Firefly encyclopedia of reptiles and amphibians
2015
eBook
Abstract: The Firefly Encyclopedia of Reptiles and Amphibians covers every family, ranging from large, predatory constrictors and crocodilians to miniature tree frogs and salamanders. Since 2002, this highly acclaimed encyclopedia has provided specialists, educators and general readers with an authoritative and comprehensive overview of the world's reptiles and amphibians. Universally praised and cited widely in scholarly and lay publications, it belongs in all collections.
Main title:
Firefly encyclopedia of reptiles and amphibians / general editor: Chris Mattison.
Author:
Mattison, Chris, editorCredo Reference (Firm), distributor
Edition:
Third edition.
Imprint:
Richmond Hill, Ontario : Firefly Books, 2015.Boston, Massachusetts : Credo Reference, 2015.
Collation:
1 online resource (343 entries) : 243 images ; digital files.
Notes:
Description based on title page of print version.
System details:
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Linking notes:
Print version: 272 pages : color illustrations
Contents:
Contributors -- Preface -- Amphibians: The transition to land, evolution and fossil history; Missing links, modern amphibians; Adaptations to the environment, form and function; The biogeographical background, distribution patterns; Carnivores and cannibals, diet and feeding; Undulations and bounds, locomotion; Sending sperm in packets, reproduction; Subtle signals, social behavior and communication; In peril worldwide, conservation and environment; Caecilians; Salamanders and newts; Frogs and toads -- Reptiles: How reptiles began, origins and classification; Beneath the scales, skin; History in bones, skeletal structure; Egg-layers and live-bearers, reproduction; Turtles and tortoises; Lizards; Snakes; Crocodilians -- Glossary -- Bibliography -- Picture and artwork credits.
Access restrictions:
Access restricted to authorized users and institutions.
ISBN:
9781785396830 (electronic version)9781770855939 (bound)
Dewey class:
597.9
LC class:
QL640.7
Language:
English
BRN:
501977
Electronic access:
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