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Joe Mitchell Whit Gibbons Salamanders of the Southeast (Paperback). Title: Salamanders of the Southeast. Describing 102 species of salamanders occurring in the southeastern United States, ecologists Joe Mitchell and Whit Gibbons provide us with the most comprehensive and authoritative, yet accessible and fun-to-read, guide to these often secretive, always fascinating wonders of nature. Further DetailsTitle: Salamanders of the Southeast Condition: New Author: Joe Mitchell, Whit Gibbons Format: Paperback EAN: 9780820330358 ISBN: 9780820330358 Publisher: Wormsloe Foundation Nature Books Genre: Science Nature & Math Topic: Home Garden & Pets Release Date: 06/01/2010 Description: Describing 102 species of salamanders occurring in the southeastern United States, ecologists Joe Mitchell and Whit Gibbons provide us with the most comprehensive and authoritative, yet accessible and fun-to-read, guide to these often secretive, always fascinating wonders of nature.Mitchell and Gibbons enumerate the distinguishing characteristics of salamanders, including how they are different from other amphibians and from reptiles, especially lizards. Also discussed are distribution, habitat, behavior and activity, reproduction, food and feeding, predators and defense, conservation, and taxonomy. Accompanying each account are photographs illustrating typical adults and variations and distribution maps for the Southeast and the United States.Given that 17 percent of the world’s species of salamanders live in the Southeast and the scientific and popular concern for the worldwide decline in amphibian populations in general, Salamanders of the Southeast will appeal to people of all ages and levels of knowledge interested in natural history and conservation. The guide will help foster the growing interest in salamanders as well as cultivate a desire to protect and conserve these fascinating amphibians and their habitats.Features:Conservation-oriented approachMore than 400 color photographs77 distribution mapsClear descriptions and photographs of each speciesSections on biology, worldwide diversity, identification, taxonomy, habitats, and conservationDid You Know?” sidebars of interesting facts Language: English Country/Region of Manufacture: US Item Height: 259mm Item Length: 193mm Item Width: 22mm Item Weight: 1032g Series: Wormsloe Foundation Nature Books Release Year: 2010 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.
