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Whale Sharks Biology Ecology and Conservation

Whale Sharks Biology Ecology and Conservation

Whale sharks are the largest of all fishes fascinating for comparative studies of all manner of biological fields including functional anatomy growth metabolism movement ecology behavior and physiology. These gentle ocean giants have captured the interest of scientists and the imagination of the public yet their future is uncertain. The conservation status of whale sharks was upgraded to Endangered on the IUCN Red List and the species faces a range of intense threats from human activities. Can these iconic living animals who have survived for millions of years survive us? Written by the world’s leading experts in whale shark biology ecology and conservation Whale Sharks: Biology Ecology and Conservation is the first definitive volume about the world's biggest fish. Chapters include discussions of satellite-linked tags used to track whale shark movements; genetic sequencing to examine evolutionary adaptations; even the use of underwater ultrasound units to investigate the species’ reproduction. The editors hope that by collating what is known they can make it easier for future researchers conservationists and resource managers to fill some of the remaining knowledge gaps and provide the information they need to join the team. As you work your way through this book we hope that you will develop a sense of awe and marvel at all of our good fortune to share the ocean and the planet with this utterly extraordinary species. | Whale Sharks Biology Ecology and Conservation

GBP 56.99
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Biodegradable Polymers Value Chain in the Circular Economy

Biodegradable Polymers Value Chain in the Circular Economy

Studying (bio)degradable polymers value chain can help one understand the importance of these to the environment and human health. This book provides an overview of the biodegradable polymer along the value chain identifies and analyses existing practices for biodegradable plastics and assess the relevant legal regulatory economic and practical reasons for the importance of proper use and proper recycling of biodegradable plastics. It covers related materials development environmental impacts their synthesis by traditional and biotechnological routes policy and certification manufacturing processes (bio)degradable polymer properties and so forth. Features: Gives a clear idea of the present state of the art and future trends in the research of the biodegradable polymers in the context of circular economy Describes the entire value chain and life cycle of bioplastics are covered considering different types of polymers Clarifies the life safety of (bio)degradable polymeric materials Presents novel opportunities and ideas for developing or improving technologies Determines the course of degradation during prediction study This book is aimed at researchers graduate students and professionals in the polymer processing industry (petrochemical polymer industry industry producing bio-based and (bio)degradable polymers) food packaging industry industry involved in waste management pharma industry chemical engineering product engineering and biotechnology. | Biodegradable Polymers Value Chain in the Circular Economy

GBP 110.00
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Flood Hazard Mapping: Uncertainty and its Value in the Decision-making Process

Flood Hazard Mapping: Uncertainty and its Value in the Decision-making Process

Computers are increasingly used in the simulation of natural phenomena such as floods. However these simulations are based on numerical approximations of equations formalizing our conceptual understanding of flood flows. Thus model results are intrinsically subject to uncertainty and the use of probabilistic approaches seems more appropriate. Uncertain probabilistic floodplain maps are widely used in the scientific domain but still not sufficiently exploited to support the development of flood mitigation strategies. In this thesis the major sources of uncertainty in flood inundation models are analyzed resulting in the generation of probabilistic floodplain maps. The utility of probabilistic model output is assessed using value of information and the prospect theory. The use of these maps to support decision making in terms of floodplain development under flood hazard threat is demonstrated. | Flood Hazard Mapping: Uncertainty and its Value in the Decision-making Process

GBP 150.00
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A Course in Differential Equations with Boundary Value Problems

