The ecology & behavior of amphibians /
Ecology & behaviour of amphibians Ecology and behaviour of amphibians Ecology and behavior of amphibians
Kentwood D. Wells.
- xi, 1148 pages : illustrations, maps ; 29 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Phylogeny, Classification, and Morphological Evolution -- Water Relations -- Temperature Relations -- Respiration -- Metabolism and Energetics -- Movements and Orientation -- Anuran Vocal Communication -- Mating Systems and Sexual Selection in Anurans -- Communication and Social Behavior of Urodeles and Caecilians -- The Natural History of Amphibian Reproduction -- Parental Care -- The Ecology and Behavior of Amphibian Larvae -- Complex Life Cycles and the Ecology of Amphibian Metamorphosis -- Amphibians and Their Predators -- The Ecology of Amphibian Communities -- Conservation of Amphibians. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16.
"Synthesizing seventy years of research on amphibian biology, herpetologist Kentwood D. Wells addresses all major areas of inquiry, including phylogeny, classification, and morphology; aspects of physiological ecology such as water and temperature relations, respiration, metabolism, and energetics; movements and orientation; communication and social behavior; reproduction and parental care; ecology and behavior of amphibian larvae and ecological aspects of metamorphosis; ecological impact of predation on amphibian populations and antipredator defenses; and aspects of amphibian community ecology. With an eye towards modern concerns, The Ecology and Behavior of Amphibians also includes a chapter devoted to amphibian conservation."--BOOK JACKET.