Evolutionary Ecology of Amphibians

Herausgeber: Moreno-Rueda, Gregorio; Comas, Mar

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

The book treats biological concepts related to the evolution, ecology, physiology, immunology, behaviour, and morphology of amphibians in their different states. This book constitutes an actualized work indispensable for evolutionary ecologists and herpetologists.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Seitenzahl: 260
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. Juni 2023
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 161mm x 242mm x 19mm
• Gewicht: 566g
• ISBN-13: 9780367553968
• ISBN-10: 0367553961
• Artikelnr.: 67678809

Autorenporträt

Dr. Gregorio Moreno-Rueda (University of Granada, Spain) is an evolutionary ecologist with more than one hundred publications dealing with vertebrate ecology. He mainly studies the evolution of trade-offs determining life history traits, in particular how the immune system trades off with other physiological traits. Dr. Mar Comas (Dartmouth College, USA) is a herpetologist specialising in amphibian evolutionary ecology. Mar Comas works mainly on how amphibians deal with parasites and the trade-offs of these antiparasitic strategies with other physiological traits.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction to the Book. Origin, Evolution and Diversification of Extant
Amphibians. Amphibian Ecophysiology. Eco-Immunology of Amphibians.
Amphibian Crisis and the Impact of Emerging Pathogens. Thermoregulation and
Hydric Balance in Amphibians. The Biogeography of Body Size in Amphibians.
Evolution and Ecology of Locomotion in Amphibians. Diversity of
Reproductive Strategies in the Amphibia. Chemical Communication and
Deterrence in Amphibians. Acoustic Communication in Anurans. Amphibian
Coloration: Proximate Mechanisms, Function, and Evolution.