A Course in Differential Equations with Boundary Value Problems

A Course in Differential Equations with Boundary Value Problems 2nd Edition adds additional content to the author’s successful A Course on Ordinary Differential Equations 2nd Edition. This text addresses the need when the course is expanded. The focus of the text is on applications and methods of solution both analytical and numerical with emphasis on methods used in the typical engineering physics or mathematics student’s field of study. The text provides sufficient problems so that even the pure math major will be sufficiently challenged. The authors offer a very flexible text to meet a variety of approaches including a traditional course on the topic. The text can be used in courses when partial differential equations replaces Laplace transforms. There is sufficient linear algebra in the text so that it can be used for a course that combines differential equations and linear algebra. Most significantly computer labs are given in MATLAB® Mathematica® and Maple™. The book may be used for a course to introduce and equip the student with a knowledge of the given software. Sample course outlines are included. FeaturesMATLAB® Mathematica® and Maple™ are incorporated at the end of each chapter. All three software packages have parallel code and exercises;There are numerous problems of varying difficulty for both the applied and pure math major as well as problems for engineering physical science and other students. An appendix that gives the reader a crash course in the three software packages. Chapter reviews at the end of each chapter to help the students reviewProjects at the end of each chapter that go into detail about certain topics and introduce new topics that the students are now ready to seeAnswers to most of the odd problems in the back of the book

GBP 42.99
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A Dictionary of the History of Medicine

A Dictionary of the History of Medicine

This is a unique extensively illustrated dictionary of terms people events and dates spanning the entire history of medicine. It is a monumental work of scholarship totaling some 700 double-column pages with a large number of rare and exceptional illustrations from many original sources painstakingly compiled over years of far-searching inquiry involving more than 5 000 books and hundreds of journals. It is a major resource of hard-to-find information about notable medical figures instruments conditions procedures and dates and a storehouse of captivating anecdotes and background material. The book contains a wealth of material for concise historical introductions to a broad range of subjects and is the sine qua non authority on both well and little known facts of medical history. With this single volume-an unprecedented tour de force representing more than 7 000 hours of exhaustive research-clinicians and researchers from all fields of medicine can quickly and easily find authoritative detailed definitions and descriptions with dates of medical terms and of the people and events contributing to the development of medicine from earliest times to the present day. The entries range widely from such as abacterial pyuria to zygote including Latin and Greek origins of terms compact biographies with dates eponymic information of all kinds and rarely seen drawings and photographs of antique medical instruments and little-known conditions. | A Dictionary of the History of Medicine

GBP 59.99
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The Physics of Flight A Primer

The Physics of Flight A Primer

The Physics of Flight provides a comprehensive explanatory reference on the basic physics of flight with a clear presentation of the underlying mathematics. It presents a momentum-based explanation of lift making no use of Bernoulli’s theorem. Misconceptions are disproved such as identifying centrifugal force experienced in an airplane undergoing maneuvers as a fictitious force and not attributing weightlessness during airplane pitch over or experienced in an airplane performing a parabolic flight path to the effects of free fall. This book places particular emphasis on Newton’s second law of motion to explain the effects of forces acting on an airplane the mechanism of lift and the principles of propulsion. This book is intended for undergraduate aviation and aerospace students taking courses in Flight Dynamics Introduction to Flight and Physics of Flight. | The Physics of Flight A Primer

GBP 82.99
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Melatonin Therapeutic Value and Neuroprotection

Melatonin Therapeutic Value and Neuroprotection

There is growing interest in the field of melatonin research regarding its neurobiological mechanisms as well as its repercussions in clinical practice. Melatonin: Therapeutic Value and Neuroprotection explores melatonin’s neuroprotective effects and discusses the therapeutic potential of melatonin and melatonin agonists in treating neurodegenerative diseases and other ailments. Topics include:The basic aspects of melatonin’s physiology including its production bioavailability and metabolism The functional importance of melatonin receptors and their role in mediating the therapeutic effectiveness of melatonin in cancer Melatonin’s effect on the regulation of blood pressure sleep and circadian rhythmsThe cardioprotective role of melatoninThe neuroprotective role in glaucoma Alzheimer’s disease Parkinson’s disease and neurodegenerative diseases Use as a therapeutic agent for treating epilepsy and degenerative discs Treatment for obesity diabetes mellitus and other metabolic disorders Protective role in peri-natal hypoxic-ischemia The contributors also examine the discovery of a number of melatonergic agonists their potential role as antioxidants and their therapeutic applications in treating glaucoma Parkinson’s disease Alzheimer’s disease primary insomnia and psychiatric disorders. Opening new vistas in our understanding of etiology pharmacotherapy and treatment the book is a significant milestone in our knowledge about advances in melatonin’s physiology and its therapeutic application in a number of disorders. | Melatonin Therapeutic Value and Neuroprotection

