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American green tree frog
Amphibian
Amphiuma
Arboreal salamander
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Biochemist
Biocide
Biologist
Biosynthesis
Blue-ringed octopus
Blue-spotted salamander
Brook salamander
Caecilian
California slender salamander
Cannibalism (zoology)
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Colorado River toad
Common frog
Conservation biology
Cuban tree frog
Dendrobates
Developmental biology
Eastern newt
Epidermis (zoology)
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Female
Four-toed salamander
Frog
Frog and Toad
Goliath frog
Gopher frog
Gray tree frog
Hydrophone
Ichthyophis
Ichthyophis glutinosus
Insemination
Invertebrate
Larva
Leopard frog
Lepidobatrachus llanensis
Lowland leopard frog
Mesozoic
Mycobacterium
Nature study
Northern cricket frog
Northwestern salamander
Pharynx
Phyllobates
Point Reyes National Seashore
Poison dart frog
Pouched frog
Pump action
Regeneration (biology)
Relict (biology)
Reptile
Salamander
Salamandra
Scaphiopus
Southwestern toad
Spermatophore
Spermatozoon
Tailed frog
Tiger salamander
Torrent salamander
Two-toed amphiuma
Underwater
United States Fish and Wildlife Service
Urinary system
Vertebrate
Western toad
Wildlife biologist
Wood frog
Zooplankton
Product details
- ISBN 9780691102511
- Weight: 425g
- Dimensions: 152 x 235mm
- Publication Date: 26 Jan 1997
- Publisher: Princeton University Press
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Paperback
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This is a book for all readers who want to learn about amphibians, the animal group that includes frogs, toads, salamanders, and caecilians. It draws on many years of classroom teaching, laboratory experience, and field observation by the authors. Robert Stebbins and Nathan Cohen lead readers on a fascinating odyssey as they explore some of nature's most interesting creatures, interspersing their own observations throughout the book. A Natural History of Amphibians can serve as a textbook for students and independent learners, as an overview of the field for professional scientists and land managers, and as an engaging introduction for general readers. The class Amphibia contains more than 4,500 known living species. New species are being discovered so rapidly that the number may grow to more than 5,000 during our lifetimes. However, their numbers are being rapidly decimated around the globe, largely due to the encroachment of humans on amphibian habitats and from growing human-caused environmental pollution, discussed at length in the final chapter.
The authors focus our attention on the "natural history" of amphibians worldwide and emphasize their interactions with their environments over time: where they live; how they reproduce; how they have been affected by evolutionary processes; what factors will determine their destinies over time. Through the experienced eyes of the authors, who are skilled observers, we come to see and understand the place of amphibians in the natural world around us.
Robert C. Stebbins is Emeritus Professor of Zoology and Emeritus Curator in Herpetology, Museum of Vertebrate Zoology, University of California, Berkeley. He is the author of numerous books, including A Field Guide to Western Reptiles and Amphibians. Nathan W. Cohen is Emeritus Director of Curriculum Development in Science, University of California Extension, Berkeley.
