TY  - BOOK
AU  - Greene,Harry W.
TI  - Snakes: the evolution of mystery in nature 
SN  - 9780520935433
AV  - QL666.O6 G69 1997eb
U1  - 597.96 20
PY  - 1997///
CY  - Berkeley
PB  - University of California Press
KW  - Snakes
KW  - NATURE
KW  - Animals
KW  - Reptiles & Amphibians
KW  - bisacsh
KW  - fast
KW  - Slangen (biologie)
KW  - gtt
KW  - Zoology
KW  - hilcc
KW  - Health & Biological Sciences
KW  - Vertebrates
KW  - Electronic books
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (pages 317-335) and index; Classification and general biology -- Locomotion and habitats -- Diet and feeding -- Venomous snakes and snakebite -- Predators and defense -- Behavior, reproduction, and population biology -- Blindsnakes -- Pipesnakes, boas, and other basal groups -- Old World Colubrids -- New World Colubrids -- Stiletto snakes and other African enigmas -- Cobras, coralsnakes, and their relatives -- Seakraits and seasnakes -- Vipers, adders, and pitvipers -- Evolution and biogeography -- Snakes and others: past, present, and future -- Epilogue: why snakes? -- Appendix: systematics and evolutionary inference
N2  - "This is a book about some of nature's most alluring and forbidding creatures, written by a man with an abiding passion for snakes, as well as for science, conservation, and the beauty and complexity of nature. Snakes inhabit all major ecosystems outside of the polar regions and are among the most common predators on other vertebrates. More than 2,700 species of snakes are currently recognized, place in about 420 genera and 18 families ..."
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