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Format: 1 online resource (304 p.)

Edition: 1st ed.

ISBN: 0-520-95738-5

Content: They change color depending on their mood. They possess uniquely adapted hands and feet distinct from other tetrapods. They feature independently movable eyes. This comprehensive volume delves into these fascinating details and thorough research about one of the most charismatic families of reptiles-Chameleonidae. Written for professional herpetologists, scholars, researchers, and students, this book takes readers on a voyage across time to discover everything that is known about chameleon biology: anatomy, physiology, adaptations, ecology, behavior, biogeography, phylogeny, classification, and conservation. A description of the natural history of chameleons is given, along with the fossil record and typical characteristics of each genus. The state of chameleons in the modern world is also depicted, complete with new information on the most serious threats to these remarkable reptiles.

Note: Description based upon print version of record. , Front matter -- , CONTENTS -- , CONTRIBUTORS -- , FOREWORD -- , 1. Biology of the Chameleons: An Introduction -- , 2. Chameleon Anatomy -- , 3. Chameleon Physiology -- , 4. Function and Adaptation of Chameleons -- , 5. Ecology and Life History of Chameleons -- , 6. Chameleon Behavior and Color Change -- , 7. Evolution and Biogeography of Chameleons -- , 8. Overview of the Systematics of the Chamaeleonidae -- , 9. Fossil History of Chameleons -- , 10.Chameleon Conservation -- , APPENDIX -- , ABBREVIATIONS -- , REFERENCES -- , PHOTO CREDITS -- , INDEX , English

Additional Edition: ISBN 0-520-27605-1

Language: English

Keywords: Electronic books.

DOI: 10.1525/9780520957381

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Format: 1 Online-Ressource (18 Seiten)

ISSN: 1354-1013 , 1354-1013

Content: We created a database of lost and rediscovered tetrapod species, identified patterns in their distribution and factors influencing rediscovery. Tetrapod species are being lost at a faster rate than they are being rediscovered, due to slowing rates of rediscovery for amphibians, birds and mammals, and rapid rates of loss for reptiles. Finding lost species and preventing future losses should therefore be a conservation priority. By comparing the taxonomic and spatial distribution of lost and rediscovered tetrapod species, we have identified regions and taxa with many lost species in comparison to those that have been rediscovered—our results may help to prioritise search effort to find them. By identifying factors that influence rediscovery, we have improved our ability to broadly distinguish the types of species that are likely to be found from those that are not (because they are likely to be extinct). Some lost species, particularly those that are small and perceived to be uncharismatic, may have been neglected in terms of conservation effort, and other lost species may be hard to find due to their intrinsic characteristics and the characteristics of the environments they occupy (e.g. nocturnal species, fossorial species and species occupying habitats that are more difficult to survey such as wetlands). These lost species may genuinely await rediscovery. However, other lost species that possess characteristics associated with rediscovery (e.g. large species) and that are also associated with factors that negatively influence rediscovery (e.g. those occupying small islands) are more likely to be extinct. Our results may foster pragmatic search protocols that prioritise lost species likely to still exist.

Content: Peer Reviewed

In: Oxford [u.a.] : Wiley-Blackwell, 30,1, Seiten n/a-n/a, 1354-1013

Language: English

DOI: 10.18452/28620

DOI: 10.1111/gcb.17107

URN: urn:nbn:de:kobv:11-110-18452/29238-1

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