|
" Lizards : "
Eric R. Pianka and Laurie J. Vitt ; with a foreword by Harry W. Greene
| Document Type
|
:
|
BL
|
| Record Number
|
:
|
706315
|
| Doc. No
|
:
|
b528504
|
| Main Entry
|
:
|
Pianka, Eric R
|
| Title & Author
|
:
|
Lizards : : windows to the evolution of diversity /\ Eric R. Pianka and Laurie J. Vitt ; with a foreword by Harry W. Greene
|
| Publication Statement
|
:
|
Berkeley :: University of California Press,, [2003]
|
|
|
:
|
, ©2003
|
| Series Statement
|
:
|
Organisms and environments ;; 5
|
| Page. NO
|
:
|
xiii, 333 pages :: illustrations (some color), color maps ;; 29 cm
|
| ISBN
|
:
|
0520234014
|
|
|
:
|
: 0520248473
|
|
|
:
|
: 9780520234017
|
|
|
:
|
: 9780520248472
|
| Bibliographies/Indexes
|
:
|
Includes bibliographical references (pages 307-324) and index
|
| Contents
|
:
|
Evolutionary history and phylogeny -- Getting around in a complex world -- Lizards as predators -- Escaping predators -- Social behavior -- Reproduction and life history -- Reflections of the real world -- Iguanians -- From geckos to blind lizards -- From racerunners to night lizards -- Skinks -- From girdled lizards to knob-scaled lizards -- Monsters and dragons of the lizard world -- Historical perspective -- Lizards and humans
|
| Abstract
|
:
|
This book provides an overview of the diversity of lizards and their major adaptive features. The authors discuss the latest research findings and provide new hypotheses about lizard diversity
|
| Subject
|
:
|
Lizards
|
| Subject
|
:
|
Lizards
|
| Dewey Classification
|
:
|
597.95
|
| LC Classification
|
:
|
QL666.L2P54 2003
|
| Added Entry
|
:
|
Vitt, Laurie J
|
| |