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Description for New Zealand Lizards
Hardcover. Editor(s): Chapple, David. Num Pages: 391 pages, 17 black & white illustrations, 31 colour illustrations, 30 colour tables, biography. BIC Classification: 1MBN; GBC; PSVP; PSVS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 211 x 28. Weight in Grams: 748.
This edited volume is a timely and comprehensive summary of the New Zealand lizard fauna. Nestled in the south-west Pacific, New Zealand is a large archipelago that displays the faunal signatures of both its Gondwanan origins, and more recent oceanic island influences. New Zealand was one of the last countries on Earth to be discovered, and likewise, the full extent of the faunal diversity present within the archipelago is only just starting to be appreciated. This is no better exemplified than in lizards, where just 30 species (20 skinks, 10 geckos) were recognized in the 1950s, but now 104 are ... Read more
This edited volume is a timely and comprehensive summary of the New Zealand lizard fauna. Nestled in the south-west Pacific, New Zealand is a large archipelago that displays the faunal signatures of both its Gondwanan origins, and more recent oceanic island influences. New Zealand was one of the last countries on Earth to be discovered, and likewise, the full extent of the faunal diversity present within the archipelago is only just starting to be appreciated. This is no better exemplified than in lizards, where just 30 species (20 skinks, 10 geckos) were recognized in the 1950s, but now 104 are ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Springer
Condition
New
Number of Pages
375
Place of Publication
Cham, Switzerland
ISBN
9783319416724
SKU
V9783319416724
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-15
About N/A
Dr David Chapple is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Biological Sciences at Monash University, Australia. He completed his PhD at the Australian National University on the evolutionary ecology and molecular phylogenetics of Liopholis skinks. Dr Chapple then moved to Victoria University of Wellington to complete an Allan Wilson Centre postdoctoral fellowship on the origin, evolution and biogeography of ... Read more
Reviews for New Zealand Lizards
“In this comprehensive and authoritative volume, David Chapple and co-authors have compiled a fascinating overview of the New Zealand lizards. … the book excels and will provide a notable point of reference for both current and future reptile researchers. … this book would provide a useful additional resource for university taught courses in fields such as ecology, evolution and conservation. ... Read more