LEADER 00000cam a2200553 a 4500 001 ocm31605984 001 ocm31605984|z(ocolc)34788292|z(ocolc)60298061 005 20140718131223.0 008 941114t19951995njua b 001 0 eng 010 94043931 015 GB96-10714 019 34788292|a60298061 020 0691032815|qcl|qalkaline paper 020 9780691032818|qcl|qalkaline paper 035 (OCoLC)ocm31605984 035 (OCoLC)31605984|z(OCoLC)34788292|z(OCoLC)60298061 035 288534 040 DLC|beng|cDLC|dUKM|dBAKER|dNLGGC|dBTCTA|dYDXCP|dOCLCG|dBMU |dUBC|dOCLCQ 049 RIDM 050 00 QL667|b.S84 1995 082 00 597.6|220 084 42.82|2bcl 090 QL667 .S84 1995 100 1 Stebbins, Robert C.|q(Robert Cyril),|d1915-2013.|0https:// id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n84191414 245 12 A natural history of amphibians /|cRobert C. Stebbins and Nathan W. Cohen ; illustrated by the authors. 264 1 Princeton, N.J. :|bPrinceton University Press,|c[1995] 264 4 |c©1995 300 xvi, 316 pages :|billustrations ;|c25 cm 336 text|btxt|2rdacontent 337 unmediated|bn|2rdamedia 338 volume|bnc|2rdacarrier 504 Includes bibliographical references (pages 253-299) and index. 505 0 Introduction -- Skin -- Breathing -- Limbs and Locomotion -- Tail -- Nose and Chemoreception -- Eyes and Vision -- Food Habits -- Ears and Hearing -- Voice -- Temperature Characteristics -- Body Water Regulation -- Protection against Predators -- Home Range and Movements -- Territorial Behavior and Fighting -- Homing and Migration -- Reproduction -- Parental Care -- Contributions of Amphibians to Human Welfare -- Declining Amphibians. 520 This is a book for all readers who want to learn about amphibians, the animal group that includes frogs, toads, salamanders, and caecilians. It draws on many years of classroom teaching, laboratory experience, and field observation by the authors. A Natural History of Amphibians can serve as a textbook for students and independent learners, as an overview of the field for professional scientists and land managers, and as an engaging introduction for general readers. 650 0 Amphibians.|0https://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/ sh85004598 650 7 Amphibians.|2fast|0https://id.worldcat.org/fast/807900 653 0 Amphibians 700 1 Cohen, Nathan W.,|d1919-|0https://id.loc.gov/authorities/ names/n94109890 856 41 |3Table of contents|uhttp://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ prin031/94043931.html 856 42 |3Publisher description|uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/ description/prin031/94043931.html 901 MARCIVE 20231220 935 288534 994 C0|bRID
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