First Supplement to a Check-list of West Indian Amphibians and Reptiles
Author: Albert Schwartz
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Published: 1975
Total Pages: 35
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Author: Albert Schwartz
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Published: 1975
Total Pages: 35
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Published: 1975
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Albert Schwartz
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Published: 1978
Total Pages: 40
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Albert Schwartz
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Published: 1978
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: S. Blair Hedges
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Published: 1989-01-01
Total Pages: 11
ISBN-13: 9780893261610
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Brian I. Crother
Publisher: Elsevier
Published: 1999-06-02
Total Pages: 536
ISBN-13: 0080528589
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAmphibians and reptiles are the most numerous, diverse, and frequently encountered animals on the Caribbean islands. This book provides a variety of perspectives on this amazing group of organisms. Caribbean Amphibians and Reptiles, compiled by an international team of zoologists, takes a fresh and detailed look at the complex biological puzzle of the Caribbean. The first true overview of the islands, it includes a historical examination of the people who have studied the Caribbean amphibians and reptiles. The book reviews the ecology, evolutionary history, and biogeographic explanations for the origins and diversity of the region's fauna with island-by-island coverage. It puts the Caribbean in perspective by comparing the islands to Central America and its amphibian reptile diversity. Additionally, the book includes figures, tables, and color plates which bring to life some of the region's most spectacular creatures.Key Features* Presents the first complete review of amphibians and reptiles in the Caribbean* Includes color plates and island maps* Contributors are recognized authorities in the field
Author: S. Blair Hedges
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Published: 1989
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Albert Schwartz
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Published: 1988
Total Pages: 264
ISBN-13: 9780893261566
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Albert Schwartz
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Published: 1975
Total Pages: 216
ISBN-13: 9780911239065
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Christopher Lever
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Published: 2003
Total Pages: 342
ISBN-13: 9780198507710
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book describes how the various alien reptiles and amphibians now living in the wild throughout the world were first introduced, how they subsequently became naturalized, their present distribution and status in those countries to which they were introduced, and their ecological and socio-economic impact on the native biota and local economies. Many species have had a more or less neutral impact, being neither beneficial nor harmful. However, several have had a positive ecological or socio-economic impact, while some such as the cane toad, have had an extremely destructive effect.The criteria for inclusion of a species are that it should have been imported from its natural range to a new country by human agency--either accidentally or deliberately--and that it should currently be established in the wild in self-maintaining and self-perpetuating populations unsupported by and independent of mankind.