Name: Islands and Snakes: Isolation and Adaptive Evolution
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Author: Lillywhite, Harvey ; Martins, Marcio
ISBN: 9780190676414

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Islands and Snakes: Isolation and Adaptive Evolution

Type

Physical Book

Illustrated by

Harvey Lillywhite

Marcio Martins

Publisher

Oxford University Press

Author

Lillywhite, Harvey ; Martins, Marcio

Language

English

Pages

360

Format

Hardcover

Dimensions

23.6x16x2 cm

Weight

0.73 kg.

ISBN13

9780190676414

Synopsis "Islands and Snakes: Isolation and Adaptive Evolution "

Islands and Snakes contains 13 chapters describing ecological systems with foci on snakes and their ecological roles on islands around the world. Each chapter is written by one or more authors who is an authority on that particular system. Summaries of research on the various islands are written in a narrative manner that includes science as well as personal insights in easily understood language. These varied vignettes of science feature islands around the world, and in all cases, fantastic species of snakes and their roles in the community of insular organisms in which they occur. Both challenges and opportunities associated with island life are discussed, as well as the unique attributes of snakes and their conservation as unique and important parts of nature. Chapters include colorful photographs and illustrations, and collectively they convey information on topics that include ecology, behavior, biogeography, physiology, adaptation, and evolutionary biology. An introductorychapter presents a review and perspective on the historical importance of island ecology and how snakes have contributed to our understanding of evolution and adaptation. The other chapters focus on snakes inhabiting islands associated with Asia, Australia, South America, North America, the Caribbean, and Europe. The final chapter features the unique "table top islands" or tepuis of South America as examples of ecological islands where elements of biota have become isolated by geographic features of landscape similarly to oceanic islands.

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