Pianka, Eric R. and Vitt, Laurie J
by Lizards: Windows To the Evolution of Diversity
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Berkeley. 2003. University Of California Press. 1st American Edition. Very Good in Dustjacket. 0520234014. Foreword by Harry W. Greene. 346 pages. hardcover. . keywords: Lizards. FROM THE PUBLISHER - From tiny to gigantic, from drab to remarkably beautiful, from harmless to venomous, lizards are spectacular products of natural selection. This book, lavishly illustrated with color photographs, is the first comprehensive reference on lizards around the world. Accessible, scientifically up-to-date, and written with contagious enthusiasm for the subject, Lizards: Windows to the Evolution of Diversity covers species evolution, diversity, ecology, and biology. Eric R. Pianka and Laurie J. Vitt have studied and photographed members of almost all lizard families worldwide, and they bring to the book a deep knowledge based on extensive firsthand experience with the animals in their natural habitats. Part One explores lizard lifestyles, answering such questions as why lizards are active when they are, why they behave as they do, how they avoid predators, why they eat what they eat, and how they reproduce and socialize. In Part Two the authors take us on a fascinating tour of the world's manifold lizard species, beginning with iguanians, an evolutionary group that includes some of the most bizarre lizards, the true chameleons of Africa and Madagascar. We also meet the glass lizard, able to break its tail into many highly motile pieces to distract a predator from its body; lizards that can run across water; and limbless lizards, such as snakes. Part Three gives an unprecedented global view of evolutionary trends that have shaped present-day lizard communities and considers the impact of humans on their future. A definitive resource containing many entertaining anecdotes, this magnificent book opens a new window to the natural world and the evolution of life on earth. inventory #35197 ISBN: 0520234014.
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- Title
- Pianka, Eric R. and Vitt, Laurie J
- Author
- Lizards: Windows To the Evolution of Diversity
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0520234014
- ISBN 13
- 9780520234017
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Place of Publication
- Berkeley
- This edition first published
- 2003
- LCCN
- 2001004910
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