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· 제목 : The Biology of Chameleons (Hardcover) 
· 분류 : 외국도서 > 과학/수학/생태 > 과학 > 생명과학 > 생물학
· ISBN : 9780520276055
· 쪽수 : 288쪽
· 출판일 : 2013-11-16
· 분류 : 외국도서 > 과학/수학/생태 > 과학 > 생명과학 > 생물학
· ISBN : 9780520276055
· 쪽수 : 288쪽
· 출판일 : 2013-11-16
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Contributors
Foreword
1 Biology of the Chameleons: An Introduction
Krystal A. Tolley and Anthony Herrel
2 Chameleon Anatomy
Christopher V. Anderson and Timothy E. Higham
2.1 Musculoskeletal Morphology
2.2 External Morphology and Integument
2.3 Sensory Structures
2.4 Visceral Systems
3 Chameleon Physiology
Anthony Herrel
3.1 Neurophysiology
3.2 Muscle Physiology
3.3 Metabolism, Salt, and Water Balance
3.4 Temperature
3.5 Skin Pigmentation, Color Change, and the Role of Ultraviolet Light
3.6 Developmental Physiology
4 Function and Adaptation of Chameleons
Timothy E. Higham and Christopher V. Anderson
4.1 Locomotion
4.2 Feeding
5 Ecology and Life History of Chameleons
G. John Measey, Achille Raselimanana, and Anthony Herrel
5.1 Habitat
5.2 Life-History Traits
5.3 Foraging and Diet
5.4 Predators
6 Chameleon Behavior and Color Change
Devi Stuart-Fox
6.1 Sensory Systems and Modes of Communication
6.2 Color Changes
6.3 Social and Reproductive Behavior
6.4 Sexual Dimorphism: Body Size and Ornamentation
6.5 Antipredator Behavior
7 Evolution and Biogeography of Chameleons
Krystal A. Tolley and Michele Menegon
7.1 Evolutionary Relationships
7.2 Diversity and Distribution
7.3 Regional Diversity
7.4 Patterns of Alpha Diversity
7.5 Patterns of Beta Diversity
8 Overview of the Systematics of the Chamaeleonidae
Colin R. Tilbury
8.1 Evolution of Methodology in Chameleon Taxonomy
8.2 Current Status of Taxonomy of the Chamaeleonidae
8.3 Subfamilial Groupings within Chamaeleonidae
8.4 Overview of Extant Genera
9 Fossil History of Chameleons
Arnau Bolet and Susan E. Evans
9.1 Phylogenetic Relationships of Iguania and Acrodonta
9.2 Fossil Record of Acrodonta
9.3 Origins of Acrodonta
9.4 Origins of Chamaeleonidae
10 Chameleon Conservation
Richard Jenkins, G. John Measey, Christopher V. Anderson, and Krystal A. Tolley
10.1 Conservation Status of Chameleons
10.2 Trade in Chameleons
10.3 Chameleons and Global Change
10.4 The Way Forward
Appendix
Abbreviations
References
Photo Credits
Index
Foreword
1 Biology of the Chameleons: An Introduction
Krystal A. Tolley and Anthony Herrel
2 Chameleon Anatomy
Christopher V. Anderson and Timothy E. Higham
2.1 Musculoskeletal Morphology
2.2 External Morphology and Integument
2.3 Sensory Structures
2.4 Visceral Systems
3 Chameleon Physiology
Anthony Herrel
3.1 Neurophysiology
3.2 Muscle Physiology
3.3 Metabolism, Salt, and Water Balance
3.4 Temperature
3.5 Skin Pigmentation, Color Change, and the Role of Ultraviolet Light
3.6 Developmental Physiology
4 Function and Adaptation of Chameleons
Timothy E. Higham and Christopher V. Anderson
4.1 Locomotion
4.2 Feeding
5 Ecology and Life History of Chameleons
G. John Measey, Achille Raselimanana, and Anthony Herrel
5.1 Habitat
5.2 Life-History Traits
5.3 Foraging and Diet
5.4 Predators
6 Chameleon Behavior and Color Change
Devi Stuart-Fox
6.1 Sensory Systems and Modes of Communication
6.2 Color Changes
6.3 Social and Reproductive Behavior
6.4 Sexual Dimorphism: Body Size and Ornamentation
6.5 Antipredator Behavior
7 Evolution and Biogeography of Chameleons
Krystal A. Tolley and Michele Menegon
7.1 Evolutionary Relationships
7.2 Diversity and Distribution
7.3 Regional Diversity
7.4 Patterns of Alpha Diversity
7.5 Patterns of Beta Diversity
8 Overview of the Systematics of the Chamaeleonidae
Colin R. Tilbury
8.1 Evolution of Methodology in Chameleon Taxonomy
8.2 Current Status of Taxonomy of the Chamaeleonidae
8.3 Subfamilial Groupings within Chamaeleonidae
8.4 Overview of Extant Genera
9 Fossil History of Chameleons
Arnau Bolet and Susan E. Evans
9.1 Phylogenetic Relationships of Iguania and Acrodonta
9.2 Fossil Record of Acrodonta
9.3 Origins of Acrodonta
9.4 Origins of Chamaeleonidae
10 Chameleon Conservation
Richard Jenkins, G. John Measey, Christopher V. Anderson, and Krystal A. Tolley
10.1 Conservation Status of Chameleons
10.2 Trade in Chameleons
10.3 Chameleons and Global Change
10.4 The Way Forward
Appendix
Abbreviations
References
Photo Credits
Index
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