Islands And Snakes

Author: Harvey B. Lillywhite
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 0190676418
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Islands And Snakes

Islands And Snakes by Harvey B. Lillywhite, Islands And Snakes Books available in PDF, EPUB, Mobi Format. Download Islands And Snakes books, Islands and Snakes contains 13 chapters describing ecological systems with foci on snakes and their ecological roles on islands around the world. Each chapter is written by one or more authors who is an authority on that particular system. Summaries of research on the various islands are written in a narrative manner that includes science as well as personal insights in easily understood language. These varied vignettes of science feature islands around the world, and in all cases, fantastic species of snakes and their roles in the community of insular organisms in which they occur. Both challenges and opportunities associated with island life are discussed, as well as the unique attributes of snakes and their conservation as unique and important parts of nature. Chapters include colorful photographs and illustrations, and collectively they convey information on topics that include ecology, behavior, biogeography, physiology, adaptation, and evolutionary biology. An introductory chapter presents a review and perspective on the historical importance of island ecology and how snakes have contributed to our understanding of evolution and adaptation. The other chapters focus on snakes inhabiting islands associated with Asia, Australia, South America, North America, the Caribbean, and Europe. The final chapter features the unique "table top islands" or tepuis of South America as examples of ecological islands where elements of biota have become isolated by geographic features of landscape similarly to oceanic islands.

Language: en
Pages: 376

Islands and Snakes

Authors: Harvey B. Lillywhite, Marcio Martins

Categories: Nature

Type: BOOK - Published: 2019 - Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA

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Islands and Snakes contains 13 chapters describing ecological systems with foci on snakes and their ecological roles on islands around the world. Each chapter is written by one or more authors who is an authority on that particular system. Summaries of research on the various islands are written in a

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Federal Register

Authors: Harvey B. Lillywhite, Marcio Martins

Categories: Administrative law

Type: BOOK - Published: 1999-08-27 - Publisher:

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Address Delivered at the Anniversary Meeting of the Geological Society of London

Authors: William Thomas Blanford

Categories: Administrative law

Type: BOOK - Published: 1889 - Publisher:

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Collected papers

Authors: William Thomas Blanford

Categories: Administrative law

Type: BOOK - Published: 1889 - Publisher:

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Language: en
Pages: 680

The Action Plan for Australian Lizards and Snakes 2017

Authors: Nicola Mitchell, Neil Cox, Philip Bowles, Reid Tingley, Stewart Macdonald, Glenn Shea, J Scott Keogh, John Woinarski, David Chapple

Categories: Science

Type: BOOK - Published: 2019-12-01 - Publisher: CSIRO PUBLISHING

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Lizards and snakes (squamate reptiles) are the most diverse vertebrate group in Australia, with approximately 1000 described species, representing about 10% of the global squamate diversity. Squamates are a vital part of the Australian ecosystem, but their conservation has been hindered by a lack of knowledge of their diversity, distribution,