New Zealand Lizards

• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Chapple, David G. (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2016.
• Θέματα: Life sciences.; Behavioral sciences.; Animal ecology.; Life Sciences.; Animal Systematics/Taxonomy/Biogeography.; Animal Ecology.; Behavioral Sciences.

This edited volume is a timely and comprehensive summary of the New Zealand lizard fauna. Nestled in the south-west Pacific, New Zealand is a large archipelago that displays the faunal signatures of both its Gondwanan origins, and more recent oceanic island influences. New Zealand was one of the las...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Chapter 1: Introduction (David Chapple)
• Chapter 2: New Zealand lizards: a historical perspective (Glenn Shea, University of Sydney, Australia)
• Chapter 3: Fossil record of New Zealand lizards (Trevor Worthy, Flinders University, Australia)
• Chapter 4: Taxonomy of New Zealand lizards (David Chapple and Rod Hitchmough, NZ Department of Conservation)
• Chapter 5: Biogeography of New Zealand lizards (David Chapple and Rod Hitchmough)
• Chapter 6: Ecology, diet and habitat use (David Chapple)
• Chapter 7: Reproduction, life history and captive breeding (Alison Cree, University of Otago, NZ)
• Chapter 8: Parasites, diseases and pathogens of New Zealand lizards (Brett Gartrell, Massey University, NZ)
• Chapter 9: Physiology of New Zealand lizards (Alison Cree, and Kelly Hare, Victoria University of Wellington, NZ)
• Chapter 10: Sampling techniques for New Zealand lizards (Marieke Lettink, Fauna Finders, Christchurch, NZ)
• Chapter 11: Conservation of New Zealand lizards (Dave Towns, Auckland University of Technology/NZ Department of Conservation, and Rod Hitchmough)
• Chapter 12: Translocations of New Zealand lizards (Dave Towns, and Kim Miller, University of Melbourne, Australia)
• Chapter 13: Lizard conservation in mainland sanctuaries (Nicola Nelson, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand)
• Chapter 14: The introduced rainbow skink in New Zealand (David Chapple, and Jo Peace, University of Auckland)
• Chapter 15: Conclusions and future directions (David Chapple).