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A natural history of amphibians /
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Princeton, N.J. :
Princeton University Press,
[1997], ©1995.
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| Edición: | 1st pbk. printing. |
| Colección: | Book collections on Project MUSE.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover Page
- Half-title Page
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- 1. Introduction
- The Major Groups of Living Amphibians
- The Place of Amphibians in Nature
- Amphibian Life Cycles and Modes of Reproduction
- Natural History Overview
- 2. Skin
- Glands
- Coloration
- Shedding
- 3. Breathing
- Gills
- Lungs
- Skin
- Buccopharyngeal Respiration
- The Lung-breathing Mechanism
- 4. Limbs and Locomotion
- 5. Tail
- 6. Nose and Chemoreception
- Function of the Nasolabial Grooves
- Larval Amphibians
- Control of Nasal Water and Air Flow
- 7. Eyes and Vision
- Vision in Water and on Land
- Some Additional Anatomical Aspects
- Distance Perception and Visual Acuity
- Use of Vision in Feeding
- Color Vision
- Eye Protection
- Use of Amphibians in Studies of Vision
- 8. Food Habits
- Kinds of Food and Their Detection
- Visual Prey Detection
- Role of Olfaction
- Food Preferences
- The Feeding Mechanism
- Methods of Catching Prey
- Competition for Food and Partitioning of Food Resources
- Metabolic Reserves
- 9. Ears and Hearing
- Anurans
- The Opercularis System
- Salamanders
- Caecilians
- Amphibian Larvae
- Lateral Line System
- Reception of Seismic Signals
- 10. Voice
- Caecilians
- Salamanders
- Anurans
- Method of Sound Production
- Voice Intensity, Volume, and Directionality
- The "Advertisement" Call
- Chorus Formation and Pairing
- Vocalizations at Short Range
- Vocal Responses to Approaching Males
- Vocalizations and Predation
- Other Vocalizations
- 11. Temperature Characteristics
- Basking
- Temperature Preferences
- Tolerance of Temperature Extremes
- Thermal Acclimation
- Thermal Acclimatization
- Behaviorally Controlled Fever
- Coping with Freezing Temperatures
- Biological Effects of Environmental Temperatures.
- The Pineal Complex and Activity Rhythms
- Temperature and Timing of Reproduction
- 12. Body Water Regulation
- Hydroregulation
- Skin Structure and Water Loss in Lungless Salamanders
- Avoiding Desiccation
- The "Seat Patch
- Burrowing
- Dormant (Estivating) Amphibians: Cocoons
- Urea Retention
- Skin Color
- Uricotelic Frogs
- 13. Protection against Predators
- Protective Glands and Their Use in Defense
- Warning Coloration
- Mimicry
- Posturing and Delivery of Noxious Secretions
- Other Antipredator Adaptations
- Variation in Antipredator Responses
- Noxious Properties of Amphibian Eggs and Larvae
- 14. Home Range and Movements
- Some Measurements of Movements and Home Range in Salamanders and Anurans
- 15. Territorial Behavior and Fighting
- Salamanders
- Anurans
- Dear Enemy Recognition
- 16. Homing and Migration
- Shoreline Orientation
- Homing Behavior during Migrations
- Role of Olfaction in Homing
- How Does Homing Ability Become Established?
- 17. Reproduction
- Breeding Patterns and Their Control
- Reproductive Activities
- Caecilians
- Salamanders
- Anurans
- Eggs
- Gelatinous Capsules
- The Ovum
- Location and Shape of Egg Clusters (the "Spawn")
- Frequency of Laying and Number of Eggs Laid
- Larvae
- Caecilians
- Salamanders and Anurans
- Salamander Larvae
- Anuran Larvae (Tadpoles)
- 18. Parental Care
- Guarding of Eggs and Nest Sites
- Foam Nests
- Tadpole Herding
- Transport of Eggs and Larvae
- Frogs That Feed Their Young
- Pouch Brooding
- Vocal Sac Brooding
- Stomach Brooding
- Viviparous Amphibians
- 19. Contributions of Amphibians to Human Welfare
- Food
- Teaching and Research
- Toxicology
- Medicine
- Fever Therapy
- A Pharmacopeia of Skin Secretions
- The Australian Stomach-brooding Frogs and Gastric Ulcers
- 20. Declining Amphibians.
- Examples of Declines with Comments on Possible Causes: Selections from Western North, Central, and South America, and Australia
- Western North America
- Central and South America
- Australia
- Amphibians as "Bio-indicators
- Known and Possible Causes of Amphibian Declines
- A Diversity of Local Impacts
- Global Impacts
- The Role of Biomagnification
- The Endocrine Connection
- Amphibians as Subjects for Study of the Effects of Chemical Contaminants at the Hormonal and Developmental Levels
- Some Topics Needing Study in Relation to the Possible Role of Synthetic Chemicals in Amphibian Declines
- Possible Impacts of Amphibian Declines
- What of the Future?
- Literature Cited
- Index.