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Reptiles and amphibians

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  • Subtle Beastby Andre Menez

    CRC Press 2003; US$ 39.95

    Dispelling the myths surrounding snakes, this book introduces the reader to the complex and absorbing world of snakes. A fascinating journey from the macroscopic features of snakes to the molecular components of their venoms. more...

  • Amphibian Declinesby Michael Lannoo

    University of California Press 2005; US$ 100.00

    This benchmark volume documents in comprehensive detail a major environmental crisis: rapidly declining amphibian populations and the disturbing developmental problems that are increasingly prevalent within many amphibian species. Horror stories on this topic have been featured in the scientific and popular press over the past fifteen years, invariably asking what amphibian declines are telling us about the state of the environment. Are declines harbingers of devastated ecosystems or simply weird reflections of a peculiar amphibian world? This compendium?presenting new data, reviews of current literature, and comprehensive species accounts?reinforces what scientists have begun to suspect, that amphibians are a lens through which the state... more...

  • Toxicology of Reptilesby Susan C. Gardner

    CRC Press 2005; US$ 149.95

    Providing a detailed overview of the current state of knowledge in reptilian target organ toxicology, this well-illustrated text addresses the issues of contaminants that affect terrestrial, freshwater and marine species. more...

  • The Biology of Sea Turtles, Volume IIby Peter L. Lutz

    CRC Press 2002; US$ 99.95

    Expanding on the first volume of "The Biology of Sea Turtles", this book offers a comprehensive review of major advances in sea turtle biology. It emphasizes practical aspects of biology that relate to sea turtle management and to changes in marine and coastal ecosystems. more...

  • Elsevier's Dictionary of Reptilesby Murray Wrobel

    Elsevier 2005; US$ 205.00

    This dictionary gives an overview of the English, German, French and Italian names of reptiles. The basic table contains the scientific names of families, genera, species and some sub-species with their identified names, which are given in the singular for species and sub-specis and in the plural for other terms. more...

  • Anolis Lizards of the Caribbeanby Jonathan Roughgarden

    Oxford University Press 1995; US$ 50.00

    The author of this treatise uses the Anolis lizard to demonstrate the concept of ecology models - how ecological context supplies the natural selection that drives evolution and how evolutionary change among species in turn affects their ecological station. more...

  • It's True! Frogs Are Cannibalsby Michael J. Tyler

    Allen & Unwin 2004; US$ 8.69

    Everything you wanted to know about frogs, this is one of the first six titles launching the fantastic new non-fiction series, It's True! more...

  • Biology of Turtlesby Jeanette Wyneken

    Taylor & Francis 2007; US$ 149.95

    Presents the morphology, physiology, and behavior of turtles. This book explores life histories along with ecological strategies of adaptation, examines debates in evolution concerning the relationship between organism features and life history, and considers what turtle structures can and cannot reveal about growth, ecology, and behavior. more...

  • Lonesome Georgeby H. Nicholls

    Palgrave Macmillan Ltd. 2006; US$ 24.95

    Shortlisted for the Royal Society Prize for Science Books. Lonesome George has come to embody the complexity and fragility of the unique Galapagos archipelago. His story echoes the challenges of conservation worldwide. It is a swashbuckling tale of combat on the high seas, sexual dysfunction, hostages, cloning, DNA fingerprinting and eco-tourism. more...

  • Turtleby DK Publishing

    Dorling Kindersley 2006; US$ 7.99

    A photographic exploration of the lifecycle of a green sea turtle, from egg to adulthood. more...