Handbook of larval amphibians of the United States and Canada / Ronald Altig and Roy W. McDiarmid.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Altig, Ronald, author.

McDiarmid, Roy W., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Amphibians--Larvae--United States.

Amphibians.

Amphibians--Larvae--Canada.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (376 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Ithaca, [New York] ; London, [England] : Comstock Publishing Associates, a division of Cornell University Press, 2015.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Generously illustrated, this essential handbook for herpetologists, ecologists, and naturalists features comprehensive keys to eggs, embryos, salamander larvae, and tadpoles; species accounts; a glossary of terms; and an extensive bibliography. The taxonomic accounts include a summarization of the morphology and basic natural history, as well as an introduction to published information for each species. Tadpole mouthparts exhibit major characteristics used in identifications, and the book includes illustrations for a number of species. Color photographs of larvae of many species are also presented. Handbook of Larval Amphibians of the United States and Canada, written by the foremost experts on larval amphibians, is the first guide of its kind and will transform the fieldwork of scientists and fish and wildlife professionals.

Contents:

Front matter

Contents

Foreword

Preface

Acknowledgments

Introduction

The Amphibian Fauna

The Amphibian Life Cycle

Order Caudata: Salamanders and Relatives

Order Anura: Frogs and Toads

Glossary

Literature Cited

Index of Common Names

Index of Scientific Names

Plates

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780801456077

080145607X

9780801456084

0801456088

OCLC:

1080549594