Geckos: The Animal Answer Guide
(Sprache: Englisch)
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:...
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:...
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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.
Autoren-Porträt von Aaron M. Bauer
Aaron Bauer is the Gerald M. Lemole, M.D., Professor of Integrative Biology at Villanova University, chairman of the Herpetological Association of Africa, and past president of the Herpetologists' League.
Bibliographische Angaben
- Autor: Aaron M. Bauer
- Altersempfehlung: Ab 18 Jahre
- 192 Seiten, Maße: 17,9 x 25 cm, Kartoniert (TB), Englisch
- Verlag: JOHNS HOPKINS UNIV PR
- ISBN-10: 1421408538
- ISBN-13: 9781421408538
- Erscheinungsdatum: 05.02.2013
Sprache:
Englisch
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This book is recommended if you are considering getting a gecko for a pet or if you just want to know more about the ecology and behavior of the 1,400 or so living species of these peculiar lizards. -- Whit Gibbons Aiken Standard 2013 This book successfully broadens our outlook and appreciation of these fascinating creatures. -- Aliza Gecko Time 2013 Anyone who owns a gecko, has seen them in the wild, or has wondered about them will appreciate this gem of a book. Northeastern Naturalist 2013 All you ever wanted to know about geckos is here in a nice, readable format. -- Robert E. Hoopes Wildlife Activist 2013
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