Rattlesnakes of Arizona Volume 2

Rodeo Februar 2017, HC., Dustjacket, 488 pages, 17 Graphs, 123 Illsutration.Rattlesnakes of Arizona (2 volumes) is a multi-authored, peer-reviewed book that is intended for both professionals and laypersons. Each volume stands on its own in content yet they were written to be complementary. This book was inspired by scientific and creative approaches to form, function, and context. Our main goal was to create a collaborative fusion of art, natural history, and science that enlightens and inspires. Rattlesnakes of Arizona Vol. 2 features Conservation, Behavior, Venom, and Evolution. It is a collection of 13 highly focused, synthetic chapters by 22 leading experts covering a wide range of topics, from phylogenetics and genomics to reproduction and social behavior. Emphasis is on species of Arizona and nearby areas in the Southwest. Conservation is highlighted in two chapters. Several chapters are dedicated solely to the development and evolution of the rattle. No academic book on rattlesnakes would be complete without a chapter on venom. Like its companion (Rattlesnakes of Arizona, volume 1), it is replete with remarkable images of rattlesnakes in situ, as well as 90 figures and 17 tables. It is the new authoritative reference on these iconic animals. The dust jacket (Southwestern Speckled Rattlesnake, Crotalus pyrrhus) is original art by Tell Hicks. Content Recent Developments in Rattlesnake Phylogenetics, Phylogeography, and Species Delimitation, A Role for Genomics in Rattlesnake Research – Current Knowledge and Future Potential, Deciphering the Evolution of Venom and the Venom Apparatus in Rattlesnakes, The Hunting and Feeding Behavior of Wild Rattlesnakes, Rattlesnakes as Models for Reproductive Studies of Vertebrates, Social Behavior of Rattlesnakes – A Shifting Paradigm, The Origin and Evolution of the Rattlesnake Rattle – Misdirection, Clarification, Theory, and Progress, Structure, Ontogeny, and Evolutionary Development of the Rattlesnake Rattle, The Rattle – A Window on Rattlesnake Life Histories, Novel Tracking, Remote Monitoring Technologies, and Their Application to Rattlesnakes, Rattlesnakes in Syntopy – A Case Study from Arizona, Rattlesnake Conservation in the 21st Century, A Molecular Perspective on Conservation: Rattlesnakes as Models.