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020			_a1927145449 _qhbk.
020			_a9781927145449 _qhbk.
035			_a(OCoLC)888553607
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050	1	4	_aQL666.R48 _bC73 2014
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100	1		_aCree, Alison, _eauthor. _9833906
245	1	0	_aTuatara : _bbiology and conservation of a venerable survivor / _cAlison Cree.
264		1	_aChristchurch, N.Z. : _bUniversity of Canterbury Press, _c[2014]
264		4	_c©2014
300			_a583 pages : _billustrations (chiefly colour), portraits ; _c27 cm
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_aunmediated _bn _2rdamedia
338			_avolume _bnc _2rdacarrier
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505	0	0	_tPart 1. Origins -- _g1. _tEvolution: last of the rhynchocephalians -- _g2. _tIsolation: Zealandia adrift -- _g3. _tTurmoil: the arrival of humans and other mammals -- _g4. _tNgarara: tuatara and other reptiles in Maori tradition -- _g5. _tDiscovered by science: the first 200 years -- _tPart 2. Biology of tuatara today -- _g6. _tIsland populations and histories of study -- _g7. _tEcology, feeding and behaviour -- _g8. _tReproduction and life history -- _g9. _tEnvironmental relations: temperature, oxygen, water and light -- _tPart 3. Future survival -- _g10. _tConservation: past, present and future -- _g11. _tLatest developments.
520			_a"Pick up virtually any textbook on vertebrate evolution and you will find mention of the curious reptile known as tuatara (Sphenodon). The special evolutionary status of tuatara as the last of the rhynchocephalians - one of the four orders of living reptiles - is unquestioned. Wild members of the sole living species are now restricted to a few dozen remote islands around the New Zealand coast, where for several centuries they have been observed and studied by humans. But are tuatara really unchanged 'living fossils', or close relatives of dinosaurs, as sometimes portrayed? This is the first detailed monograph for decades about this enigmatic reptile, and the first to be illustrated in colour throughout. The evolution, natural history and conservation of tuatara are covered in comprehensive detail, providing a resource for the specialist yet in a style accessible to a wide readership. The special place of tuatara in Māori and popular culture is also considered. Tuatara have survived alongside humans for more than 700 years, though with their numbers much reduced: what are their future prospects in a globally changing world?"--Publisher's website.
650		0	_aTuatara. _9325290
650		0	_aEndangered species _zNew Zealand _9600144
650		0	_aRare animals _zNew Zealand _9728328
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