Alligators ; The Illustrated Guide to Their Biology, Behavior, and Conservation

✍ Scribed by Kent A. Vliet

Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
Year: 2020
Tongue: English
Leaves: 302
Category: Library

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✦ Synopsis

Vliet introduces readers to the biology, ecology, and natural history of the American alligator. Sharing nuanced depictions of their hidden lives that will forever change the way you think of these giant reptiles, the book; combines captivating storytelling with the most current scientific facts; chronicles the life cycle of the alligator; explains why the alligator's precise anatomy and physiology make it so successful; covers a wide range of topics, from courtship and reproduction to communication, basking, nest-building, and hunting; reveals the alligator's sophisticated social life in detail; evaluates the alligator's environmental role as a keystone species; examines the complicated relationship between alligators and people

✦ Table of Contents

Cover
Title Page, Copyright Page
Contents
1 A Dragon among Us
2 First Encounters
3 Alligator Adaptations
4 Where They Live
5 Sun Bathers
6 An Alligator's Appetite
7 Meet the Relatives
8 Love Is in the Water
9 Small Beginnings
10 Long Odds for a Long Life
11 Alligator Societies
12 Living with Alligators
13 From Slaughter to Salvation
14 Alligators at Sunset
Acknowledgments
Appendix A Where to See Wild Alligators
Appendix B Scientific Names of Non-crocodilian Species Mentioned in the Text
Index

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