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Title:
How snakes work : structure, function, and behavior of the world's snakes / Harvey B. Lillywhite.
Author:
Lillywhite, Harvey B., 1943- author.
Publication Information:
New York : Oxford University Press, [2014]
Call Number:
QL666 .O6 L724 2014
ISBN:
9780195380378
Physical Description:
xiii, 241 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 29 cm
Contents:
Evolutionary history and classification of the world's snakes -- Feeding, digestion, and water balance -- Locomotion : how snakes move -- Temperature and ectothermy -- Structure and function of skin -- Internal transport : circulation and respiration -- Perceiving the snake's world : structure and function of sense organs -- Sound production -- Courtship and reproduction.
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