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Author: Hobart Muir Smith Publisher: Forgotten Books ISBN: 9780331298208 Category : Science Languages : en Pages : 92
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Excerpt from Herpetological Type-Specimens in the University of Illinois, Museum of Natural History, 1964 The Museum of Natural History of the University of Illinois has in its herpetological collection a relatively large number of type specimens, most of which are Mexican in geographic origin. Knowl edge oi the present location of holotype specimens is a worker's necessity, and for this reason as' well as to record the entire present content of the Museum's herpetological type-collection, this report has been prepared, in conformance with the behest of the 1961 Code of the International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature (art. 72d4). In general, the form adopted is that of Peters' similar report (1952, Occ. Papers Mus. Univ. Mich, no. 539) on the University of Michigan Museum of Zoology's herpetological type-collection. Since most of the specimens formerly bore numbers in other institutional or private collections, however, it has been regarded as essential to cite these numbers; they follow parenthetically immediately after the uimn H number. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Author: Hobart Muir Smith Publisher: Forgotten Books ISBN: 9780331298208 Category : Science Languages : en Pages : 92
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Excerpt from Herpetological Type-Specimens in the University of Illinois, Museum of Natural History, 1964 The Museum of Natural History of the University of Illinois has in its herpetological collection a relatively large number of type specimens, most of which are Mexican in geographic origin. Knowl edge oi the present location of holotype specimens is a worker's necessity, and for this reason as' well as to record the entire present content of the Museum's herpetological type-collection, this report has been prepared, in conformance with the behest of the 1961 Code of the International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature (art. 72d4). In general, the form adopted is that of Peters' similar report (1952, Occ. Papers Mus. Univ. Mich, no. 539) on the University of Michigan Museum of Zoology's herpetological type-collection. Since most of the specimens formerly bore numbers in other institutional or private collections, however, it has been regarded as essential to cite these numbers; they follow parenthetically immediately after the uimn H number. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Author: Paulo Emilio Vanzolini Publisher: ISBN: Category : Amphibians Languages : en Pages : 155
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Prince Maximilian of Wied made important collections of reptiles and other vertebrate animals during pioneering expeditions to Brazil and North America. These were purchased for the American Museum in 1869. The present paper emphasizes Brazilian materials collected in 1815-1817. Prince Maximilian (aka Wied, Neuwied, and Prince Max) published extensively on this collection, especially in the Beiträge zur Naturgeschichte von Brasilien ("Contributions to the natural history of Brazil, 1825-1833")--a meticulous account of the species collected--and in Abbildungen zur Naturgeschichte Brasiliens ("Illustrations of the natural history of Brazil, 1822-1832"). The unnumbered folio plates of the Abbildungen are so important, and so difficult to access, that the herpetological ones are resized and reprinted herein. These hand-colored plates are rare (only 300 of each were produced) and are reproduced herein "as is" with arbitrary plate numbers 1-56; this numbering approximates the organization of the present work and also the order of species presentation in volume 1 of the Beiträge. When received at AMNH, the herpetological specimens were accompanied by the Prince's handwritten manuscript list, dated 1860, with 441 numbered items. The list is not a specimen catalog but a useful index to the collection, as indicated by its title: Verzeichniss der Reptilien-Sammlung nach Duméril, Bibron, und Jan. It includes separately numbered lists of genera and of species in the collections and therefore corresponds to taxa, not to actual specimens. Wied did not designate types, a concept not yet established; Wied types, like Linnaean types, must be identified retrospectively. Our objective has been to identify the surviving types of Brazilian reptiles and amphibians in the Maximilian collection. Our starting point was forcibly the Beiträge, a work of singularly modern conformation. It may contain for each species a synonymy, a description, measurements, meristic data, and a discussion of distribution. The criteria for decision on the identification of types were fourfold: the description, the measurements, the scale counts, and the Abbildungen plates. A total of 21 primary type specimens were thus identified in the Wied collection (including some originally identified as types or cotypes). These include 15 holotypes (mostly newly identified) and six lectotypes (mostly newly designated). However, Wied had named about 61 species from his Brazilian collection, so approximately 40 primary type specimens of reptiles and amphibians are missing. Most of these never reached the American Museum; many had disappeared in Europe before Maximilian had started writing his 1860 manuscript catalogue. Wied wrote that he had been unable to preserve several specimens; some of the others may be in European museums or possibly in the remaining collection of his friend Blasius Merrem at the University of Marburg.
