How Snakes Work: Structure, Function and Behavior of the World's Snakes

Lillywhite, Harvey B.

ISBN 10: 0195380371 / ISBN 13: 9780195380378

Published by Oxford University Press, 2014

About this Item

Oversize hardcover, no dust jacket. Cover is neat and clean. Corners are square. Binding is tight and secure. Pages are crisp, clean, and bright. Oxford University Press. Copyright page dated 2014. A very nice copy. We've got a wonderful bookcase or two of books from Lincoln Brower's collection listed here. Everything you know about Monarch Butterflies, you know because of Brower's work, both scientific and outreach. He was a great teacher, an important researcher, a torch-bearing conservationist, and a leading light in lepidoptery. We are extremely excited to offer his books. This volume came from the Lincoln Brower collection, though it does not have his name in it. We ship everyday from a real neighborhood bookstore. This description is written by an actual person, who is holding the book in front of them to make sure it?s properly described. Please contact us with questions or if you would like to see photographs. This is an oversized book, so extra postage will be necessary for priority or international shipping.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: How Snakes Work: Structure, Function and Behavior of the World's Snakes
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Publication Date: 2014
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0195380371
• ISBN 13: 9780195380378
• Binding: hardcover
• Condition: Very Good
• Weight: 42 ounces

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Synopsis

Anyone can look at a snake and see a creature unique unto itself, a reptile with a set of zoological and biological traits that are entirely its own. Just looking at this distinct animal raises many scientific questions. With regard to evolution, how did such an animal come to be? How does a snake move, and how do its sense organs differ from that of other reptiles? How does it eat, and how does it reproduce? Essentially, how does a snake "work"? In How Snakes Work: The Structure, Function and Behavior of the World's Snakes, leading zoologist Harvey B. Lillywhite has written the definitive scientific guide to the functional biology of snakes. Written for both herpetologists and a more general audience with an interest in the field, How Snakes Work features nearly two hundred color images of various species of snakes, used to provide visual examples of biological features explained in the text.

Chapter topics include the evolutionary history of the snake, feeding, locomotion, the structure and function of skin, circulation and respiration, sense organs, sound production, temperature and thermoregulation, and reproduction. Containing all the latest research and advances in our biological knowledge of the snake, How Snakes Work is an indispensable asset to professional zoologists and enthusiasts alike.

About the Author

Harvey B. Lillywhite is a Professor of Biology at the University of Florida and the Past Director of the University of Florida Marine Laboratory at Seahorse Key.