LEADER 05436nam 2200685 450 001 9910460622603321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-4863-0067-7 035 $a(CKB)3710000000335347 035 $a(EBL)1918601 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001432199 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11852450 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001432199 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)11390366 035 $a(PQKB)10220575 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1918601 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1918601 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr11006953 035 $a(OCoLC)879642790 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000335347 100 $a20150128h20152015 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aBiology and evolution of crocodylians /$ftext by Gordon Grigg ; illustrations by David Kirshner ; foreword by Rick Shine 210 1$aIthaca, New York :$cComstock Publishing Associates,$d2015. 210 4$dİ2015 215 $a1 online resource (671 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-4863-0066-9 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aCover; FOREWORD; Contents; PREFACE; ACKNOW LEDGEMENTS; 1 INTRODUCTION; Introducing crocodylians; The three 'families': Crocodylidae, Alligatoridae and Gavialidae; Differences between crocodylids, alligatorids and gharials; Terminology; The living species ofcrocodylians; Recent taxonomic changes in African Crocodiles; The growth of scientific knowledge about crocodylians; Beginnings; More recent research; Crocodylians as research subjects; Body size and age; Crocodylians large and small; Relationships between length and mass; How long do crocodylians live?; 2 THE CROCODYLIAN FAMILY TREE 327 $aThe modern crocodylians and their relationshipsExtant Crocodylia; Affinities between species within Crocodylidae; Affinities between species within Alligatoridae; The affinity of the Malay or false Gharial, Tomistoma schlegelii; Extinct Crocodylia and other crocodile-like reptiles; crocs in 'deep time'; Amniotes, synapsids, reptiles, anapsids and diapsids; The earliest 'Archosaurs', Archosauriformes; Archosaurs; two major clades, Crurotarsi (Pseudosuchia) and Avemetatarsalia (Ornithodira); Crurotarsan diversification in the early Triassic: the earliest crocodile-like reptiles 327 $aBasal crocodylomorphsCrocodyliformes (excluding Eusuchia); Non-eusuchian Mesoeucrocodylia; Bernissartia and extinct Eusuchia (including extinct Crocodylia); Summary; 3 CROCODYLIANS CLOSER UP; The external features of crocodylians; Body and limbs; Skin and scales; Skin colour; Bony armour; Head; Teeth; Integumentary sense organs (ISOs); Skin glands; Skull and musculoskeletal system; Skull and jaws; Opening and closing the jaws; Vertebrae and vertebral column; Neck: supporting a heavy head; Trunk musculature: analogy with an I-beam; Trunk: ribs and gastralia; Tail: the crocodylian propeller 327 $aForelimbs and pectoral girdleHindlimbs and pelvic girdle; 4 LOCOMOTION, BUOYANCY AND TRAVEL; Crocodylians on land; Gaits on land; Crocodylians in the water; Typical postures at rest in water; Swimming; Jumping and 'tail walking'; Diving; Bottom walking; Surfacing to breathe; Head and tail lift; Buoyancy; Behaviours that depend on good buoyancy control; Mechanisms of buoyancy regulation; Stomach stones(gastroliths); The search for a function; What function could the stones serve?; Capacity for long distance travel; 5 SENSORY SKILLS AND BRAIN; Vision 327 $aOperational aspects, binocularity, vision underwaterAnatomy of the eye; Retinal cells, pigments, colour vision; Night vision, the tapetum lucidum; Hearing, movement and balance; Functional anatomy of the ears and associated sense organs; Hearing sensitivity in air and water in the human audible range; Sub-audible vibrations, infrasound: possible role of the sacculus; Magnetoreception? Possible role of the lagena; Eustachian tubes: for diving and/or sensing direction of sound, or infrasound?; Brain and cranial nerves; Olfaction and gustation(chemosensation); Olfaction (smell) 327 $aGustation (taste) 330 $aBiology and Evolution of Crocodylians is a comprehensive review of current knowledge about the world's largest and most famous living reptiles.Gordon Grigg's authoritative and accessible text and David Kirshner's stunning interpretive artwork and colour photographs combine expertly in this contemporary celebration of crocodiles, alligators, caimans and gharials. This book showcases the skills and capabilities that allow crocodylians to live how and where they do. It covers the biology and ecology of the extant species, conservation issues, crocodylian-human interaction and the evolutionary his 606 $aCrocodilians 606 $aCrocodilians$xEvolution 606 $aCrocodiles 606 $aCrocodiles$xEvolution 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aCrocodilians. 615 0$aCrocodilians$xEvolution. 615 0$aCrocodiles. 615 0$aCrocodiles$xEvolution. 676 $a597.98 700 $aGrigg$b Gordon$0983758 702 $aKirshner$b David 702 $aShine$b Richard 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910460622603321 996 $aBiology and evolution of crocodylians$92246044 997 $aUNINA