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- Geckos: The Animal Answer Guide
- Book
- 2013
- Published by: Johns Hopkins University Press
- Series: The Animal Answer Guides: Q&A for the Curious Naturalist
summary
Everything a student, naturalist, or curious observer wants to know about the biology and diversity of geckos.Q: How do geckos walk across ceilings? A: Millions of hair-like setae on each foot.Q: Where do geckos come from? A: Throughout the world. Usually where it’s warm.Q: How many species of geckos are there? A: Close to 1,500 and counting!Q: What do they eat? A: Insects mostly. Discover the biology, natural history, and diversity of geckos—the acrobatic little lizards made famous by a car insurance ad campaign. Lizard biologist and gecko expert Aaron Bauer answers deceptively simple questions with surprising and little-known facts. Readers can explore color photographs that reveal the natural wonder and beauty of the gecko form and are further informed by images of how geckos live in their natural habitats. Although written for nonexperts, Geckos also provides a carefully selected bibliography and a new list of all known species that will be of interest to herpetologists. Anyone who owns a gecko, has seen them in the wild, or has wondered about them will appreciate this gem of a book.
Table of Contents
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- Title Page, Copyright
- pp. 2-7
- Acknowledgments
- pp. xi-13
- Introduction
- pp. xiii-xiv
- 1. Introducing Geckos
- pp. 1-17
- 2. Form and Function
- pp. 18-40
- 3. Gecko Colors
- pp. 41-49
- 4. Gecko Behavior
- pp. 50-61
- 5. Gecko Ecology
- pp. 62-71
- 6. Reproduction and Development
- pp. 72-87
- 7. Foods and Feeding
- pp. 88-96
- 8. Geckos and Humans
- pp. 96-104
- 9. Gecko Problems (from a human viewpoint)
- pp. 105-107
- 11. Geckos in Stories and Literature
- pp. 115-121
- 12. “Geckology”
- pp. 122-127
- Appendix A: Geckos of the World
- pp. 129-139
- Bibliography
- pp. 145-152
Additional Information
ISBN
9781421409252
Related ISBN(s)
9781421408521, 9781421408538
MARC Record
OCLC
859687139
Pages
192
Launched on MUSE
2013-05-20
Language
English
Open Access
No