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- Provides an accessible and succinct overview
- Numerous color illustrations to help readers identify snakes
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Part of the book series: SpringerBriefs in Animal Sciences (BRIEFSANIMAL)
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Table of contents (14 chapters)
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Front Matter
About this book
This book offers a comprehensive review of the biology of snakes, focusing on Italian species. The snakes of Italy belong to the two families Colubridae and Viperidae, and for each species the systematic classification and chorology including distribution maps are presented. Furthermore, readers will learn how to carry out field studies, how to handle snakes and how to photograph them. The book concludes with a chapter on the iconography of historical Italian snakes and their importance in popular science, and one on myths and legends. This SpringerBriefs volume will appeal to herpetologists and technical staff. The section on iconography may also be of interest to museum staff.
Reviews
“Achille … has produced a volume on the biology, art, and natural and human-related history of the 18 species of Italian snakes. … The iconographic comments and illustrations are themselves worthy of the purchase price and make the book a good acquisition for history and biology sections of public and university libraries. Summing Up: Recommended. All readers.” (E. D. Keiser, Choice, Vol. 53 (1), September, 2015)
Authors and Affiliations
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Department of Ecology and Botany, University of Camerino, Camerino, Italy
Gabriele Achille
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Snakes of Italy
Book Subtitle: Herpetological Treatise on the Biology and Iconography of Italian Ophidians
Authors: Gabriele Achille
Series Title: SpringerBriefs in Animal Sciences
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-14106-0
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: The Author(s) 2015
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-14105-3Published: 29 January 2015
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-14106-0Published: 20 January 2015
Series ISSN: 2211-7504
Series E-ISSN: 2211-7512
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XII, 180
Number of Illustrations: 94 b/w illustrations, 43 illustrations in colour
Topics: Vertebrates, Animal Ecology, Conservation Biology/Ecology, Fish & Wildlife Biology & Management