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Marsupial Frogs: Gastrotheca and Allied Genera
William Duellman
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Description for Marsupial Frogs: Gastrotheca and Allied Genera
Hardback. Reveals many aspects of the lives of marsupial frogs and closely allied genera. This book tells about the diversity of color patterns and the frogs geographic distributions by providing more than 200 photographs, illustrations, and maps. It is suitable for herpetologists, tropical biologists, and developmental biologists. Num Pages: 432 pages, 240, 103 colour illustrations, 80 black & white line drawings, 57 maps. BIC Classification: PSVW3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 187 x 262 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1326.
This scientific masterpiece reveals many aspects of the lives of marsupial frogs and closely allied genera. Native to Central and South America, these amphibians differ from other frogs in that they protect their eggs after oviposition by either adhering them to the female's back or placing them in a specialized dorsal pouch (thus the common name, marsupial frog). During mating, the male typically collects the eggs from the female with his feet-often one at a time and always out of water-fertilizes them, and then tucks them into the female's pouch or attaches them to her back. In some species these ... Read more
This scientific masterpiece reveals many aspects of the lives of marsupial frogs and closely allied genera. Native to Central and South America, these amphibians differ from other frogs in that they protect their eggs after oviposition by either adhering them to the female's back or placing them in a specialized dorsal pouch (thus the common name, marsupial frog). During mating, the male typically collects the eggs from the female with his feet-often one at a time and always out of water-fertilizes them, and then tucks them into the female's pouch or attaches them to her back. In some species these ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Weight
1304g
Number of Pages
432
Place of Publication
Baltimore, MD, United States
ISBN
9781421416755
SKU
V9781421416755
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99-50
About William Duellman
William E. Duellman is curator emeritus of herpetology at the Biodiversity Institute and professor emeritus of the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at the University of Kansas. He is the coauthor of Biology of Amphibians and the editor of Patterns of Distribution of Amphibians: A Global Perspective.
Reviews for Marsupial Frogs: Gastrotheca and Allied Genera
This outstanding volume is the result of the longest enduring of Duellman's research projects; add it to your bookshelf!
David C. Cannatella
Phyllomedusa
Overall, this is a very detailed, well-written, up-to-date summary of known information on these frogs. It will be indispensable to scientists who are or will be working with marsupial frogs. It will also be ... Read more
David C. Cannatella
Phyllomedusa
Overall, this is a very detailed, well-written, up-to-date summary of known information on these frogs. It will be indispensable to scientists who are or will be working with marsupial frogs. It will also be ... Read more