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Biology and evolution of crocodylians / / text by Gordon Grigg ; illustrations by David Kirshner ; foreword by Rick Shine
| Biology and evolution of crocodylians / / text by Gordon Grigg ; illustrations by David Kirshner ; foreword by Rick Shine |
| Autore | Grigg Gordon |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Ithaca, New York : , : Comstock Publishing Associates, , 2015 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (671 p.) |
| Disciplina | 597.98 |
| Soggetto topico |
Crocodilians
Crocodilians - Evolution Crocodiles Crocodiles - Evolution |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 1-4863-0067-7 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; 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
The 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 Basal 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 Forelimbs 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 Operational 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) Gustation (taste) |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910460622603321 |
Grigg Gordon
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| Ithaca, New York : , : Comstock Publishing Associates, , 2015 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Biology and evolution of crocodylians / / text by Gordon Grigg ; illustrations by David Kirshner ; foreword by Rick Shine
| Biology and evolution of crocodylians / / text by Gordon Grigg ; illustrations by David Kirshner ; foreword by Rick Shine |
| Autore | Grigg Gordon |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Ithaca, New York : , : Comstock Publishing Associates, , 2015 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (671 p.) |
| Disciplina | 597.98 |
| Soggetto topico |
Crocodilians
Crocodilians - Evolution Crocodiles Crocodiles - Evolution |
| ISBN |
1-4863-0068-5
1-4863-0067-7 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; 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
The 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 Basal 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 Forelimbs 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 Operational 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) Gustation (taste) |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910787465903321 |
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Grigg Gordon
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| Ithaca, New York : , : Comstock Publishing Associates, , 2015 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Biology and evolution of crocodylians / / text by Gordon Grigg ; illustrations by David Kirshner ; foreword by Rick Shine
| Biology and evolution of crocodylians / / text by Gordon Grigg ; illustrations by David Kirshner ; foreword by Rick Shine |
| Autore | Grigg Gordon |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Ithaca, New York : , : Comstock Publishing Associates, , 2015 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (671 p.) |
| Disciplina | 597.98 |
| Soggetto topico |
Crocodilians
Crocodilians - Evolution Crocodiles Crocodiles - Evolution |
| ISBN |
1-4863-0068-5
1-4863-0067-7 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; 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
The 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 Basal 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 Forelimbs 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 Operational 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) Gustation (taste) |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910807757903321 |
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Grigg Gordon
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| Ithaca, New York : , : Comstock Publishing Associates, , 2015 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Coccodrilli e alligatori / coordinatore Charles A. Ross ; consulente editoriale Stephen Garnett ; illustrazioni di Tony Pyrzakowski
| Coccodrilli e alligatori / coordinatore Charles A. Ross ; consulente editoriale Stephen Garnett ; illustrazioni di Tony Pyrzakowski |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Milano : Rizzoli, c1990 |
| Descrizione fisica | 240 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 32 cm |
| Disciplina | 597.98 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
Ross, Charles A.author
Garnett, Stephen Pyrzakowski, Tony |
| Soggetto topico |
Crocodiles - Behavior
Alligators - Behavior |
| ISBN | 9788817244657 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | ita |
| Record Nr. | UNISALENTO-991001879389707536 |
| Milano : Rizzoli, c1990 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. del Salento | ||
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Il gaviale del Gange [Videoregistrazione] / Scritto diretto e fotografato da Naresh e Rajesh Bedi ; una produzione Bedi Films
| Il gaviale del Gange [Videoregistrazione] / Scritto diretto e fotografato da Naresh e Rajesh Bedi ; una produzione Bedi Films |
| Autore | Bedi, Naresh |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Milano : Starlight, c1991 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 videocassetta (VHS) (ca. 60 min.) : col., son. ; in contenitore 22x14x3 cm |
| Disciplina | 597.98 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | Bedi, Rajesh |
| Collana | Airone video |
| Soggetto non controllato | Gaviali - India |
| Formato | Multimedia  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | ita |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-990009377000403321 |
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Bedi, Naresh
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| Milano : Starlight, c1991 | ||
| Multimedia | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Tortues et crocodiles de l'afrique noir française / A. Villiers
| Tortues et crocodiles de l'afrique noir française / A. Villiers |
| Autore | Villiers, André <1915-1983> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Dakar : Institut Francaise D'Afrique Noire, 1958 |
| Descrizione fisica | 354 p. ; 24 cm |
| Disciplina |
597.92
597.98 |
| Soggetto non controllato |
Tartarughe
Coccodrilli |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | fre |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-990002065030403321 |
| Villiers, André <1915-1983> | ||
| Dakar : Institut Francaise D'Afrique Noire, 1958 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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