10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FOSSORIAL»
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fossorial in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
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1
Historical Biogeography of Pacific Northwest (USA)
Fossorial ...
Examination of contemporary population genetic structure provides a powerful tool to test hypotheses of historical biogeography.
2
The Ecology and Behavior of Amphibians
Ascaphus, pipids, and Pseudis are aquatic; Leiopelma, Brachycephalus, and
Rhinoderma are terrestrial; Hemisus, Nasikabatrachus, pelobatids, and Rhi-
nophrynus are fossorial; and Heleophryneoccupies riparian habitats along
streams.
3
Paleoecology and Functional Morphology of Beavers (family ...
ID# Species Common Name Family n Locomotion Type 1 Allactaga hotsoni
Hotson's jerboa Dipodidae 4 Ricochetal 2 Ammospermophilus leucurus White-
tailed antelope squirrel Sciuridae 6 Semi-fossorial 3 Anomalurus pelii Pel's scaly-
tailed ...
Joshua Xavier Samuels, 2007
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Echolocation in Bats and Dolphins
Jeanette A. Thomas, Cynthia F. Moss, Marianne Vater. TABLE 72.2. Summary of
diet and geographic distribution in fossorial rodents. (Data taken from Nowak
1991 .) TABLE 72.3. Summary of sensory anatomy in insectivores. (Data taken.
Jeanette A. Thomas, Cynthia F. Moss, Marianne Vater, 2004
5
Sphecid Wasps of the World: A Generic Revision
New species of Sphegidae from Australia. Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (7) 19:268-276.
1910. Additions to our knowledge of the f ossorial wasps of Australia. Proc. Zool.
Soc. London 1910:253-356. 1911. Notes on fossorial Hymenoptera. IV. Ann. Mag
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Richard Mitchell Bohart, Arnold S. Menke, 1976
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Extreme Measures: The Ecological Energetics of Birds and Mammals
to a fossorial life (Nevo 1999). It is a commitment to life in a closed burrow system
, a hypoxic, hypercapnic, still- gaseous environment with high relative humidities
and intermediate to warm temperatures (Arieli 1990). The energetics of fossorial
...
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Mammalian Evolutionary Morphology: A Tribute to Frederick S. ...
Fossorial/Semi-fossorial. As already established by many other studies on
fossorial mammals, digging behavior is strongly indicated in forelimb morphology
. The semi-fossorial Hemicentetes and Solenodon, as well as the fossorial
Oryzorictes ...
Eric J. Sargis, Marian Dagosto, 2008
These, in turn, will be compared with those techniques applied to control other
fossorial species. INTRODUCTION Many small mammals live in close
association with man (for example, the house mouse Mus musculus, and house
shrew ...
Rory Putman, Mammal Society, 1989
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Methods to Control and Eradicate Non-native Terrestrial ...
Therefore, some general notes about fossorial rodents are included. 9.4.1.
Porcupines Escaped porcupines became established in few years and began to
cause damage to forestry. As soon as those damages were detected, an
eradication ...
Jorge Fernández Orueta, Yolanda Ramos Aranda, Yolanda Aranda Ramos, 2001
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Amphibian Ecology and Conservation: A Handbook of Techniques
1.3.2.4 Fossorial Most Oedipina, fossorial or semi-fossorial plethodontid
salamanders ranging from Mexico to northern South America, lay direct-
developing eggs underground. Some fossorial plethodontids (e.g. Lineatriton
lineola) attend their ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FOSSORIAL»
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fossorial is used in the context of the following news items.
South Jersey teens find a hobby in herping
This is what fossorial snakes, those with adaptions for digging, do. The northern scarlet snake has a shovel shaped nose that it uses to quickly ... «Vineland Daily Journal, Jul 15»
Early snake had ankles and toes
... and lack of external ears are adaptations for living in water, as opposed to being adaptations for a burrowing (i.e., fossorial) lifestyle, as those ... «Fox News, May 15»
The 'Matchstick' Skink
It is semi-fossorial, which means that it spends part of its life just under the topsoil or under stones and boulders. It is also found hiding in leaf ... «The New Indian Express, Mar 15»
Tuleyome Tales: Salamanders in your backyard
“Fossorial” comes from the Latin word fossor which means digger. Scientists who are involved in the study of amphibians and reptiles (like ... «Daily Democrat, Feb 15»
Sciencespeak: Fossorial
Mammals have been around for a very long time. The first beasts scurried through the Mesozoic world around 220 million years ago, about 23 ... «National Geographic, Feb 15»
Earliest tree-clinging and burrowing mammals show they weren't …
Docofossor brachydactylus (“Doco” for docodont; “fossor” for fossorial, or digging, adaptations; and “brachydactylus” for short, broad fingers) ... «ZME Science, Feb 15»
Naked, unafraid mole rats and longevity
The species lives in a habitat in East Africa that screams out for cooperation and fossorial (underground) living. Scott A Williams and Milena R ... «The Earth Times, Jan 15»
Athirappilly project renews biodiversity debate
... including fossorial fossil frog Nasikabatrachus sahyadrensis, and the migration routes of elephants would be impacted by the proposed dam, ... «The Hindu, Jan 15»
No go slow at new Torquay pub after worms are found
The Wighton, situated at Edginswell business park, had seen its plans to open in late February threatened when the semi-fossorial lizards were ... «Torquay Herald Express, Jan 15»
Frogs you may not have heard of: Brazil's Cycloramphus `button frogs'
... and litter-adapted and semi-fossorial species that live amongst fallen leaves or in terrestrial burrows or fissures, deposit their eggs inside or ... «Scientific American, Jan 15»
