Rattlesnakes: Their Habits, Life Histories, and Influence on Mankind, 1. ciltUniversity of California Press, 1997 - 1533 sayfa This virtual encyclopedia of the rattlesnake became a natural history sensation when it was first published in 1956. The republication of the Second Edition, with a new foreword by Harry W. Greene, will give amateur and professional herpetologists alike reason to rejoice. Volume 1 covers taxonomy, physiology, and behavior; Volume 2 concentrates on the rattlesnake's interactions with other organisms, including humans. Klauber's detailed and thorough study is still one of the most complete rattlesnake references ever published.Greene's Foreword discusses the initial impact and continuing value of Klauber's work and recounts some of the advances in knowledge of rattlesnake biology during the past 25 years. Also included is an update of rattlesnake taxonomy. |
İçindekiler
INTRODUCTION | 1 |
STATUS | 11 |
CLASSIFICATION AND IDENTIFICATION | 27 |
7 | 33 |
15 | 39 |
27 | 48 |
KEY TO THE RATTLESNAKES OF CANADA | 117 |
KEY TO THE RATTLESNAKES OF MEXICO | 127 |
BODILY FUNCTIONS | 323 |
Conditions Favoring Persistence of Movement | 349 |
BEHAVIOR | 411 |
CLIMATE AND SIZE | 448 |
The Hiss | 472 |
CLIMBING PROCLIVITIES | 486 |
SWIMMING ABILITY | 496 |
POPULATIONS AND ECOLOGY | 505 |
PALEONTOLOGY ZOÖGEOGRAPHY AND PHYLOGENY | 146 |
ZOÖGEOGRAPHY AND PHYLOGENY | 152 |
MORPHOLOGY | 171 |
PHYSIOLOGICAL SUMMARY | 191 |
COLOR AND PATTERN | 215 |
Melanism | 234 |
THE RATTLE | 249 |
ISLAND HABITATS | 555 |
HIBERNATING DENS AND THEIR USES | 573 |
FOOD | 612 |
REPRODUCTION | 685 |
Hemipenial Characteristics in Rattlesnakes | 693 |
SEXUAL ACTIVITIES | 700 |
Diğer baskılar - Tümünü görüntüle
Rattlesnakes: Their Habits, Life Histories, and Influence on Mankind ... Laurence M. Klauber Sınırlı önizleme - 1982 |
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