Author: Daniel David Beck
Publisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 9780520243576
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 260
Book Description
"This is the first comprehensive treatment of the biology of the Monstersauria in nearly 50 years, during which time our knowledge has increased dramatically. It gives the reader an unprecedented opportunity to understand the evolution, ecology, and behavior of gila monsters and beaded lizards, as well as insights into folklore, venom, and threats to the existence of these fabled animals."--William Cooper, Indiana University-Purdue University at Fort Wayne "Beck is the foremost authority on these animals and has published extensively on them. He provides a highly readable and fascinating summary of their biology."--Jonathan Campbell, author of Venomous Reptiles of Latin America
Biology of Gila Monsters and Beaded Lizards
Author: Daniel David Beck
Publisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 9780520243576
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 260
Book Description
"This is the first comprehensive treatment of the biology of the Monstersauria in nearly 50 years, during which time our knowledge has increased dramatically. It gives the reader an unprecedented opportunity to understand the evolution, ecology, and behavior of gila monsters and beaded lizards, as well as insights into folklore, venom, and threats to the existence of these fabled animals."--William Cooper, Indiana University-Purdue University at Fort Wayne "Beck is the foremost authority on these animals and has published extensively on them. He provides a highly readable and fascinating summary of their biology."--Jonathan Campbell, author of Venomous Reptiles of Latin America
Publisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 9780520243576
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 260
Book Description
"This is the first comprehensive treatment of the biology of the Monstersauria in nearly 50 years, during which time our knowledge has increased dramatically. It gives the reader an unprecedented opportunity to understand the evolution, ecology, and behavior of gila monsters and beaded lizards, as well as insights into folklore, venom, and threats to the existence of these fabled animals."--William Cooper, Indiana University-Purdue University at Fort Wayne "Beck is the foremost authority on these animals and has published extensively on them. He provides a highly readable and fascinating summary of their biology."--Jonathan Campbell, author of Venomous Reptiles of Latin America
Poisonous Lizards
Author: James Martin
Publisher: Edge Books
ISBN: 9781560652403
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 54
Book Description
This book introduces the gila monster and the Mexican beaded lizard.
Publisher: Edge Books
ISBN: 9781560652403
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 54
Book Description
This book introduces the gila monster and the Mexican beaded lizard.
Beaded Lizards & Gila Monsters
Author: Bernd Eidenmüller
Publisher:
ISBN: 9783899734980
Category : Helodermatidae
Languages : en
Pages : 157
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9783899734980
Category : Helodermatidae
Languages : en
Pages : 157
Book Description
Biology of Gila Monsters and Beaded Lizards
Author: Daniel D. Beck
Publisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 9780520259874
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 211
Book Description
"This is the first comprehensive treatment of the biology of the Monstersauria in nearly 50 years, during which time our knowledge has increased dramatically. It gives the reader an unprecedented opportunity to understand the evolution, ecology, and behavior of gila monsters and beaded lizards, as well as insights into folklore, venom, and threats to the existence of these fabled animals."--William Cooper, Indiana University-Purdue University at Fort Wayne "Beck is the foremost authority on these animals and has published extensively on them. He provides a highly readable and fascinating summary of their biology."--Jonathan Campbell, author of "Venomous Reptiles of Latin America"
Publisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 9780520259874
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 211
Book Description
"This is the first comprehensive treatment of the biology of the Monstersauria in nearly 50 years, during which time our knowledge has increased dramatically. It gives the reader an unprecedented opportunity to understand the evolution, ecology, and behavior of gila monsters and beaded lizards, as well as insights into folklore, venom, and threats to the existence of these fabled animals."--William Cooper, Indiana University-Purdue University at Fort Wayne "Beck is the foremost authority on these animals and has published extensively on them. He provides a highly readable and fascinating summary of their biology."--Jonathan Campbell, author of "Venomous Reptiles of Latin America"
The Gila Monster
Author: Iona Seibert Hiser
Publisher: Steck-Vaughn
ISBN: 9780811477390
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
Introduces the physical characteristics and habits of the poisonous lizard native to the Southwest.
Publisher: Steck-Vaughn
ISBN: 9780811477390
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
Introduces the physical characteristics and habits of the poisonous lizard native to the Southwest.