GBP 59.99
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Engineering Writing by Design Creating Formal Documents of Lasting Value Second Edition

Engineering Writing by Design Creating Formal Documents of Lasting Value Second Edition

Engineering Writing by Design: Creating Formal Document of Lasting Value Second Edition shows how effective writing can be achieved by thinking like an engineer. Based on the authors’ combined experience as engineering educators the book presents a novel approach to technical writing positioning formal writing tasks as engineering design problems with requirements constraints protocols standards and customers (readers) to satisfy. Specially crafted for busy engineers and engineering students this quick-reading conversational text: Describes how to apply engineering design concepts to the writing process Explains how engineers fall into thinking traps and gives techniques for avoiding them Covers the essentials of grammar style and mathematical exposition Highlights topics in writing ethics including copyright plagiarism data presentation and persuasion Engineering Writing by Design: Creating Formal Documents of Lasting Value Second Edition addresses the specific combination of thinking and writing skills needed to succeed in modern engineering. Its mantra is: to write like an engineer you must think like an engineer. Featuring illustrative examples chapter summaries and exercises quick-reference tables and recommendations for further reading this book is packed with valuable tips and information practicing and aspiring engineers need to become effective writers. | Engineering Writing by Design Creating Formal Documents of Lasting Value Second Edition

GBP 48.99
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Financial Mathematics For Actuarial Science The Theory of Interest

Financial Mathematics For Actuarial Science The Theory of Interest

Financial Mathematics for Actuarial Science: The Theory of Interest is concerned with the measurement of interest and the various ways interest affects what is often called the time value of money (TVM). Interest is most simply defined as the compensation that a borrower pays to a lender for the use of capital. The goal of this book is to provide the mathematical understandings of interest and the time value of money needed to succeed on the actuarial examination covering interest theory Key FeaturesHelps prepare students for the SOA Financial Mathematics ExamProvides mathematical understanding of interest and the time value of money needed to succeed in the actuarial examination covering interest theoryContains many worked examples exercises and solutions for practiceProvides training in the use of calculators for solving problemsA complete solutions manual is available to faculty adopters online | Financial Mathematics For Actuarial Science The Theory of Interest

GBP 38.99
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Snakes of the World A Supplement

Snakes of the World A Supplement

Snakes of the World: A Catalogue of Living and Extinct Species published in 2014 was the first catalogue of its kind and covered all living and fossil snakes described between 1758 and 2012. This new volume will be a supplement to this important herpetological reference and will include new published data on snakes named and recognized since 2012. Key Features Supplements and updates Wallach et al. – Snakes of the World – the only work to cover all living snakes in the world. Includes updates for fossil snakes named since the publication of Wallach et al. Summarizes the systematic snake literature published since the appearance of Wallach et al. Genera and species are listed alphabetically for ease of reference. Related Titles Wallach V. K. L. Williams and J. Boundy. Snakes of the World: A Catalogue of Living and Extinct Species (ISBN 978-1-138-03400-6) Aldridge R. D. and D. M. Sever eds. Reproductive Biology and Phylogeny of Snakes (ISBN 978-1-57808-701-3) Caldwell M. W. The Origin of Snakes: Morphology and the Fossil Record (ISBN 978-1-4822-5134-0) | Snakes of the World A Supplement

GBP 44.99
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Applied Differential Equations with Boundary Value Problems

Applied Differential Equations with Boundary Value Problems

Applied Differential Equations with Boundary Value Problems presents a contemporary treatment of ordinary differential equations (ODEs) and an introduction to partial differential equations (PDEs) including their applications in engineering and the sciences. This new edition of the author’s popular textbook adds coverage of boundary value problems. The text covers traditional material along with novel approaches to mathematical modeling that harness the capabilities of numerical algorithms and popular computer software packages. It contains practical techniques for solving the equations as well as corresponding codes for numerical solvers. Many examples and exercises help students master effective solution techniques including reliable numerical approximations. This book describes differential equations in the context of applications and presents the main techniques needed for modeling and systems analysis. It teaches students how to formulate a mathematical model solve differential equations analytically and numerically analyze them qualitatively and interpret the results.

