Geckos
Subtitle: the animal answer guide
By: Aaron M. Bauer
Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
Published: 2013
Place of publication: Baltimore
Language: eng
Number of pages: 159
ISBN-13: 9781421408521; 9781421408538
Subjects: Geckos
Description: "Discover the biology, natural history, and diversity of geckos--the acrobatic little lizards made famous by a car insurance ad campaign. Lizard biologist and gecko expert Aaron Bauer answers deceptively simple questions with surprising and little-known facts. Readers can explore color photographs that reveal the natural wonder and beauty of the gecko form and are further informed by images of how geckos live in their natural habitats. Although written for nonexperts, Geckos also provides a carefully selected bibliography and a new list of all known species that will be of interest to herpetologists. Anyone who owns a gecko, has seen them in the wild, or has wondered about them will appreciate this gem of a book."--Publisher's website.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 145-152) and index.
Table of contents: title: Introducing Geckos; title: Form and function; title: Gecko colors; title: Gecko behavior; title: Gecko ecology; title: Reproduction and development; title: Foods and feeding; title: Geckos and humans; title: Gecko problems (from a human viewpoint); title: Human problems (from a gecko's viewpoint); title: Geckos in stories and literature; title: "Geckology".