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Download or read book Notes on the Local Distribution and Habits of the Amphibians and Reptiles of Southeastern California written by Charles Lewis Camp and published by . This book was released on 1916 with total page 544 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Field Guide to Amphibians and Reptiles of California written by Robert C. Stebbins and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2012-09-04 with total page 553 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ". . . encourage[s] hope and resilience in times of devastating damage."—New York Review of Books This user-friendly guide is the only complete resource that identifies and describes all the amphibians and reptiles—salamanders, frogs and toads, lizards, snakes, and tortoises and turtles—that live in California. The species are described in richly detailed accounts that include range maps, lifelike color paintings by Robert C. Stebbins, clear drawings of various life stages including eggs, notes on natural history, and conservation status. Easy-to-use keys for every order help identify species, and informative chapters cover more general topics including evolution, habitat loss, and photography. Throughout, anecdotes and observations reveal new insights into the lives of California’s abundant but often hidden amphibians and reptiles.
Download or read book Catalogue written by and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Catalogue University of California Press Publications 1893 1943 written by California. University. Press and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 1944 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Reptiles of the San Jacinto Area of Southern California written by Sarah Rogers Atsatt and published by . This book was released on 1913 with total page 624 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book University of California Publi written by and published by . This book was released on 1913 with total page 630 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book University of California Publications in Zoology written by University of California (1868-1952) and published by . This book was released on 1918 with total page 692 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A Synopsis of the Amphibia of California written by Tracy Irwin Storer and published by . This book was released on 1925 with total page 364 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book California Amphibian and Reptile Species of Special Concern written by Robert C. Thomson and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2016-06-21 with total page 407 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of the most important hotspots of herpetological biodiversity in the United States, California is home to many endemic amphibians and reptiles found nowhere else on earth. Many of these taxa have unique ecological and morphological specializations, and their management is an important conservation challenge. Increasing climate change impacts, human development, and extreme drought mean many of these species face an ever-greater risk of extinction. California Amphibian and Reptile Species of Special Concern provides an up-to-date synthesis of the current state of knowledge regarding the biology and conservation risks faced by 45 of California’s most sensitive amphibian and reptile species. With the goal of enhancing management based on the best available science, the authors developed a novel set of risk metrics to identify special concern species and the threats they face, including population declines, range size and restrictions, and ecological specializations and niche restrictions. In addition to detailed species accounts, this book provides a quantitative analysis of the conservation status and pressing management issues facing individual species and the state’s amphibian and reptile fauna as a whole. The volume focuses on identifying threats, concrete recommendations for management and recovery, and future research needs. The text is complemented by detailed distribution maps, color photos, and graphs. Written in nontechnical language, California Amphibian and Reptile Species of Special Concern will be a valuable resource to a broad range of users from resource managers, field biologists, and academic herpetologists to students and recreational naturalists. Published in association with the California Department of Fish and Wildlife.
Download or read book Handbook of Turtles written by Archie Carr and published by Cornell University Press. This book was released on 2018-10-18 with total page 562 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Having spent years studying turtles in their native habitats, Archie Carr brought together a wealth of information in this celebrated volume. Organized in clear and concise fashion, written in an engaging and lively manner, and furnished with black-and-white photographs, drawings, and maps, Handbook of Turtles (first published in 1952) gives a comprehensive summary of 79 species and subspecies of North American turtles. In the foreword to 1995 paperback edition, J. Whitfield Gibbons, renowned ecologist and natural history author, brings the book into historical perspective and supplies information to bring it up to date. In the introduction, Carr considers such topics as turtle physiology, reproduction, growth, adaptation, and behavior. The introduction also includes discussions of methods for collecting specimens, the evolutionary origins of turtles, and the mythology and folklore surrounding the turtle. The second part of the volume is organized according to keys that give identifying characteristics, life histories, and illustrations of each species. Under headings of geographical range, distinguishing features, description, habitat, habits, breeding, feeding, and economic importance, the volume provides detailed accounts of the various species and subspecies. Throughout Carr offers colorful recollections and anecdotes about his fieldwork and research.
Download or read book Tracks and Shadows written by Harry W. Greene and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2016-08-16 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Intellectually rich, intensely personal, and beautifully written, Tracks and Shadows is both an absorbing autobiography of a celebrated field biologist and a celebration of beauty in nature. Harry W. Greene, award-winning author of Snakes: The Evolution of Mystery in Nature, delves into the poetry of field biology, showing how nature eases our existential quandaries. More than a memoir, the book is about the wonder of snakes, the beauty of studying and understanding natural history, and the importance of sharing the love of nature with humanity. Greene begins with his youthful curiosity about the natural world and moves to his stints as a mortician's assistant, ambulance driver, and army medic. In detailing his academic career, he describes how his work led him to believe that nature’s most profound lessons lurk in hard-won details. He discusses the nuts and bolts of field research and teaching, contrasts the emotional impact of hot dry habitats with hot wet ones, imparts the basics of snake biology, and introduces the great explorers Charles Darwin and Alfred Russel Wallace. He reflects on friendship and happiness, tackles notions like anthropomorphism and wilderness, and argues that organisms remain the core of biology, science plays key roles in conservation, and natural history offers an enlightened form of contentment.
Download or read book Mitosis in Giardia Microti written by William Charles Boeck and published by . This book was released on 1919 with total page 1640 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book An Outline of the Morphology and Life History of Crithidia Leptocoridis Sp Nov written by Irene Agnes McCulloch and published by . This book was released on 1915 with total page 728 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Schizopoda of the San Diego Region written by Calvin Olin Esterly and published by . This book was released on 1916 with total page 672 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Osteological Relationships of Three Species of Beavers written by Frank Harvey Holden and published by . This book was released on 1917 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
