Format:
1 Online-Ressource (431 Seiten)
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Illustrationen
Edition:
1st ed
ISBN:
9789004285620
Series Statement:
Brill / Biology E-Books Online
Content:
Preliminary Material -- Foreword /J.W. Arntzen -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- Cryptobranchidae Fitzinger, 1826 -- Hynobiidae Cope, 1859 -- Plethodontidae Gray, 1850 -- Proteidae Gray, 1825 -- Salamandridae Goldfuss, 1820 -- References -- Recommended general literature on salamanders -- Websites -- Glossary -- Index of scientific names -- Maps of Europe and Northern Africa, the Near East, South-East and East Asia -- About the author.
Content:
Salamanders of the Old World is a new in-depth reference work covering all the salamander species of Europe, Asia, and North Africa. A marvellous addition for the herp community that comes recommended for researchers, managers, conservationists, students, and salamander enthusiasts. Salamanders of the Old World • features information on biology and life history of salamanders • includes over 150 species of Europe, Asia, and North Africa • richly illustrated • focuses on habitat, behaviour, and reproduction • information on identification, eggs and larvae, and threats and species conservation • distribution maps for all species • an extensive reference list. Published in cooperation between KNNV Publishing and Naturalis Biodiversity Centre (The Netherlands)
Note:
Expanded and updated version of: Les salamandres d'Europe, d'Asie et d'Afrique du Nord : description et moeurs de toutes les espèces et sous-espèces d'Urodèles de la région paléarctique d'après l'état de 1967 / Robert Thorn. Paris : P. Lechevalier, 1968. (Preface)
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 387-419) and index
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9789050114851
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Sparreboom, Max Salamanders of the Old World Zeist, the Netherlands : KNNV Publishing, 2014 ISBN 9789004277557
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9789050114851
Language:
English
Subjects:
Biology
Keywords:
Salamander
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Verbreitungsökologie
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Systematik
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Führer
DOI:
10.1163/9789004285620
Author information:
Sparreboom, Max 1951-2016
