VOLUME 2 MARINE IGUANAS, LAND IGUANAS, AND LAVA LIZARDS

Rochester 2024, kt., Großformat, 184 Seiten, viele, erstaunlich gute, Fotos. Reptiles are intrinsic to the mystique of the Galápagos Islands, and this book tells the story of these iconic animals and details the early en-counters with each species, including the route by which they were recognized and named. Robert H. Rothman draws from a wide range of scientific literature to present an accessible, comprehensive account of the re-search on the natural history, behavioural ecology, physiology, genetics, and conservation of each major group. The book is richly supplemented with thirty years of photographs taken by the author during annual trips to the Galápagos. Rochester 2024, kt., Großformat, 184 Seiten, viele, erstaunlich gute, Fotos. Reptiles are intrinsic to the mys-tique of the Galápagos Islands, and this book tells the story of these iconic animals and details the early en-counters with each species, including the route by which they were recognized and named. Robert H. Rothman draws from a wide range of scientific literature to present an accessible, comprehensive account of the re-search on the natural history, behavioural ecology, physiology, genetics, and conservation of each major group. The book is richly supplemented with thirty years of photographs taken by the author during annual trips to the Galápagos. Volume 2 Marine Iguanas, Land Iguanas, and Lava Lizards continues the story of Galápagos reptiles with accounts of these three representatives of the family Iguanidae. In the historic literature, marine iguanas were reviled for their apparent ugliness, while lava lizards were generally ignored. However, each of the three lizards offers key insights into evolution in the Galápagos Islands.