Snakes of Italy : herpetological treatise on the biology and iconography of Italian ophidians /

This book offers a comprehensive review of the biology of snakes, focusing on Italian species. The snakes of Italy belong to the two families Colubridae and Viperidae, and for each species the systematic classification and chorology including distribution maps are presented. Furthermore, readers wil...

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मुख्य लेखक: Achille, Gabriele (लेखक)
निगमित लेखक: SpringerLink (Online service)
स्वरूप: ई-पुस्तक
भाषा:English
प्रकाशित: Cham Springer International Publishing Imprint: Springer 2015.
श्रृंखला:SpringerBriefs in Animal Sciences,
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सारांश:This book offers a comprehensive review of the biology of snakes, focusing on Italian species. The snakes of Italy belong to the two families Colubridae and Viperidae, and for each species the systematic classification and chorology including distribution maps are presented. Furthermore, readers will learn how to carry out field studies, how to handle snakes and how to photograph them. The book concludes with a chapter on the iconography of historical Italian snakes and their importance in popular science, and one on myths and legends. This SpringerBriefs volume will appeal to herpetologists and technical staff. The section on iconography may also be of interest to museum staff.
भौतिक वर्णन:1 online resource (xii, 180 pages) 137 illustrations, 43 illustrations in colour.
आईएसबीएन:9783319141060
आईएसएसएन:2211-7504