Frogs
the animal answer guide
$69.18
- Paperback
192 pages
- Release Date
14 May 2011
Summary
Frogs are amazingly diverse-ranging from the massive goliath frog, which weighs several pounds, to the recently discovered gold frog, which measures a mere three-eighths of an inch when fully grown-and have inhabited the earth for more than 200 million years. Today, however, these amphibians face more challenges than any other vertebrate group. In this fun and informative book, herpetologists Mike Dorcas and Whit Gibbons answer common and not-so-common questions people may have about these fa…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780801899362 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0801899362 |
| Series: | The Animal Answer Guides: Q&A for the Curious Naturalist |
| Author: | Whit Gibbons, Mike Dorcas |
| Publisher: | Johns Hopkins University Press |
| Imprint: | Johns Hopkins University Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 192 |
| Release Date: | 14 May 2011 |
| Weight: | 386g |
| Dimensions: | 254mm x 178mm x 14mm |
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Critics Review
This is an excellent book that will appeal to amateur and professional herpetologists alike as well as to readers simply seeking more information on frogs and toads.
A good general introduction to frogs. Birdbooker Report This is a neat book about frogs. Wildlife Activist An excellent book that will appeal to amateur and professional herpetologists alike as well as to readers simply seeking more information on frogs and toads. Choice Frogs: The Animal Answer Guide is sure to address the questions on the minds of curious readers. Southeastern Naturalist
About The Author
Whit Gibbons
Mike Dorcas is an associate professor of biology at Davidson College and the author of several books on amphibians and reptiles. Whit Gibbons is a professor emeritus of ecology at the University of Georgia’s Savannah River Ecology Laboratory and the author, coauthor, and coeditor of several books, most recently Turtles: The Animal Answer Guide, also published by Johns Hopkins. Gibbons and Dorcas coauthored three other books, Snakes of the Southeast, Frogs and Toads of the Southeast, and North American Watersnakes.
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