| Description |
240 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 32 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 231-232) and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction -- EVOLUTION AND BIOLOGY: The place of Crocodilians in the living world / Hans-Dieter Sues -- Evolution / Eric Buffetaut -- Structure and function / Frank J. Mazzotti -- Living crocodilians / Charles A. Ross and William Ernest Magnusson -- BEHAVIOR AND ENVIRONMENT: Food and feeding habits / A.C. (Tony) Pooley -- Mortality and predators / A.C. (Tony) Pooley and Charles A. Ross -- Social behavior / Jeffrey W. Lang -- Reproduction / William Ernest Magnusson, Kent A. Vliet, A.C. (Tony) Pooley, and Romulus Whitaker -- Habitats / Angel C. Alcala and Teresa S. Dy-Liacco -- CROCODILIANS AND HUMANS: Mythology, art and literature / G.W. Trompf, Tommy C. Hines, and John Shield -- Crocodile-skin products / Karlheinz H.P. Fuchs, Charles A. Ross, A.C. (Tony) Pooley, and Romulus Whitaker -- The trade in Cocodilians / Peter Brazaitis -- Farming and ranching / Charles A. Ross, D.K. Blake and J.T. Victor Onions -- Conservation and management / F. Wayne King. |
| Subject |
Crocodiles.
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Alligators.
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| Added Author |
Ross, Charles A.
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| ISBN |
0816021740: $35.00 |
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