Amphibians of the Eastern Europe, Part 1: Order Caudata

Kyiv 2013, kt., 205 Seiten, viele Farbfotos und SW-Abb., zweisprachig Englisch/Ukrainisch. The first part of Amphibians of the Eastern Europe, is concerned with the distribution, abundance, behaviour, life history and modern taxonomy of the tailed amphibians of Eastern Europe. It is based on an extensive and comprehensive analysis of field studies, collections from the world's largest zoological museums, and the scientific literature. The book also presents information concerning the general characteristics of amphibians, their evolutionary history, their reproductive behaviour, their role in the ecosystem, issues related to their conservation, and the methods used to study them. A detailed key for the determination of family, genus and species is provided along with an assortment of original photographs