02402nam a22003497a 4500 18123940 OSt 20250520142813.0 250520b |||||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d 2013481312 9780123869197 (hbk.) (OCoLC)ocn839312807 KMU eng KMU KMU rda lccopycat QL641 .V58 2014 Vitt, Laurie J., author. Herpetology : an introductory biology of amphibians and reptiles / Laurie J. Vitt and Janalee P. Caldwell, Sam Noble Museum and Biology Department, University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma. Fourth edition. Amsterdam ; Boston : Elsevier, AP, Academic Press is an imprint of Elsevier, 2014. xiv, 757 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 29 cm text rdacontent unmediated rdamedia volume rdacarrier Previous edition: London: Elsevier/Academic, 2009. Includes bibliographical references and indexes. The fourth edition of the textbook Herpetology covers the basic biology of amphibians and reptiles, with updates in nearly every conceptual area. Not only does it serve as a solid foundation for modern herpetology courses, but it is also relevant to courses in ecology, behavior, evolution, systematics, and morphology. Examples taken from amphibians and reptiles throughout the world make this book a useful herpetology textbook in several countries. Naturalists, amateur herpetologists, herpetoculturists, zoo professionals, and many others will find this book readable and full of relevant natural history and distributional information. Amphibians and reptiles have assumed a central role in research because of the diversity of ecological, physiological, morphological, behavioral, and evolutionary patterns they exhibit. This fully revised edition brings the latest research to the reader, ranging over topics in evolution, reproduction, behavior and more, allowing students and professionals to keep current with a quickly moving field -- Source other than Library of Congress. Herpetology. Herpetology. fast Caldwell, Janalee P., author. lcc BK 0 1859 1859 0 0 lcc 0 0 NFIC CPL CPL OA 2025-05-20 ZLS 0 QL641.V58 Vit 301186 2025-05-20 00:00:00 2025-05-20 BK 0 0 lcc 0 0 NFIC CPL CPL OA 2025-05-20 ZLS 0 QL641.V58 Vit 301185 2025-05-20 00:00:00 2025-05-20 BK 0 0 lcc 0 0 NFIC CPL CPL OA 2025-05-20 ZLS 0 QL641.V58 Vit 301184 2025-05-20 00:00:00 2025-05-20 BK