Biology of AmphibiansThis is the widely acclaimed, preeminent reference and text on all aspects of amphibian biology, including their life history, ecology, morphology, and evolution. Copiously illustrated with original drawings and photographs and meticulously referenced with more than 2,500 bibliographic entries, it has proved indispensable to professional biologists and students alike. Now reissued in paperback with an updated preface by the authors, Biology of Amphibians remains the standard work in its field. |
Contents
Chapter | 1 |
Chapter 3 | 51 |
VOCALIZATION | 87 |
EGGS AND DEVELOPMENT | 109 |
LARVAE | 141 |
METAMORPHOSIS | 173 |
ECOLOGY | 195 |
FOOD AND FEEDING | 229 |
INTEGUMENTARY SENSORY AND VISCERAL SYSTEMS | 367 |
EVOLUTION | 415 |
CYTOGENETIC MOLECULAR AND GENOMIC EVOLUTION | 445 |
PHYLOGENY | 461 |
BIOGEOGRAPHY | 477 |
Gymnophiona | 485 |
CLASSIFICATION | 493 |
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Page 568 - Relationship of the herpetofaunas of the non-dipterocarp communities to that of the dipterocarp forest on southern Negros Island, Philippines, Sendcen.
Page 568 - Populations of amphibians and reptiles in the submontane and montane forests of Cuernos de Negros, Philippine Islands.