Product Overview
From Follett
Includes bibliographical references and indexes. "This work integrates information about the ecology, behaviour, morphology and physiology of amphibians and reptiles, presenting topics in a phylogenetic and organismal context. The book includes reproductive cycles, predators and prey, sensory systems and environmental role."--Google Books.
From the Publisher
Herpetology explains why amphibians and reptiles, which are distantly related evolutionary lineages, are nonetheless grouped in the discipline known as herpetology. This text presents a functional understanding of amphibians and reptiles - what they do and how they do it, and how those attributes are related to their ecology and evolutionary history.