Mainland and insular lacertid lizards
A mediterrean perspective
- Edited by:
- Claudia Corti,
- Pietro Lo Cascio,
- Marta Biaggini,
Lacertid lizards have long been a fruitful field of scientific enquiry with many people working on them over the past couple of hundred years. The scope of the field has steadily increased, beginning with taxonomy and anatomy and gradually spreading so that it includes such topics as phylogenetics, behaviour, ecology, and conservation. Since 1992, a series of symposia on lacertid lizards of the Mediterranean basin have taken place every three years. The present volume stems from the 2004 meeting in the Aeolian Islands. In the volume a wide range of island topics are considered, including the systematics of the species concerned, from both morphological and molecular viewpoints, interaction with other taxa, and conservation. The last topic is especially important, as island lizards across the world have often been vulnerable to extinction, after they came into contact with people and the animals they introduced. The volume also has papers on the more positive aspects of human influence, specifically the benign effects of traditional agriculture on at least some reptile species. Olive trees, cork oaks and the banks and walls of loose rocks that crisscross the Mediterranean scene all often contribute to elevated lizard populations. Nor is more basic biology neglected and there are articles on morphology, reproduction, development and thermoregulation. Finally, it is good to see one paper on non-Mediterranean species is included. For, to fully understand the lacertids of this region, it is necessary to appreciate their close relatives in Africa, Asia and the archipelagos of the northeastern Atlantic Ocean. (From Preface by E. Nicholas Arnold & Wolfgang Böhme)
- Keywords:
- Biologia,
- Animali,
- Etologia,
- DOI: 10.36253/978-88-8453-523-8
- Series: Atti
- Scientific Board: Consiglio Editoriale FUP 2003-2006
- Language: English
- Subjects: Zoology
University of Florence, Italy - ORCID: 0000-0001-6015-0092
Nesos Association, Italy
University of Florence, Italy - ORCID: 0000-0003-3968-9282
Pietro Lo Cascio, conservation biologist. He works mainly on the biogeography and ecology of the Mediterranean islands.
Marta Biaggini, she has a degree in Natural Sciences and is a PhD student at the University of Florence. Her attention is mainly focused on ecology and conservation of reptiles.
- Publication Year: 2006
- Pages: 224
- eISBN: 978-88-8453-523-8
- Content License: CC BY 4.0
- © 2006 Author(s)
- Publication Year: 2006
- Pages: 220
- ISBN: 978-88-6453-122-9
- Content License: CC BY 4.0
- © 2006 Author(s)
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Book Title
Mainland and insular lacertid lizards
Book Subtitle
A mediterrean perspective
Editors
Claudia Corti, Pietro Lo Cascio, Marta Biaggini
Peer Reviewed
Number of Pages
220
Publication Year
2006
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© 2006 Author(s)
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Firenze University Press
DOI
10.36253/978-88-8453-523-8
ISBN Print
978-88-6453-122-9
eISBN (pdf)
978-88-8453-523-8
eISBN (xml)
978-88-9273-943-7
Series Title
Atti
Series ISSN
2239-3307
Series E-ISSN
2704-6230
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