Varanoid Lizards of the World
Author: Erick Pianka
Publisher: Indiana University Press
ISBN: 9780253343666
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 654
Book Description
Monitor lizards (genus Varanus) have attracted a great deal of interest--these large and impressive lizards are often the centerpiece of reptile house exhibits. Monitors tend to be fairly wary and difficult to observe--therefore they are not particularly tractable research subjects, but they have nevertheless received an extraordinary amount of attention from devoted students.Varanoid Lizards of the World is a comprehensive account of virtually everything important that is known about monitor lizards, beginning with detailed species accounts and proceeding to various modern comparative analyses. Where possible, people who have had detailed field experience with a particular species have assembled species accounts. In the process of reporting what is known, we also identify what remains to be learned about these lizards. We hope to establish a prototype showing how such a diverse monophyletic group can be exploited both to identify and to understand the actual course of evolution. As such, this effort becomes a protocol for future workers to follow for other groups of closely-related species.
Publisher: Indiana University Press
ISBN: 9780253343666
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 654
Book Description
Monitor lizards (genus Varanus) have attracted a great deal of interest--these large and impressive lizards are often the centerpiece of reptile house exhibits. Monitors tend to be fairly wary and difficult to observe--therefore they are not particularly tractable research subjects, but they have nevertheless received an extraordinary amount of attention from devoted students.Varanoid Lizards of the World is a comprehensive account of virtually everything important that is known about monitor lizards, beginning with detailed species accounts and proceeding to various modern comparative analyses. Where possible, people who have had detailed field experience with a particular species have assembled species accounts. In the process of reporting what is known, we also identify what remains to be learned about these lizards. We hope to establish a prototype showing how such a diverse monophyletic group can be exploited both to identify and to understand the actual course of evolution. As such, this effort becomes a protocol for future workers to follow for other groups of closely-related species.
Reptiles
Author: T. S. Kemp
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 0198806418
Category : Reptiles
Languages : en
Pages : 161
Book Description
From dinosaurs to lizards, snakes, and turtles, Tom Kemp considers the range of reptiles which have walked our Earth. Exploring how evolutionary adaptions have fitted them to their individual niches, he discusses their biology, such as cold bloodedness and feeding habits, and analyses why reptiles have been so successful throughout history.
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 0198806418
Category : Reptiles
Languages : en
Pages : 161
Book Description
From dinosaurs to lizards, snakes, and turtles, Tom Kemp considers the range of reptiles which have walked our Earth. Exploring how evolutionary adaptions have fitted them to their individual niches, he discusses their biology, such as cold bloodedness and feeding habits, and analyses why reptiles have been so successful throughout history.
The Photo Ark
Author: Joel Sartore
Publisher: National Geographic Books
ISBN: 1426217773
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 404
Book Description
This book of photography represents National Geographic's Photo Ark, a major cross-platform initiative and lifelong project by photographer Joel Sartore to make portraits of the world's animals -- especially those that are endangered. His message: to know these animals is to save them. Sartore intends to photograph every animal in captivity in the world. He is circling the globe, visiting zoos and wildlife rescue centers to create studio portraits of 12,000 species, with an emphasis on those facing extinction. He has photographed more than 6,000 already and now, thanks to a multi-year partnership with National Geographic, he may reach his goal. This book showcases his animal portraits: from tiny to mammoth, from the Florida grasshopper sparrow to the greater one-horned rhinoceros. Paired with the prose of veteran wildlife writer Douglas Chadwick, this book presents an argument for saving all the species of our planet.
Publisher: National Geographic Books
ISBN: 1426217773
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 404
Book Description
This book of photography represents National Geographic's Photo Ark, a major cross-platform initiative and lifelong project by photographer Joel Sartore to make portraits of the world's animals -- especially those that are endangered. His message: to know these animals is to save them. Sartore intends to photograph every animal in captivity in the world. He is circling the globe, visiting zoos and wildlife rescue centers to create studio portraits of 12,000 species, with an emphasis on those facing extinction. He has photographed more than 6,000 already and now, thanks to a multi-year partnership with National Geographic, he may reach his goal. This book showcases his animal portraits: from tiny to mammoth, from the Florida grasshopper sparrow to the greater one-horned rhinoceros. Paired with the prose of veteran wildlife writer Douglas Chadwick, this book presents an argument for saving all the species of our planet.
Beaded and Monitor Lizards...
Author: Erik Daniel Stoops
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781890475048
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
Explores the group of lizards called Beaded and Monitor lizards, where they are found, and how they live.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781890475048
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
Explores the group of lizards called Beaded and Monitor lizards, where they are found, and how they live.
Deadly Lizards
Author: Shane McFee
Publisher: The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
ISBN: 9781404237964
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description
Describes the characteristics, behavior, diet, and habitat of various lizards, including the Gila monster and the Mexican beaded lizard.
Publisher: The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
ISBN: 9781404237964
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description
Describes the characteristics, behavior, diet, and habitat of various lizards, including the Gila monster and the Mexican beaded lizard.