| Description |
1 online resource (xi, 1148 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Contents |
Preface -- 1. Phylogeny, classification, and morphological evolution -- 2. Water relations -- 3. Temperature relations -- 4. Respiration -- 5. Metabolism and energetics -- 6. Movements and orientation -- 7. Anuran vocal communication -- 8. Mating systems and sexual selection in anurans -- 9. Communication and social behavior of urodeles and caecilians -- 10. The natural history of amphibian reproduction -- 11. Parental care -- 12. The ecology and behavior of amphibian larvae -- 13. Complex life cycles and the ecology of amphibian metamorphosis -- 14. Amphibians and their predators -- 15. The ecology of amphibian communities -- 16. Conservation of amphibians -- References -- Index |
| Summary |
"Synthesizing seventy years of research on amphibian biology, herpetologist 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 also includes a chapter devoted to amphibian conservation."--Jacket |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 857-1084) and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Amphibians -- Ecology
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Amphibians -- Behavior.
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NATURE -- Animals -- Reptiles & Amphibians.
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Amphibians -- Behavior
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Amphibians -- Ecology
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Anfíbios.
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Ecologia animal.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2007001687 |
| ISBN |
9780226893334 |
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0226893332 |
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1282505807 |
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9781282505803 |
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9786612505805 |
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661250580X |
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