Lizards: Windows to the Evolution of Diversity

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Series: ORGANISMS AND ENVIRONMENTS SERIES 5

Eric R Pianka and Laurie J Vitt

333 pages, 220 col and 31 b/w illus, 9 tabs.

University of California Press

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Hardcover | 2003 | #140719 | ISBN: 0520234014

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Softcover | 2006 | #158628 | ISBN: 0520248473

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List of Tables Foreword, by Harry W. Greene Acknowledgments Introduction: The Logic of Biology Part I. Lizard Lifestyles 1. Evolutionary History and Phylogeny 2. Getting Around in a Complex World 3. Lizards as Predators 4. Escaping Predators 5. Social Behavior 6. Reproduction and Life History 7. Reflections of the Real World Part II. Lizard Diversity 8. Iguanians 9. From Geckos to Blind Lizards 10. From Racerunners to Night Lizards 11. Skinks 12. From Girdled Lizards to Knob-Scaled Lizards 13. Monsters and Dragons of the Lizard World Part III. Synthesis 14. Historical Perspective 15. Lizards and Humans Appendix: Taxonomic Summary of Lizard Genera Glossary References Index

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