Biology of Amphibians

作者：William Edward Duellman · 发表于：Johns Hopkins University Press eBooks · 年份：1994 · DOI：10.56021/9780801847806 · 被引用次数：4533 · 研究领域：Amphibian and Reptile Biology、Bat Biology and Ecology Studies、Spider Taxonomy and Behavior Studies

Introduction to amphibia - the world of amphibians, historical resume, prospects for the future. Part 1 Life History: reproductive strategies - reproductive cycles, reproductive mode, quantitative aspects, parental care, evolution of reproductive strategies courtship and mating - location of breeding site, secondary sexual characters, courtship behaviour, fertilization and oviposition, sexual selection, evolution of mating systems vocalization - anuran communication system, mechanisms of sound production and reception, kinds of vocalizations and their functions, abiotic factors affecting vocalization, interspecific significance of vocalization, phylogenetic implications of vocalization eggs and development - spermatozoa and fertilization, egg structure, egg development, hatching and birth, development and amphibian diversity larvae - morphology of larvae, adaptive types of larvae, physiology and ecology, social behaviour, evolutionary significance of larvae metamorphosis - endocrine control, other biochemical changes, morphological changes, neoteny, ecological and evolutionary significance of metamorphosis. Part 2 Ecology: relationships with the environment - water economy, temperature, gas exchange, energy metabolism and energy budgets, ecological synthesis food and feeding - prey selection, location of prey, capture of prey, evolution of prey-capturing mechanisms and strategies enemies and defence - diseases, parasites, predators, anti-predator mechanisms, evolution of defe...