The tetrapod reptiles of Ceylon
Author | : Paulus Edward Pieris Deraniyagala |
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Total Pages | : 1 |
Release | : 1939 |
Genre | : Reptiles |
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Author | : Paulus Edward Pieris Deraniyagala |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 1 |
Release | : 1939 |
Genre | : Reptiles |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Paulus Edward Pieris Deraniyagala |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 412 |
Release | : 1939 |
Genre | : Reptiles |
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Author | : Paulus Edward Pieris Deraniyagala |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 270 |
Release | : 1953 |
Genre | : Fishes |
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Author | : Paulus Edward Pieris Deraniyagala |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 101 |
Release | : 1953 |
Genre | : Crocodiles |
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Author | : Paulus Edward Pieris Deraniyagala |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 101 |
Release | : 1953 |
Genre | : Crocodiles |
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Author | : Hans-Peter Schultze |
Publisher | : Cornell University Press |
Total Pages | : 738 |
Release | : 2018-10-18 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 1501718339 |
This edited volume explores the various views on the origins of tetrapods—amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals—views that agree or differ depending in part on how certain fossil animals are classified and which methodology is used for classification. Eighteen chapters by an international group of paleontologists and neontologists here present current hypotheses, emphasizing the kinds of data needed to answer controversial questions, as well as the variety of solutions that emerge from diferent analyses of the same data set. The book is arranged in five sections, each of which contains an overview essay that either describes the development of various schools of thought regarding the origin of the tetrapod group in question or critically summarizes the arguments presented in the section. The first section addresses the origins of tetrapods as a group, focusing on lobe-finned fishes and early tetrapods. Next is a section dealing with amphbians, followed by one on reptiles. The fourth section concerns avian origins, and the final section treats the origins and early diversification of mammals. With an overall goal of stimulating critical evaluation by the reader rather than providing unequivocal answers, this volume will be of particaular interest to vertebrate paleontologists, evolutionary morphologists, and ichthyological, herpatological, avian, and mammalian systematists.
Author | : Holly N. Woodward |
Publisher | : Indiana University Press |
Total Pages | : 693 |
Release | : 2023-09-05 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 0253066476 |
Modern crocodylians—crocodiles, alligators, caiman (Central and South America), and gharials (India)—have evolved over 250 million years from a fully terrestrial, bipedal ancestor. Along with birds, crocodylians are the only living members of Archosauria, the group including nonavian dinosaurs. Ruling Reptiles features contributions on a broad range of topics surrounding crocodylian evolution and biology including osteology, osteohistology, developmental biology, myology, odontology, functional morphology, allometry, body size estimation, taphonomy, parasitology, ecology, thermophysiology, and ichnology. It demonstrates how the wide variety of these studies can also provide crucial insights into dinosaurian biology and evolution. Featuring the latest findings and interpretations, Ruling Reptiles: Crocodylian Biology and Archosaur Paleobiology is an essential resource for zoologists, biologists, and paleontologists.
Author | : Dr. Roy W. McDiarmid |
Publisher | : Univ of California Press |
Total Pages | : 425 |
Release | : 2012-01-10 |
Genre | : Nature |
ISBN | : 0520952073 |
From tiny, burrowing lizards to rainforest canopy-dwellers and giant crocodiles, reptile populations everywhere are changing. Yet government and conservation groups are often forced to make important decisions about reptile conservation and management based on inadequate or incomplete data. With contributions from nearly seventy specialists, this volume offers a comprehensive guide to the best methods for carrying out standardized quantitative and qualitative surveys of reptiles, while maximizing comparability of data between sites, across habitats and taxa, and over time. The contributors discuss each method, provide detailed protocols for its implementation, and suggest ways to analyze the data, making this volume an essential resource for monitoring and inventorying reptile abundance, population status, and biodiversity. Reptile Biodiversity covers topics including: • terrestrial, marine, and aquatic reptiles • equipment recommendations and limitations • ethics of monitoring and inventory activities • statistical procedures • designing sampling programs • using PDAs in the field