GBP 42.99
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Statistics for the 21st Century Methodologies for Applications of the Future

Statistics for the 21st Century Methodologies for Applications of the Future

A selection of articles presented at the Eighth Lukacs Symposium held at the Bowling Green State University Ohio. They discuss consistency and accuracy of the sequential bootstrap hypothesis testing geometry in multivariate analysis the classical extreme value model the analysis of cross-classified data diffusion models for neural activity estimation with quadratic loss econometrics higher order asymptotics pre- and post-limit theorems and more. | Statistics for the 21st Century Methodologies for Applications of the Future

GBP 44.99
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Making Sense of the Pediatric EEG

Making Sense of the Pediatric EEG

Most neurologists fellows and residents are familiar with adult EEG but have not developed a similar understanding of pediatric EEG. There are fewer resources covering pediatric electroencephalography and existing books are either too comprehensive or lack the main details that differentiate the EEG in childhood. This accessible text includes the most recent classification and nomenclature published by the International League Against Epilepsy. It provides a practical and well illustrated text of value to residents fellows and neurologists in need of an update on pediatric EEG. | Making Sense of the Pediatric EEG

GBP 39.99
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A Most Improbable Story The Evolution of the Universe Life and Humankind

A Most Improbable Story The Evolution of the Universe Life and Humankind

This book is a Big History of the evidence regarding how we came to be. It briefly explores philosophical thought and how our past might affect our future. The text summarizes different perspectives including the strengths and weaknesses of each. The genesis of our planet is explored especially the circumstances that must exist for complex life to arise. This brief journey highlights the history of life the emergence of simple lifeforms and the evolution of complex creatures including humans. The book concludes with a discussion of why other humanoids went extinct while our species achieved dominance. The author speculates on potentialities awaiting humankind and our planet. The first Big History written from the perspective of a biologist Summarizes multiple perspectives of history Documents the unique conditions for the emergence of life Speculates on the future Chapter 12 of this book is freely available as a downloadable Open Access PDF under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives 4. 0 license available at http://www. taylorfrancis. com | A Most Improbable Story The Evolution of the Universe Life and Humankind

GBP 44.99
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Systematic Botany of Flowering Plants A New Phytogenetic Approach of the Angiosperms of the Temperate and Tropical Regions

Systematic Botany of Flowering Plants A New Phytogenetic Approach of the Angiosperms of the Temperate and Tropical Regions

The principle objective of this book is to describe a range of families of flowering plants in a sequence corresponding to current phylogenetic classification based on the most recent results of molecular systematics. The selection of families is large and comprises families of temperate European flora as well as tropical flora. They are integrated in their respective orders and keys are given to help the reader recognize them. Each family is richly illustrated the identifying characters being shown as clearly as possible. A glossary complements the overall didactic qualities of this reference. | Systematic Botany of Flowering Plants A New Phytogenetic Approach of the Angiosperms of the Temperate and Tropical Regions

GBP 180.00
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The Cathedrals of Pisa Siena and Florence A Thorough Inspection of the Medieval Construction Techniques

The Cathedrals of Pisa Siena and Florence A Thorough Inspection of the Medieval Construction Techniques

