By Mike Dorcas, Whit Gibbons
Frogs are amazingly diverse—ranging from the large goliath frog, which weighs a number of kilos, to the lately chanced on gold frog, which measures a trifling three-eighths of an inch whilst absolutely grown—and have inhabited the earth for greater than two hundred million years. this day, even though, those amphibians face extra demanding situations than the other vertebrate workforce. during this enjoyable and informative publication, herpetologists Mike Dorcas and Whit Gibbons solution universal and not-so-common questions humans could have approximately those interesting animals.
Dorcas and Gibbons talk about how frogs advanced, which species presently exist on the planet, and why a few have lately long gone extinct. They exhibit what frogs devour and what eats them, their function in cultures around the globe, why many populations are declining and what we will be able to do to opposite this risky development, why there are deformed frogs, and lots more and plenty extra. They solution anticipated questions resembling "What is the variation among a frog and a toad?" and "Why perform a little humans lick toads?" and unforeseen ones similar to "Why do a little frogs lay their eggs within the leaves of trees?" and "Do frogs suppose pain?"
The authors’ easy-to-understand but thorough causes offer perception into the fantastic biology of this amphibian workforce. In addressing conservation questions, Dorcas and Gibbons spotlight the scary implications of the present all over the world amphibian quandary, which many scientists are expecting will carry extinction charges skilled through frog species to degrees no longer obvious in any vertebrate animal workforce in hundreds of thousands of years.
Packed with proof and that includes colour galleries and 70 black-and-white images, Frogs: The Animal resolution Guide is certain to handle the questions about the minds of curious naturalists.
About the Authors
Mike Dorcas is an affiliate professor of biology at Davidson collage and the writer of numerous books on amphibians and reptiles. Whit Gibbons is a professor emeritus of ecology on the collage of Georgia’s Savannah River Ecology Laboratory and the writer, coauthor, and coeditor of a number of books, such a lot lately Turtles: The Animal solution consultant, additionally released via Johns Hopkins. Gibbons and Dorcas coauthored 3 different books, Snakes of the Southeast, Frogs and Toads of the Southeast, and North American Watersnakes.
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