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Amphibian declines : the conservation status of United States species / by Lannoo, Michael J.(CARDINAL)319037;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 927-1075) and index.Documents in comprehensive detail a major environmental crisis: rapidly declining amphibian populations and the disturbing developmental problems that are increasingly prevalent within many amphibian species.
Subjects: Amphibian declines.; Amphibian declines;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Amphibian decline : an integrated analysis of multiple stressor effects / by Workshop on the Global Decline of Amphibian Populations: an Integrated Analysis of Multiple Stressor Effects(2001 :Racine, Wis.)(CARDINAL)328077; Linder, Greg,1950 May 28-(CARDINAL)328081; Krest, Sherry K.(CARDINAL)328080; Sparling, D. W.(Donald W.)(CARDINAL)328079; Johnson Foundation (Racine, Wis.)(CARDINAL)140797; SETAC (Society)(CARDINAL)328078;
Includes bibliographical references.
Subjects: Amphibians; Amphibians; Endangered species.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Amphibian conservation / by Semlitsch, Raymond D.(CARDINAL)322458;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 261-308) and index.
Subjects: Amphibians; Amphibian declines.; Endangered species.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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In search of lost frogs : the campaign to rediscover the world's rarest amphibians / by Moore, Robin,1975-author.(CARDINAL)607210;
Includes bibliographical references (page 256) and index.Foreword / by George Meyer -- Prologue -- Spawning a passion -- The great disappearing act -- The smoking gun -- The grand curtain of life -- Lazarus frogs -- The search for lost frogs -- The thin line between life and death -- In search of the Mesopotamia beaked toad, Colombia -- Lost and found -- Lost frogs in the land of the living dead, Haiti -- Lost! : amphibians of India -- Most wanted, still lost -- In search of the Hula painted frog, Israel -- In search of the variable harlequin frog, Costa Rica -- Second chances -- The song of the spadefoot -- The last word -- Expeditions in search of lost frogs.
Subjects: Moore, Robin, 1975-; Frogs; Frogs; Rare amphibians; Amphibian declines.; Herpetological surveys;
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The book of frogs : a life-size guide to six hundred species from around the world / by Halliday, Tim,1945-author.(CARDINAL)316348;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 646-647) and indexes.What is a frog? -- Complex life cycle -- An acoustic world -- Frogs, toads & people -- Population declines -- Amphibian diseases -- Distribution & classification -- Why the number of frog species is increasing -- The frogs.With over 7,000 known species, frogs display a stunning array of forms and behaviors. A single gram of the toxin produced by the skin of the golden poison dart frog can kill 100,000 people. Male Darwin frogs carry their tadpoles in their vocal sacs for sixty days before coughing them out into the world. The wood frogs of North America freeze every winter, reanimating in the spring from the glucose and urea that prevent cell collapse. --Publisher.
Subjects: Guidebooks.; Frogs; Frogs; Frogs;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 2
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In search of the golden frog / by Crump, Martha L.(CARDINAL)333202;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 287-289) and index.
Subjects: Amphibians; Amphibians;
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Firefly encyclopedia of reptiles and amphibians / by Adler, Kraig.(CARDINAL)316347; Halliday, Tim,1945-(CARDINAL)316348;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 229-231) and index.Presents information regarding species of reptiles and amphibians, with photographs and text covering animals such as salamanders, frogs, lizards, snakes, and crocodilians.Amphibians. Classification and taxonomy -- A key amphibian event -- Kaleidoscopic adaptation -- Conscientious parents -- Amphibian population decline -- Amphibian conservation -- Swimming, eating, growing machines -- Caecilians -- Salamanders and newts (Salamander and newt families ; Courtship and mating in salamanders and newts ; Repellent defenders) -- Frogs and toads (Frog and toad families ; Leaps and bounds ; Decoding the frog chorus ; From tadpole to frog) -- Reptiles. The age of reptiles -- Temperature control in reptiles -- Reptiles at risk -- Play in reptiles -- Pre-ejaculators, sneakers, and she-males -- Temperature and sex -- Turtles and tortoises (Turtle and tortoise families ; The Asian turtle crisis ; Leatherbacks : birth on the beach) -- Lizards (Natural desert dwellers ; Lizard families) -- Worm-lizards -- Snakes (Venomous snakes ; The threat from snakebites ; Snake families ; Harvesting snake venom) -- Tuatara -- Crocodilians -- Pollution and hormone mimics -- Unisexuality : the redundant male?
Subjects: Encyclopedias.; Reptiles; Amphibians;
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A natural history of amphibians / by Stebbins, Robert C.(Robert Cyril),1915-2013.(CARDINAL)178892; Cohen, Nathan W.,1919-(CARDINAL)316435;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 253-299) and index.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.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.
Subjects: Amphibians.;
Available copies: 4 / Total copies: 4
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Amphibian biology / by Heatwole, Harold,editor.(CARDINAL)320293;
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Subjects: Amphibians, Fossil.; Amphibians.;
Available copies: 10 / Total copies: 10
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Endangered animals : DK eyewitness books / by Hoare, Ben,author.(CARDINAL)317715; Jackson, Tom,1972-author.(CARDINAL)332335; DK Publishing, Inc.(CARDINAL)317714;
Includes bibliographical references (page 69) and index.Wildlife under threat -- What is a species? -- Adapting and survival -- The variety of life -- Links in the chain -- Measuring risk -- Watching animals in action -- Going, going, gone -- Lost and found -- Boom and bust -- The rise of humans -- The impact of farming -- A world without bees? -- Crowded out -- Damaged landscapes -- Climate change -- Global amphibian decline -- Rivers in crisis -- Polluted world -- Wildlife for sale -- Sharks in peril -- Alien invaders -- Fighting back -- Saving habitats -- Captive breeding -- California condor -- Grassroots conservation -- Living with the relatives -- The future -- Species at risk -- Timeline.Eyewitness: Endangered Animals takes a look at creatures around the world that are currently threatened with extinction, along with the ways that we can help them survive. Starting with an overview of biodiversity and the web of life, the book then examines the threats facing a wide range of species, including polar bears, sea turtles, tree frogs, river dolphins, jaguars, pandas, gibbons, and the California condor.Ages 8-12
Subjects: Animals; Bees; Biodiversity conservation.; Biodiversity; Climate change mitigation.; Climatic changes; Climatic changes; Conservation of natural resources; Dolphins; Endangered species; Environmentalism.; Environmentalists; Frogs; Global warming; Jaguar; marine life; Ocean; Pandas; Polar bear; Rare animals; Sea turtles; Wildlife conservation.; Wildlife conservation;
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