Peters D. A Gallery of Dinosaurs and Other Early Reptiles

Struik Publishers, 2002. - 125 pages. Clear colour photographs show the general build, distinctive coloration and scale pattern of each snake and other reptiles to aid identification in the field. Thumbnail silhouettes are used to lead the reader to the reptile group most closely resembling the species seen. With increasing public concern for the environment, interest in less fashionable wildlife such as reptiles and amphibians has grown. If we...

Delmar Cengage Learning, 2009. - 416 pages. Fish & Wildlife: Principles of Zoology and Ecology, 3rd Edition, is an introductory applied science textbook intended for use in high school programs focused on agriculture, and natural resource. The text provides a broad-spectrum overview of the wild animals of North America and the environments they live in, including basic principles of science as they apply to wild animals and the habitats they...

Smithsonian Contributions To Paleobiology. Number 89. Smithsonian Institution Press. Washington, D.C. 1999. 9 pages In the early evolution of birds, bill formation produced a problem for muscular control of the thin, elongated upper jaw. In particular, it required a relatively high retracting force. Three sources of this force evolved. (1) A powerful M. retractor palatini (especially in Tinamiformes and Apteryx), originating primarily on the vom...

BRILL, 2007. - 700 pages. In this volume, specialists from various disciplines (Neo-Latin, French, German, Dutch, History, History of Science, Art History) explore the fascinating early modern discourses on animals in science, literature and the visual arts.

2-е изд. Издательство: Thomson Gale. 2003. Т. 7 - Рептилии. Под ред. Schlager Neil. На англ. языке. 560 стр. Легендарная всеобъемлющая 17-ти томная энциклопедия "Жизнь животных" знаменитого ученого и путешественника профессора Бернгарда Гржимека может служить основной отправной точкой для исследователей и студентов, изучающих мир животных. Статьи энциклопедии подробно знакомят читателей с животными по всему земному шару, их жизненным циклом, пищ...

Predators with pouches : the biology of carnivorous marsupials / Collingwood, Vic. : CSIRO ; London : Eurospan, 2003. - ISBN 0643066349 Predators with Pouches provides a unique synthesis of current knowledge of the world’s carnivorous marsupials—from Patagonia to New Guinea and North America to Tasmania. Written by 63 experts in each field, the book covers a comprehensive range of disciplines including evolution and systematics, reproductive bio...

Allen & Unwin, 2007. - 289 pages. The crocodilian is an ancient animal whose ancestors have roamed the earth since the time of the dinosaurs. While continents drifted, ice ages thawed and once-prolific species became extinct, the crocodilian survived it all. Today, the Australian saltie, Chinese alligator, Indian gharial and black caiman are just some of the twenty-three species of descendants found across the world. More recently, human int...

By F. Jensenius Madsen Zoological Museum. Copenhagen Introductory remarks Historical steps in the exploration of the deep-sea fauna The delimitation of the abyssal region The bathymetrical range of the Porcellanasteridae The mode of life of the Porcellanasteridae The geological age of the Porcellanasteridae The interrelationships of the porcellanasterid genera The geological age of the deep-sea Life conditions in the ancient and in the recen...