Amphibian ecology and conservation : a handbook of techniques / edited by C. Kenneth Dodd, Jr.

By:

Dodd, Jr, C. Kenneth

Contributor(s):

Dodd, C. Kenneth

Material type: Text

TextLanguage: English Series: Oxford biology.; Techniques in ecology and conservation series | Techniques in ecology and conservation seriesPublication details: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2010.Edition: 1st edDescription: xxvii, 556 p. : ill. ; 25 cmISBN:

9780199541188 (hbk.)
0199541183 (hbk.)
9780199541195 (pbk.)
0199541191 (pbk.)

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DDC classification:

597.8072 22 DOD

Contents:

1. Introduction. Amphibian diversity and life history 2. Larvae. Morphology of amphibian larvae 3. Juveniles and adults. Measuring and marking post-metamorphic amphibians 4. Amphibian populations. Drift fences, cover boards, and other traps 5. Amphibian communities. Diversity and similarity 6. Physiological ecology and genetics. Physiological ecology: field methods and perspective 7. Monitoring, status, and trends. Selection of species and sampling areas: the importance to inference / Paul Stephen Corn ; Capture-mark-recapture, removal sampling, and occupancy models

Summary: "This practical manual of amphibian ecology and conservation brings together a distinguished, international group of amphibian researchers to provide a state-of-the-art review of the many new and exciting techniques used to study amphibians and to track their conservation status and population trends. The integration of ecology and conservation is a natural outcome of the types of questions posed by these

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
General Books	CUTN Central Library Sciences	Non-fiction	597.8072 DOD (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		42216

1. Introduction. Amphibian diversity and life history 2. Larvae. Morphology of amphibian larvae 3. Juveniles and adults. Measuring and marking post-metamorphic amphibians 4. Amphibian populations. Drift fences, cover boards, and other traps 5. Amphibian communities. Diversity and similarity 6. Physiological ecology and genetics. Physiological ecology: field methods and perspective
7. Monitoring, status, and trends. Selection of species and sampling areas: the importance to inference / Paul Stephen Corn ;
Capture-mark-recapture, removal sampling, and occupancy models

"This practical manual of amphibian ecology and conservation brings together a distinguished, international group of amphibian researchers to provide a state-of-the-art review of the many new and exciting techniques used to study amphibians and to track their conservation status and population trends. The integration of ecology and conservation is a natural outcome of the types of questions posed by these

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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