Islands and Snakes: Diversity and Conservation
Editat de Harvey B. Lillywhite, Marcio Martinsen Limba Engleză Hardback – 18 ian 2024
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9780197641521
ISBN-10: 0197641520
Pagini: 352
Dimensiuni: 226 x 163 x 36 mm
Greutate: 0.82 kg
Editura: Oxford University Press
Colecția OUP USA
Locul publicării:New York, United States
ISBN-10: 0197641520
Pagini: 352
Dimensiuni: 226 x 163 x 36 mm
Greutate: 0.82 kg
Editura: Oxford University Press
Colecția OUP USA
Locul publicării:New York, United States
Recenzii
I began reading this book with a somewhat cynical eye. Snakes on islands are certainly interesting, especially to an evolutionary ecologist like myself, but can we really argue that they are especially useful model systems to explore general issues in ecology and evolution? After all, snakes are difficult animals to work with, and islands are difficult places to access. Is there some- thing about island life and its novel opportunities and threats that induces spectacular and consistent shifts in snake biology? The clear answer, from this well-produced volume, is a resounding yes.
Notă biografică
Dr. Harvey B. Lillywhite is Emeritus Professor of Biology at the University of Florida. He is past Director of the Seahorse Key Marine Laboratory and has held international visiting positions at six universities, NASA-Ames Research Laboratory, and Scripps Institution of Oceanography. He has published 4 books and numerous articles related to biology of snakes, with emphasis on understanding adaptation of structure and function relating to ecology, behavior and evolution. Dr. Lillywhite has conducted field research in Costa Rica, Australia, India, Fiji, Philippines, Thailand, Taiwan, and other parts of Asia. He was listed in the top 2% of scientists worldwide based on standardized citation indicators.Dr. Marcio Martins is a Full Professor of Ecology at the University of São Paulo, Brazil. He has published 4 books and numerous scientific articles on the natural history, ecology, and conservation of frogs and snakes, including several studies on island snakes from Brazil and Mexico. He has been participating actively in the production of red lists of amphibians and reptiles (both in Brazil and for the IUCN). He was the president of the Brazilian Society of Herpetology (BSH) from 2011 to 2019 and is now a member of the IUCN Viper Specialist Group.