The Ecology and Behavior of Amphibians /

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 Amph...

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Autor principal: Wells, Kentwood D. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Chicago : University of Chicago Press, [2010]
Temas:
Amphibians > Behavior.
Amphibians > Ecology.
SCIENCE / General.
ecology, ecological, science, scientific, academic, scholarly, research, textbook, college, university, evolutionary, evolution, biology, biological, species, diversity, amphibious, animals, taxonomy, terrestrial, aquatic, ecosystem, phylogeny, classification, morphology, respiration, metabolism, communication, social, behavior, reproduction, population, predator, defense, conservation, selection.
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • Chapter 1. Phylogeny, Classification, and Morphological Evolution
  • Chapter 2. Water Relations
  • Chapter 3. Temperature Relations
  • Chapter 4. Respiration
  • Chapter 5. Metabolism and Energetics
  • Chapter 6. Movements and Orientation
  • Chapter 7. Anuran Vocal Communication
  • Chapter 8. Mating Systems and Sexual Selection in Anurans
  • Chapter 9. Communication and Social Behavior of Urodeles and Caecilians
  • Chapter 10. The Natural History of Amphibian Reproduction
  • Chapter 11. Parental Care
  • Chapter 12. The Ecology and Behavior of Amphibian Larvae
  • Chapter 13. Complex Life Cycles and the Ecology of Amphibian Metamorphosis
  • Chapter 14. Amphibians and Their Predators
  • Chapter 15. The Ecology of Amphibian Communities
  • Chapter 16. Conservation of Amphibians
  • References
  • Index

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