World-rewned for its biological diversity and model conservation system, Costa Rica is home to a wide variety of amphibians and reptiles, from the golden toad to the scorpion lizard to the black-headed bushmaster. Jay M. Savage has studied these fascinating creatures for more than forty years, and in The Amphibians and Reptiles of Costa Rica he provides the most comprehensive, up-to-date treatment of their biology and evolution ever produced. Costa Rica has played, and continues to play, a pivotal role in the study of tropical biology as well as the development of ecotourism and ecoprospecting, in part because more than half of the amphibians and reptiles in Costa Rica are also found elsewhere in Central America. The Amphibians and Reptiles of Costa Rica will be an essential book for a wide audience of nature lovers, naturalists, ecotourists, field biologists, conservationists, government planners, and those interested in Central America more generally.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
University of Chicago Press, The University of Chicago Press
ISBN-10
0226735389
ISBN-13
9780226735382
eBay Product ID (ePID)
95749678
Product Key Features
Author
Jay M. Savage
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Subject
Life Sciences: General
Type
Textbook
Dimensions
Weight
2740g
Height
272mm
Width
219mm
Additional Product Features
Photographs by
Michael Fogden,Patricia Fogden
Place of Publication
Chicago, IL
Spine
43mm
Content Note
516 Colour Plates, 396 Maps, 335 Line Drawings, 36 Tables
Author Biography
Jay M. Savage is emeritus professor of biology at the University of Miami and adjunct professor of biology at San Diego State University. He is the author of Evolution, coauthor of Introduction to the Herpetofauna of Costa Rica, and the editor of Ecological Aspects of Development in the Humid Tropics.