The construction techniques and concepts of the cathedrals of Pisa Siena and Florence are examined in detail based on new data and using a methodological architectural diagnostics approach. New detailed surveys carried out using often advanced tools together with direct and in-depth inspections to examine all parts of the buildings have enabled us to identify the building phases and the different construction techniques used over time. The information thereby acquired also formed the basis for a new interpretation of the archival documents. Accordingly the problems encountered and the solutions adopted in the three cathedrals have been understood: in Pisa the construction of the elliptical dome above the rectangular crossing consisting of six thin pillars below; in Siena the design changes from the first system in the 13th century to the ‘Duomo Nuovo’ and the structural adaptations following earthquakes; the specific construction solutions adopted in Florence during the instability encountered in the construction of the large vaults of the basilican body. The comparison of the three buildings in terms of architectural and construction solutions also revealed unexpected relationships between the construction events of Siena’s Duomo Nuovo and the solutions then used in the large basilican body of Santa Maria del Fiore. The methodology employed has led to an understanding of the actual structure of the three cathedrals an essential basis for a correct evaluation of the state of conservation of the churches for any restoration work. The book is aimed at scholars of architecture and ancient building structures graduate and postgraduate students and architects and engineers who plan architectural conservation and strengthening works for historical buildings. | The Cathedrals of Pisa Siena and Florence A Thorough Inspection of the Medieval Construction Techniques

GBP 44.99
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Understanding the Oceans A Century of Ocean Exploration

Understanding the Oceans A Century of Ocean Exploration

Understanding the Oceans brings together an internationally distinguished group of authors to consider the enormous advances in marine science that have been achieved since the voyages of HMS Challenger a century ago. The whole book draws inspiration from the seminal contribution made by the research conducted on those voyages and each contributor considers the significance of the findings relating them to the exciting developments of today and tomorrow. Covering the whole spectrum of the marine sciences the book has been written and edited very much with the non-specialist reader in mind. Marine scientists whether students or researchers will welcome this authoritative sweep through the history of their subject through to the present day; other scientists will find the book to be an accessible and informative introduction to marine science and its historical roots. | Understanding the Oceans A Century of Ocean Exploration

GBP 180.00
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The Regulation of Dietary Supplements A Historical Analysis

The Regulation of Dietary Supplements A Historical Analysis

This book documents the long still ongoing battle between the US Food and Drug Administration and the dietary supplement industry. It presents the complex often subtle and sometimes overlooked series of events that had a major impact on how dietary supplements are manufactured marketed sold and used today. While the first few chapters focus on some background topics the remaining chapters walk the reader through timeline of events legislative actions FDA proposed and final rules and judicial decisions that led to our current dietary supplement regulatory framework. Interwoven in narrative are examples of the roles of science social and public policy politics and popular media. | The Regulation of Dietary Supplements A Historical Analysis

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The Critical Point A Historical Introduction To The Modern Theory Of Critical Phenomena

The Critical Point A Historical Introduction To The Modern Theory Of Critical Phenomena

The relationship between liquids and gases engaged the attention of a number of distinguished scientists in the mid 19th Century. In a definitive paper published in 1869 Thomas Andrews described experiments he performed on carbon dioxide and from which he concluded that a critical temperature exists below which liquids and gases are distinct phases of matter but above which they merge into a single fluid phase. During the years which followed other natural phenomena were discovered to which the same critical point description can be applied - such as ferromagnetism and solutions. This book provides an historical account of theoretical explanations of critical phenomena which ultimately led to a major triumph of statistical mechanics in the 20th Century - with the award of the Nobel Prize for Physics | The Critical Point A Historical Introduction To The Modern Theory Of Critical Phenomena

GBP 59.99
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Pathology of the Developing Mouse A Systematic Approach

Pathology of the Developing Mouse A Systematic Approach

Pathology of the Developing Mouse provides in so far as feasible one complete reference on the design analysis and interpretation of abnormal findings that may be detected in developing mice before and shortly after birth. In particular this book is designed specifically to be not only a how to do manual for developmental pathology experimentation in mice but more importantly a how to interpret resource for pathologists and other biomedical scientists faced for the first or hundredth time with defining the significance of distorted features in some fantastic murine developmental monstrosity. The topics covered in this volume include a full range of subjects encountered when building and wielding a developmental pathology tool kit: baseline anatomic and physiologic traits of developing miceprinciples of good experimental design and statistical analysis for mouse developmental pathology studiesprocedures for anatomic pathology examinations to evaluate structural changes at the macroscopic (gross) microscopic (cells and tissues) and ultrastructural (subcellular) levels suing conventional autopsy-based or novel non-invasive imaging techniques;methods for clinical pathology testing to assess the biochemical and cellular composition of tissues and fluids; options and protocols for in situ molecular pathology analysis to undertake site-specific explorations of the various mechanisms responsible for producing adverse findings (i. e. lesions) during development; and well-referenced and illustrated guides to the interpretation of anatomic pathology and clinical pathology changes in the animal (embryos fetuses neonates and juveniles) and its support system (placenta). | Pathology of the Developing Mouse A Systematic Approach

