This is the widely acclaimed, preeminent reference and text on all aspects of amphibian biology, including their life history, ecology, morphology, and evolution. Copiously illustrated with original drawings and photographs and meticulously referenced with more than 2,500 bibliographic entries, it has proved indispensable to professional biologists and students alike. Now reissued in paperback with an updated preface by the authors, Biology of Amphibians remains the standard work in its field.
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Duellman and Trueb truly review the biology of amphibians, covering most conceivable topics from cytogenetics and development to biogeography and phylogeny... There is no recent textbook on amphibian biology that is worthy of comparison.
(Science )An impressive review of current knowledge concerning all aspects of amphibian biology. The authors have organized a tremendous number of facts, observations, and theories around the complementary themes of structure and evolution... A major undertaking.
(Bioscience )The text is clear and concise and richly illustrated... This book goes some way towards being all one could wish for and is likely to be an important source of reference.
(Nature )About the Author
William E. Duellman and Linda Trueb are curators in the division of herpetology at the Museum of Natural History, University of Kansas, Lawrence.
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Amphibian overview,
By Howard Schneider (Thornhill, Ontario Canada) - See all my reviews
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This reference provides a solid overview of amphibians, and has long been used as a university textbook on the subject. While other references are more suitable for amphibian neuroanatomy, this reference provides a rich description of amphibian reproductive behavior, development from egg to larvae to metamorphosis, ecology and evolution, as well as a chapter on the musculoskeletal system and another on other anatomical/physiological aspects of amphibians.
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Biology of Amphibians,
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This review is from: Biology of Amphibians (Paperback)
As a herpetologist, I find this book very complete and still up to date. The contents are well chosen and include every single aspect of their biology. The authors succeeded in making a extremely well chosen summary of the complex biology of the Amphibians.
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Since Linnaeus's early misconceptions about amphibians, biologists have discovered that these animals are among the most fascinating and numerous of terrestrial vertebrates. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
atlantal cotyles, cavum principale, ypsiloid cartilage, periotic canal, having aquatic larvae, imbricate neural arches, manicotto gland, cartilaginous omosternum, dilated diapophyses, having internal fertilization, pineal end organ, terrestrial plethodontid salamanders, alary cartilage, boans group, coracobrachialis longus, cranial trabeculae, planum terminale, undergoing direct development, papilla amphibiorum, arboreal anurans, investing bones, bicondylar articulation, having direct development, most anuran larvae, taenia tecti transversalis Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
North America, South America, United States, New Guinea, Costa Rica, Central America, Upper Cretaceous, South Africa, Amazon Basin, Turgai Sea, West Africa, New Zealand, Santa Cecilia, Pleistocene of Europe, Sri Lanka, West Indies, Middle Jurassic, Old World, New World, Greater Antilles, Greater Sunda Islands, Miocene of Europe, Tethys Sea, Appalachian Mountains, Cylindrical Bicondylar New!
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Since Linnaeus's early misconceptions about amphibians, biologists have discovered that these animals are among the most fascinating and numerous of terrestrial vertebrates. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
atlantal cotyles, cavum principale, ypsiloid cartilage, periotic canal, having aquatic larvae, imbricate neural arches, manicotto gland, cartilaginous omosternum, dilated diapophyses, having internal fertilization, pineal end organ, terrestrial plethodontid salamanders, alary cartilage, boans group, coracobrachialis longus, cranial trabeculae, planum terminale, undergoing direct development, papilla amphibiorum, arboreal anurans, investing bones, bicondylar articulation, having direct development, most anuran larvae, taenia tecti transversalis Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
North America, South America, United States, New Guinea, Costa Rica, Central America, Upper Cretaceous, South Africa, Amazon Basin, Turgai Sea, West Africa, New Zealand, Santa Cecilia, Pleistocene of Europe, Sri Lanka, West Indies, Middle Jurassic, Old World, New World, Greater Antilles, Greater Sunda Islands, Miocene of Europe, Tethys Sea, Appalachian Mountains, Cylindrical Bicondylar New!
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- Environmental Adaptation and Evolution by D. Mossakowski in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- South American Herpetofauna: Its Origin, Evolution, and Dispersal. by William E. Duellman in Front Matter
- Biosystematics in Agriculture: Symposium Proceedings (Beltsville symposia in agricultural research) by John Albert Romberger in Back Matter
- The Development of behavior: Comparative and evolutionary aspects (Garland series in ethology) by Gordon M. Burghardt in Back Matter
- Implications of Continental Drift to the Earth Sciences: v. 2 by D.H. Tarling in Back Matter
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- Amniote Origins: Completing the Transition to Land by Stuart Sumida on 5 pages
- Comparative Hearing: Fish and Amphibians (Springer Handbook of Auditory Research) by Richard R. Fay on page 38, page 102, and page 144
- Origins of the Higher Groups of Tetrapods: Controversy and Consensus by Hans-Peter Schultze on page 189, page 308, and page 352
- The Origin and Evolution of Larval Forms by Brian K. Hall on page 102, page 216, and page 378
- Ancient Forests of the Pacific Northwest by Elliott A. Norse on page 100, and Back Matter
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