The Origin and Early Evolutionary History of Snakes - Couverture rigide

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9781108837347: The Origin and Early Evolutionary History of Snakes
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ISBN 10 : 1108837344 ISBN 13 : 9781108837347
Editeur : Cambridge University Press, 2022

Synopsis

Snakes comprise nearly 4,000 extant species found on all major continents except Antarctica. Morphologically and ecologically diverse, they include burrowing, arboreal, and marine forms, feeding on prey ranging from insects to large mammals. Snakes are strikingly different from their closest lizard relatives, and their origins and early diversification have long challenged and enthused evolutionary biologists. The origin and early evolution of snakes is a broad, interdisciplinary topic for which experts in palaeontology, ecology, physiology, embryology, phylogenetics, and molecular biology have made important contributions. The last 25 years has seen a surge of interest, resulting partly from new fossil material, but also from new techniques in molecular and systematic biology. This volume summarises and discusses the state of our knowledge, approaches, data, and ongoing debates. It provides reviews, syntheses, new data and perspectives on a wide range of topics relevant to students and researchers in evolutionary biology, neontology, and palaeontology.

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À propos des auteurs

David J. Gower is a Merit Researcher in Herpetology and Head of the Vertebrates Division in the Department of Life Sciences at The Natural History Museum, London. A collections-based, organismal biologist with interests in a wide range of topics in natural history and evolutionary biology, he has taxon expertise in Triassic archosaurs and limbless, mostly fossorial, amphibians and reptiles.

Hussam Zaher is Full Professor and Curator of Herpetology and Vertebrate Paleontology in the Museum of Zoology at the University of São Paulo. He is an evolutionary biologist focusing on the systematics, palaeontology, and comparative anatomy of reptiles, with an emphasis on the diversity and evolutionary history of snakes and other squamates.

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Éditeur
Cambridge University Press
Date d'édition
2022
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1108837344
ISBN 13 
9781108837347
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
488
Éditeur
Gower David J., Zaher Hussam
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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