Their Blood Runs Cold : Adventures with Reptiles and Amphibians /

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This is a book that not only enhances our understanding of a unique group of animals, but also provides genuine insight into the mind and character of a research scientist. The author possesses the rare talent of conveying the challenge and excitement of scientific inquiry. A research ecologist who...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Gibbons, Whit, 1939-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Tuscaloosa : University Alabama Press, [2013]
Edition:Thirtieth anniversary edition.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Reptiles.
Amphibians.
NATURE > Animals > Reptiles & Amphibians.
Amphibia (class)
Amphibiens.
Amphibians
Reptiles
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Foreword to First Edition
  • Prologue
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction
  • Reptiles and Amphibians : The Field for Herpetology
  • The Snakes : Once Upon a Bushmaster
  • The Turtles : Turtles May Be Slow but They're 200 Million Years Ahead of Us
  • The Crocodilians : How to Catch an Alligator in One Uneasy Lesson
  • The Lizards : When Blowguns and Nooses Have Unusual Uses
  • The Salamanders : Ohio State 7, Alabama 3, Salamanders 0
  • The Frogs and Toads : Who's Watching the Frogs?
  • Techniques in Herpetology : To Catch a Cooter
  • More Techniques : To Find a Mud Turtle
  • The Future of Reptiles and Amphibians : Can We Find a Hiding Place, Too?
  • Teaching the Public : How to Hold an Audience with a Snake
  • Epilogue
  • Selected References in Herpetology
  • Further Reading in Herpetology, 2012.

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