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OverviewIn our own juvenile stage, many of us received our wide-eyed introduction to the wonders of nature by watching the metamorphosis of swimming tadpoles into leaping frogs and toads. The recent declines in amphibian populations worldwide and the suitability of amphibians for use in answering research questions in disciplines as diverse as molecular systematics, animal behaviour and evolutionary biology have focused enormous attention on tadpoles. In this reference, experts on tadpole biology relate what is known about tadpoles and what one might learn from them in the future. The book provides summaries of tadpole morphology, development, behaviour, ecology and environmental physiology; explores the evolutionary consequences of the tadpole stage; synthesizes available information on their biodiversity; and presents a standardized terminology and a literature review of tadpole biology. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Roy McDiarmid , Ronald AltigPublisher: The University of Chicago Press Imprint: University of Chicago Press Edition: 2nd ed. Dimensions: Width: 22.00cm , Height: 3.30cm , Length: 28.50cm Weight: 1.590kg ISBN: 9780226557625ISBN 10: 0226557626 Pages: 456 Publication Date: 01 November 1999 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Out of Stock Indefinitely Availability: Out of stock  Table of ContentsPreface Acknowledgments List of Contributors Chapter 1. Introduction: The Tadpole Arena Roy W. McDiarmid and Ronald Altig Chapter 2. Research: Materials and Techniques Roy W. McDiarmid and Ronald Altig Chapter 3. Body Plan: Development and Morphology Ronald Altig and Roy W. McDiarmid Chapter 4. Architecture: Cranial and Axial Musculoskeleton David Cannatella Chapter 5. Anatomy: Viscera and Endocrines Bruno Viertel and Susanne Richter Chapter 6. Integration: Nervous and Sensory Systems Michael J. Lannoo Chapter 7. Endotrophic Anurans: Development and Evolution Giselle Thibaudeau and Ronald Altig Chapter 8. Physiology: Coping with the Environment Gordon R. Ultsch, David F. Bradford, and Joe Freda Chapter 9. Behavior: Interactions and Their Consequences Karin vS. Hoff, Andrew Blaustein, Roy W. McDiarmid, and Ronald Altig Chapter 10. Ecology: Resource Use, Competition, and Predation Ross A. Alford Chapter 11. The Anuran Tadpole: Evolution and Maintenance Reid N. Harris Chapter 12. Diversity: Familial and Generic Characterizations Ronald Altig and Roy W. McDiarmid Glossary Literature Cited Subject Index Taxonomic IndexReviews"""Here, at last, is a specialist publication, written by a team of fourteen international experts, that both provides a review of basic information, and indicates directions requiring further attention. The book radiates the humor and easy-going nature of the editors, while remaining an accurate scientific publication. It is divided into twelve chapters, a useful glossary, 69 pages of literature cited, and indices of authors, subjects, and taxonomy. Each chapter is complete and could serve as a core text in a course on amphibian larvae, and will no doubt become required reading for these and related vertebrate biology courses.""-- ""Herpetological Review"" ""The book comprises twelve chapters by forteen authors, plus a glossary, an extensive bibliography (70 pages!), and three indices (author, subject, and taxonomic). Contents are organized topically: an introductory chapter by the editors is followed by one or more treatments of ""standard"" topics (morphology, neurobiology, physiology, behavior, and ecology), plus two chapters that address the origin, evolution, and maintenance of the anuran larva (and of the complex life history in general) as well as its loss through direct development and related reproductive modes. The final chapter, also by the editors, provides a detailed compendium of tadpole diversity (mostly anatomical, but also ecological) at the levels of families and genera. Several chapters provide valuable and significant contributions, either by compiling and summarizing existing information from very diverse literature (both classical and recent), or by offering novel syntheses and highlighting important problems deserving of further study.""-- ""Evolution & Development"" ""Tadpoles is a great compilation of what we have learned about anuran larvae in the twentieth century.""-- ""Copeia"" ""I have nothing but praise for Tadpoles. . . . The accounts are engaging and the presentation is effective. Whether the book is read in an orderly manner or dipped into at random (I confess to a fair bit of the latter), there is much to discover between its covers.""-- ""Canadian Field-Naturalist""" Author InformationRoy W. McDiarmid is a research zoologist and curator of amphibians and reptiles for the U.S. Geological Survey, Patuxent Wildlife Research Center, at the National Museum of Natural History. Ronald Altig is a professor of biological science at Mississippi State University. Roy W. McDiarmid is a research zoologist and curator of amphibians and reptiles for the U.S. Geological Survey, Patuxent Wildlife Research Center, at the National Museum of Natural History. Ronald Altig is a professor of biological science at Mississippi State University. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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