evolutionary history.Feeding is a detailed survey of the varied ways that land vertebrates acquire food. The functional anatomy and the control of complex and dynamic structural components are recurrent themes of this volume. Luminaries in the discipline of feeding biology have joined forces to create a book certain to stimulate future studies of animal anatomy and behavior.

Behavior and Neurology of Lizards

Author : Neil Greenberg
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 368 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (327 download)

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Download or read book Behavior and Neurology of Lizards written by Neil Greenberg and published by . This book was released on 1978 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Hillbilly Volume 3

Author : Eric Powell
Publisher : Dark Horse Comics
ISBN 13 : 1506737404
Total Pages : 113 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (67 download)

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Download or read book Hillbilly Volume 3 written by Eric Powell and published by Dark Horse Comics. This book was released on 2023-02-14 with total page 113 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The third volume in Eisner Award winner Eric Powells Appalachian fantasy epic. Rondel wields the Devils Cleaver against the united evil of the hills.

A Field Guide to Reptiles & Amphibians

Author : Roger Conant
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN 13 : 9780395904527
Total Pages : 646 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (45 download)

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Download or read book A Field Guide to Reptiles & Amphibians written by Roger Conant and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 1998 with total page 646 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Descriptions and illustrations of reptiles and amphibians.

Herpetological Osteopathology

Author : Bruce M. Rothschild
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 1461408245
Total Pages : 458 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (614 download)

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Download or read book Herpetological Osteopathology written by Bruce M. Rothschild and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-01-05 with total page 458 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As scientific analysis of testable hypotheses has replaced the speculative approach to study of bone disease in recent and fossil amphibians and reptiles, the field has advanced from simply reporting observations to analyzing their implications. This process is predicated upon a reproducible data base which explains/diagnoses the nature of bony alterations and a secure review of the literature. Thereby hangs the rub. The herpetological literature are difficult to access (let alone read) and are scattered through many prominent and eclectic journals and in the lay literature. While older diagnoses often have not stood the test of time, the clarity of report descriptions usually allows confident identification of the underlying pathology.

The Natural History of the Trans-Pecos

Author : Brian R. Chapman
Publisher : Texas A&M University Press
ISBN 13 : 1623498627
Total Pages : 207 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (234 download)

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Download or read book The Natural History of the Trans-Pecos written by Brian R. Chapman and published by Texas A&M University Press. This book was released on 2020-09-25 with total page 207 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The last frontier in Texas, the Trans-Pecos region is an immense and remote series of desert basins in the western-most part of the state. Columns of rock and stony debris dot the landscape, with various peaks, such as the notable El Capitan, rising from a long-forgotten sea floor. While the acidic and shallow desert soil only allows for scrubby vegetation in many places, what survives is rugged, colorful, and adaptable. Far from just an arid region, however, the Trans-Pecos is also home to grasslands, wetlands, and even woodlands. Animal life varies considerably, from the Black-tailed Jackrabbit and Desert Cicada to Bighorn Sheep, Black Bears, and Mountain Lions. Complete with an introduction chronicling the stories of biologists and naturalists who have explored and defined the ecological areas of Texas over time, The Natural History of the Trans-Pecos explores the formation of the region more than 600 million years ago, the adaptability of its ecosystems, and the conservation efforts to keep these wildly diverse environments flourishing. Detailed descriptions, vivid anecdotes, and vibrant pictures of the features that make this region so unique emphasize the rugged grandeur of the Trans-Pecos.

Lizard Social Behavior

Author : Stanley F. Fox
Publisher : JHU Press
ISBN 13 : 9780801868931
Total Pages : 476 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (689 download)

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Download or read book Lizard Social Behavior written by Stanley F. Fox and published by JHU Press. This book was released on 2003-02-25 with total page 476 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Introduction: The evolutionary study of social behavior and the role of lizards as model organisms / Stanley F. Fox, J. Kelly McCoy and Troy A. Baird -- Variation among individuals. Introduction / Peter Marler. Intra- and intersexual variation in social behavior : effects of ontogeny, phenotype, resources, and season / Troy A. Baird, Dusti K. Timanus and Chris L. Sloan. Evolution and maintenance of social status-signaling badges : experimental manipulations in lizards / Martin J. Whiting, Kenneth A. Nagy and Philip W. Bateman. Ecological and social contexts for the evolution of alternative mating strategies / Kelly R. Zamudio and Barry Sinervo. Social behavior and antipredatory defense in lizards / William E. Cooper, Jr. -- Variation among populations. Introduction / Gordon H. Orians.