GBP 48.99
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The Mathematical Theory of Elasticity

The Mathematical Theory of Elasticity

Through its inclusion of specific applications The Mathematical Theory of Elasticity Second Edition continues to provide a bridge between the theory and applications of elasticity. It presents classical as well as more recent results including those obtained by the authors and their colleagues. Revised and improved this edition incorporates additional examples and the latest research results. New to the Second Edition Exposition of the application of Laplace transforms the Dirac delta function and the Heaviside function Presentation of the Cherkaev Lurie and Milton (CLM) stress invariance theorem that is widely used to determine the effective moduli of elastic composites The Cauchy relations in elasticity A body force analogy for the transient thermal stresses A three-part table of Laplace transforms An appendix that explores recent developments in thermoelasticity Although emphasis is placed on the problems of elastodynamics and thermoelastodynamics the text also covers elastostatics and thermoelastostatics. It discusses the fundamentals of linear elasticity and applications including kinematics motion and equilibrium constitutive relations formulation of problems and variational principles. It also explains how to solve various boundary value problems of one two and three dimensions. This professional reference includes access to a solutions manual for those wishing to adopt the book for instructional purposes.

GBP 56.99
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American Insects A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico Second Edition

American Insects A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico Second Edition

Offering a complete accounting of the insects of North America this handbook is an up-dated edition of the first handbook ever compiled in the history of American entomology. By using American Insects A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico Second Edition readers can quickly determine the taxonomic position of any species genus or higher taxon of insect known to occur in America and Canada. Every order family and genus is conveniently numbered and indexed making this volume the only complete single source for all of the names of orders families and genera currently available. This book fills the need for an accurate way to identify with the several hundred drawings and photos the common insects of all orders. Now there is a tool available to those working without a major collection and library; and those who would like to have a general knowledge of insect life without becoming overwhelmed by the vast number of minute insect species. This usable guide provides sizes shapes color patterns and salient features of some species of each major family by pointing out those groups most likely to be encountered including all North America pests. What's New in this Edition? Researchers in many orders use the results of cladistics a new tool for determining the relationship of orders families genera and species of organisms including plants as well as animals Specialists have provided lengthy lists of generic changes Many of the identification keys have been revised by adding more illustrations and making sure all description terms are in the Glossary The bibliographies of each Order section have been updated to include all important works that have appeared since the original edition

GBP 180.00
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Snakes of the World A Catalogue of Living and Extinct Species

Snakes of the World A Catalogue of Living and Extinct Species

Snakes of the World: A Catalogue of Living and Extinct Species—the first catalogue of its kind—covers all living and fossil snakes described between 1758 and 2012 comprising 3 509 living and 274 extinct species allocated to 539 living and 112 extinct genera. Also included are 54 genera and 302 species that are dubious or invalid resulting in recognition of 705 genera and 4 085 species. Features: Alphabetical listings by genus and species Individual accounts for each genus and species Detailed data on type specimens and type localities All subspecies synonyms and proposed snake names Distribution of species by country province and elevation Distribution of fossils by country and geological periods Major taxonomic references for each genus and species Appendix with major references for each country Complete bibliography of all references cited in text and appendix Index of 12 500 primary snake names The data on type specimens includes museum and catalog number length and sex and collector and date. The listed type localities include restrictions and corrections. The bibliography provides complete citations of all references cited in the text and appendix and taxonomic comments are given in the remarks sections. This standard reference supplies a scientific academic and professional treatment of snakes—appealing to conservationists and herpetologists as well as zoologists naturalists hobbyists researchers and teachers. | Snakes of the World A Catalogue of Living and Extinct Species

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