Andean Herpetofauna

Prologue.- The Andes: the physical setting.- Beyond species richness: a behavioural perspective of the anuran diversity in the Andes of Colombia.- Functional diversity of amphibians and reptiles in tropical dry forest remnants and anthropogenic cover types in the Lower Bogotá River sub-basin (Department of Cundinamarca, Colombia).- Biogeographic patterns of richness and endemism in Liolaemidae: identifying hotspots for the most diverse Andean reptile radiation.- The climatic niche evolution of South American squamates (Reptilia: Squamata).- The shared evolutionary history of South America’s mountain biotas: Genetic evidence from amphibians and reptiles.- Anurans of the Patagonian Andes: a little-known variety of reproductive and developmental strategies.- Unveiling Patagonian Lizards: A Three-Decade Journey through Ecology, Evolution, and Adaptation in a Changing World.- Drivers of physiological responses and range distribution in the context of Rapaport’s rule. The case of East Andean Liolaemidae lizard species.- Physiological ecology of Andean amphibians associated with freezing temperatures.- Thermal biology of squamate reptiles in the high mountains of the Northern Andes.- Thermal Adaptations in Tropical Andean Amphibians: Exploring Spatial Variability and Global Change Impacts.- Emerging infectious diseases of amphibians in the Andean region: An analysis pointing out the limits of current knowledge and underscored topics in which additional research is necessary.- Diversity and extinction risk of Colombian Andean amphibians across life regions.- Experiences in conservation planning for amphibians in the Andean region.- Andean snakes: understanding biodiversity knowledge shortfalls.- Herpetofauna of the Andes: A critical synthesis.

• Erscheinungsdatum: 21.11.2025
• Autor/Autorin: J. Nicolás Urbina-Cardona
• Reihe: Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
• Format: E-Book
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• Dateigröße: 38.2 MB
• Verlag: SPRINGER
• Sprache: Englisch
• Umfang: 361 Seiten
• ISBN: 9783032000743
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