Description |
xxi, 670 pages : illustrations, maps ; 26 cm |
Contents |
Foreword / Charles M. Bogert -- Ch. 1. Introduction to the Amphibia -- Ch. 2. Reproductive Strategies -- Ch. 3. Courtship and Mating -- Ch. 4. Vocalization -- Ch. 5. Eggs and Development -- Ch. 6. Larvae -- Ch. 7. Metamorphosis -- Ch. 8. Relationships With the Environment -- Ch. 9. Food and Feeding -- Ch. 10. Enemies and Defense -- Ch. 11. Population Biology -- Ch. 12. Community Ecology and Species Diversity -- Ch. 13. Musculoskeletal System -- Ch. 14. Integumentary, Sensory, and Visceral Systems -- Ch. 15. Origin and Early Evolution -- Ch. 16. Cytogenetic, Molecular, and Genomic Evolution -- Ch. 17. Phylogeny -- Ch. 18. Biogeography -- Ch. 19. Classification |
Notes |
Originally published: New York : McGraw-Hill, c1986. With new pref |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 557-610) and index |
Subject |
Amphibians.
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Author |
Trueb, Linda.
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LC no. |
93024401 |
ISBN |
080184780X |
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