Lizard Social Behavior
. Ed(S): Fox, Stanley F.; McCoy, J.Kelly; Baird, Troy A.
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Description for Lizard Social Behavior
Zamudio, Cornell University. Editor(s): Fox, Stanley F.; McCoy, J.Kelly; Baird, Troy A. Num Pages: 456 pages, 82, 1 black & white halftones, 81 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: PSVP; PSVW5. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 726.
Lizards exhibit, in a form that is simpler to isolate and study, many of the same traits of higher vertebrates. For this reason, zoologists have long chosen lizards as model systems to address questions that are central to ecological and evolutionary theory. This books brings together many of the most active researchers currently using lizards to study the evolution of social behavior, plus three well-known experts on behavior of other taxa for an outside perspective. Each author begins by developing one or more hypotheses, then presents data on a specific lizard system that addresses these issues. The chapters are arranged ... Read more
Lizards exhibit, in a form that is simpler to isolate and study, many of the same traits of higher vertebrates. For this reason, zoologists have long chosen lizards as model systems to address questions that are central to ecological and evolutionary theory. This books brings together many of the most active researchers currently using lizards to study the evolution of social behavior, plus three well-known experts on behavior of other taxa for an outside perspective. Each author begins by developing one or more hypotheses, then presents data on a specific lizard system that addresses these issues. The chapters are arranged ... Read more
Product Details
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
456
Condition
New
Number of Pages
456
Format
Hardback
Place of Publication
Baltimore, MD, United States
ISBN
9780801868931
SKU
V9780801868931
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About . Ed(S): Fox, Stanley F.; McCoy, J.Kelly; Baird, Troy A.
Stanley F. Fox is the Regents Professor of Zoology at Oklahoma State University. J. Kelly McCoy is an assistant professor of biology at Angelo State University. Troy A. Baird is a professor of biology at the University of Central Oklahoma.
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Very well conceived!
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Martin Wikelski Copeia