Pleistocene Amphibians and Reptiles in Britain and Europe

Klappentext This book, a companion to the author's Pleistocene Amphibians and Reptiles in North America, discusses the Pleistocene amphibians and reptiles in Britain and the European continent eastward through present-day Poland, the Czech Republic, Hungary, the Yugoslavian republics, and Greece. Zusammenfassung The Pleistocene epoch is characterized by striking climatic oscillations and sea level fluctuations. This book discusses the Pleistocene amphibians and reptiles in Britain and the European continent eastward through present-day Poland, the Czech Republic, Hungary, the Yugoslav republics and Greece. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1: Introduction 2: The Pleistocene in Britain and Europe 3: The European herpetofauna, Paleocene through Pleistocene 4: A bestiary: annotated taxonomic accounts 5: Pleistocene herpetological localities 6: Herpetological species as paleoenvironmental indicators 7: Herpetological population adjustments in the Pleistocene of Britain and Europe 8: Extinction patterns in the herpetofaunas of Britain and Europe and North America compared 9: Pleistocene events in the herpetofaunas of Britain and Europe and North American compared

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• Authors: J. Alan Holman, J. Alan (Professor of Zoology and Geology Holman, J.alan Holman, Holman J. Alan
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 23.07.1998
• EAN: 9780195112320
• ISBN: 978-0-19-511232-0
• No. of pages: 264
• Series: Oxford Monographs on Geology and Geophysics; Oxford Monographs on Geology a; Oxford Monographs on Geology and Geophysics
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative linguistics; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Palaeontology; Non-fiction book > Nature, technology > Nature: general, reference works; SCIENCE / Paleontology, United Kingdom, Great Britain, amphibians, British Isles, Palaeontology, Reptiles, Zoology: amphibians and reptiles (herpetology)