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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 | ||
| ||
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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A checklist of host-parasite interactions of the order crocodylia / / Marisa Tellez
| A checklist of host-parasite interactions of the order crocodylia / / Marisa Tellez |
| Autore | Tellez Christina Marisa |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, CA : , : University of California Press, , [2013] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource : 1 illustration (black and white) |
| Disciplina | 597.9817857 |
| Collana | University of california publications in zoology |
| Soggetto topico |
Crocodilians
Host-parasite relationships |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 0-520-95736-9 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- CONTENTS -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- MATERIAL AND METHODS -- CROCODILIAN-PARASITE DATABASE -- PARASITE-CROCODILIAN DATABASE -- HOST SPECIFICITY -- CONCLUSIONS -- LITERATURE CITED -- APPENDIX -- Addendum |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910452910903321 |
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Tellez Christina Marisa
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| Berkeley, CA : , : University of California Press, , [2013] | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
| ||
A checklist of host-parasite interactions of the order crocodylia / / Marisa Tellez
| A checklist of host-parasite interactions of the order crocodylia / / Marisa Tellez |
| Autore | Tellez Christina Marisa |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, CA : , : University of California Press, , [2013] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource : 1 illustration (black and white) |
| Disciplina | 597.9817857 |
| Collana | University of california publications in zoology |
| Soggetto topico |
Crocodilians
Host-parasite relationships |
| Soggetto non controllato |
alligators
anthropogenic conflict biology caimans climate change conservation crocodiles crocodilia crocodilian evolution crocodilians crocodylia ecology ecosystems environment environmental pollution evolutionary ecology false gharial gharial herpetology host human impact infectious diseases local food web dynamics natural habitat parasite host relationship parasite host specificity parasite parasitism predators scientists semiaquatic reptiles symbiotic relationship taxonomy theoretical |
| ISBN | 0-520-95736-9 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- CONTENTS -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- MATERIAL AND METHODS -- CROCODILIAN-PARASITE DATABASE -- PARASITE-CROCODILIAN DATABASE -- HOST SPECIFICITY -- CONCLUSIONS -- LITERATURE CITED -- APPENDIX -- Addendum |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910790424703321 |
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Tellez Christina Marisa
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| Berkeley, CA : , : University of California Press, , [2013] | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
| ||
A checklist of host-parasite interactions of the order crocodylia / / Marisa Tellez
| A checklist of host-parasite interactions of the order crocodylia / / Marisa Tellez |
| Autore | Tellez Christina Marisa |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, CA : , : University of California Press, , [2013] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource : 1 illustration (black and white) |
| Disciplina | 597.9817857 |
| Collana | University of california publications in zoology |
| Soggetto topico |
Crocodilians
Host-parasite relationships |
| Soggetto non controllato |
alligators
anthropogenic conflict biology caimans climate change conservation crocodiles crocodilia crocodilian evolution crocodilians crocodylia ecology ecosystems environment environmental pollution evolutionary ecology false gharial gharial herpetology host human impact infectious diseases local food web dynamics natural habitat parasite host relationship parasite host specificity parasite parasitism predators scientists semiaquatic reptiles symbiotic relationship taxonomy theoretical |
| ISBN | 0-520-95736-9 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- CONTENTS -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- MATERIAL AND METHODS -- CROCODILIAN-PARASITE DATABASE -- PARASITE-CROCODILIAN DATABASE -- HOST SPECIFICITY -- CONCLUSIONS -- LITERATURE CITED -- APPENDIX -- Addendum |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910819457303321 |
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Tellez Christina Marisa
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| Berkeley, CA : , : University of California Press, , [2013] | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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