Evolution and the Genetics of Populations, Volume 4

Author : Sewall Wright
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
ISBN 13 : 0226910415
Total Pages : 590 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (269 download)

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Download or read book Evolution and the Genetics of Populations, Volume 4 written by Sewall Wright and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 1984-06-15 with total page 590 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: These volumes discuss evolutionary biology through the lense of population genetics.

Arid Land Ecosystems: Volume 1

Author : R. A. Perry
Publisher : CUP Archive
ISBN 13 : 9780521218429
Total Pages : 920 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (184 download)

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Download or read book Arid Land Ecosystems: Volume 1 written by R. A. Perry and published by CUP Archive. This book was released on 1979-03-08 with total page 920 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This comprehensive account of arid-land ecosystems will be of importance to university teachers and professional ecologists throughout the world.

A List of Reptiles and Amphibians Collected by Louis Garni in the Vicinty of Boerne, Texas

Author : John Kern Strecker
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 14 pages
Book Rating : 4.X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A List of Reptiles and Amphibians Collected by Louis Garni in the Vicinty of Boerne, Texas written by John Kern Strecker and published by . This book was released on 1926 with total page 14 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Lizard Ecology

Author : William W. Milstead
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 322 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (318 download)

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Download or read book Lizard Ecology written by William W. Milstead and published by . This book was released on 1967 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Wildlife Review

Author :
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 718 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Wildlife Review written by and published by . This book was released on 1976 with total page 718 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Natural Selection and Social Theory

Author : Robert Trivers
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780195351422
Total Pages : 360 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (514 download)

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Download or read book Natural Selection and Social Theory written by Robert Trivers and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2002-09-05 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Robert Trivers is a pioneering figure in the field of sociobiology. For Natural Selection and Social Theory, he has selected eleven of his most influential papers, including several classic papers from the early 1970s on the evolution of reciprocal altruism, parent-offspring conflicts, and asymmetry in sexual selection, which helped to establish the centrality of sociobiology, as well as some of his later work on deceit in signalling, sex antagonistic genes, and imprinting. Trivers introduces each paper, setting them in their contemporary context, and critically evaluating them in the light of subsequent work and further developments. The result is a unique portrait of the intellectual development of sociobiology, with valuable insights for evolutionary biology, anthropology, and psychology.

Sexual Selection and the Descent of Man

Author : Bernard Campbell
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1351491113
Total Pages : 388 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (514 download)

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Download or read book Sexual Selection and the Descent of Man written by Bernard Campbell and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-07-12 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Just over one hundred and thirty years ago Charles Darwin, in The Descent of Man and Selection in Relation to Sex (1871), developed remarkably accurate conclusions about man's ancestry, based on a review of general comparative anatomy and psychology in which he regarded sexual selection as a necessary part of the evolutionary process. But the attention of biologists turned to the more general concept of natural selection, in which sexual selection plays a complex role that has been little understood. This volume significantly broadens the scope of modern evolutionary biology by looking at this important and long neglected concept of great importance. In this book, which is the first full discussion of sexual selection since 1871, leading biologists bring modern genetic theory and behavior observation to bear on the subject. The distinguished authors consider many aspects of sexual selection in many species, including man, within the context of contemporary evolutionary theory and research. The result is a remarkably original and well-rounded view of the whole concept that will be invaluable especially to students of evolution and human sexual behavior. The lucid authority of the contributors and the importance of the topic will interest all who share in man's perennial fascination with his own history. The book will be of central importance to a wide variety of professionals, including biologists, anthropologists, and geneticists. It will be an invaluable supplementary text for courses in vertebrate biology, theory of evolution, genetics, and physical anthropology. It is especially important with the emergence of alternative explanations of human development, under the rubric of creationism and doctrines of intelligent design.