Ecological Specificity of Amphibian Populations

Studies in amphibians, started long ago in the Russian Empire and especially strongly developed in the former Soviet Union (FSU), are now being continued. Without any political background whatever, a new periodical is launched, aimed at covering all aspects of batrachology concerning the territory of the FSU, but this time published solely in English so as to make information readily available to any reader. Only entirely original papers are accepted, with the following main topics involved: reviews; methods of studies; recommendations on conservation and sustainable use; information on meetings, societies, new books; systematics; distribution (including new records, maps, and cadastre); ecology; behavior; conservation; morphology; evolution; palaeontology; physiology; biochemistry; keeping and breeding in captivity.

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Ecological Specificity and Microevolution in Amphibian Populations in Urbanized Areas, by Vladimir L. Vershinin

Recent Status of Populations of the Central Asiatic Frog (Rana asiatica) in Kazakhstan. 1. Rana asiatica in the Highlands of the Central Tien-Shan Mountains (Southeastern Kazakhstan), by Tatjana N. Dujsebayeva, Nikolai N. Berezovikov and Marina A. Chirikova

Age and Allometric Variability of Body Dimensions in the Green Frogs Rana ridibunda and Rana lessonae, by Natalia M. Okulova and Alexandr S. Bogdanov

Records of Overwintering Larvae of the Siberian Newt (Salamandrella keyserlingii), by Vladimir L. Vershinin

On the Diet of the Marsh Frog (Rana ridibunda) in the Sura and Moksha Watershed, Mordovia, by Alexandr B. Ruchin and Maxim K. Ryzhov

Project on the Reintroduction of the Common Tree Frog (Hyla arborea arborea) on the Territory of Russia, by Mark V. Pestov, Andrei A. Lebedinsky,Vladimir M. Anufriev, Mikhail V. Mokrousov and Olga V. Yanchurevich

Author: Kuzmin, S., Altig, R. (Eds.)
Publisher: Pensoft
Extra Details: 165x235, tables, schemes, b/w graphics, maps, references. In English. Paperback, 220 pp.