Author: Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles. Committee on Standard English and Scientific Names Publisher: ISBN: Category : Amphibians Languages : en Pages : 104
Author: John Alexander Moore Publisher: Harvard University Press ISBN: 9780674794825 Category : Science Languages : en Pages : 548
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This book makes Moore's wisdom available to students in a lively, richly illustrated account of the history and workings of life. Employing rhetoric strategies including case histories, hypotheses and deductions, and chronological narrative, it provides both a cultural history of biology and an introduction to the procedures and values of science.
Author: Roy W. McDiarmid Publisher: Univ of California Press ISBN: 0520266714 Category : Nature Languages : en Pages : 424
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“Authoritative and comprehensive—provides an up-to-date description of the tool box of methods for inventorying and monitoring the diverse spectrum of reptiles. All biodiversity scientists will want to have it during project planning and as study progresses. A must for field biologists, conservation planners, and biodiversity managers.”—Jay M. Savage, San Diego State University “Kudos to the editors and contributors to this book. From the perspective of a non-ecologist such as myself, who only occasionally needs to intensively sample a particular site or habitat, the quality and clarity of this book has been well worth the wait.”—Jack W. Sites, Jr.
Author: Nicholas Arnold Publisher: ISBN: 9780691114132 Category : Nature Languages : en Pages : 288
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"Well written, this is the best English-language guide to the entire western European herpetofauna for the international market."--Tom Langton, Chairman of Froglife Trust, Director of Herpetofauna Consultants International Ltd.
Author: David D. Gillette Publisher: Utah Geological Survey ISBN: 1557916349 Category : Nature Languages : en Pages : 568
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The 52 papers in this vary in content from summaries or state-of-knowledge treatments, to detailed contributions that describe new species. Although the distinction is subtle, the title (Vertebrate Paleontology in Utah) indicates the science of paleontology in the state of Utah, rather than the even more ambitious intent if it were given the title “Vertebrate Paleontology of Utah” which would promise an encyclopedic treatment of the subject. The science of vertebrate paleontology in Utah is robust and intense. It has grown prodigiously in the past decade, and promises to continue to grow indefinitely. This research benefits everyone in the state, through Utah’s muse ums and educational institutions, which are the direct beneficiaries.
Author: Charles F. Sturm Publisher: Universal-Publishers ISBN: 1581129300 Category : Science Languages : en Pages : 445
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Mollusks have been important to humans since our earliest days. Initially, when humans were primarily interested in what they could eat or use, mollusks were important as food, ornaments, and materials for tools. Over the centuries, as human knowledge branched out and individuals started to study the world around them, mollusks were important subjects for learning how things worked. In this volume, the editors and contributors have brought together a broad range of topics within the field of malacology. It is our expectation that these topics will be of interest and use to amateur and professional malacologists.
Author: Brian J. Huntley Publisher: Springer ISBN: 3030030830 Category : Science Languages : en Pages : 552
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This open access multi-authored book presents a 'state of the science' synthesis of knowledge on the biodiversity of Angola, based on sources in peer-reviewed journals, in books and where appropriate, unpublished official reports. The book identifies Angola as one of the most biologically diverse countries in Africa, but notes that its fauna, flora, habitats and the processes that drive the dynamics of its ecosystems are still very poorly researched and documented. This 'state of the science' synthesis is for the use of all students of Angola's biodiversity, and for those responsible for the planning, development and sustainable management of the country's living resources. The volume brings together the results of expeditions and research undertaken in Angola since the late eighteenth century, with emphasis on work conducted in the four decades since Angola's independence in 1975. The individual chapters have been written by leaders in their fields, and reviewed by peers familiar with the region.
Author: Hobart Muir Smith
Author: Hobart Muir Smith
Author: Clarence J. McCoy
Author: Paulo Emilio Vanzolini
Author: Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles. Committee on Standard English and Scientific Names
Author: John Alexander Moore
Author: Roy W. McDiarmid
Author: Nicholas Arnold
Author: David D. Gillette
Author: Charles F. Sturm
Author: Brian J. Huntley