Ecology and Behaviour of Mesozoic Reptiles

• Κύριος συγγραφέας: Cloudsley-Thompson, John L. (Συγγραφέας)
• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2005.
• Θέματα: Life sciences.; Paleontology.; Behavioral sciences.; Animal ecology.; Evolutionary biology.; Zoology.; Vertebrates.; Life Sciences.; Animal Ecology.; Evolutionary Biology.; Behavioral Sciences.
• Φυσική περιγραφή: XII, 219 p. 129 illus. online resource.
• ISBN: 9783540265719

Our knowledge of extinct animals depends almost entirely upon the study of fossils. This richly illustrated book clothes the skeletons of dinosaurs and other Mesozoic reptiles with flesh, and shows how these fascinating animals evolved and probably lived. Expert author John L. Cloudsley-Thompson provides an interesting synthesis of current views on their ecology, physiology and behaviour, and outlines the various hypotheses that have been proposed to explain their extinction. Numerous beautiful drawings of the animals and their environment illustrate this exciting monograph.