Second Edition
Edited by Tim Halliday and Kraig Adler
Over 200 colour illustrations and photos
‘highly recommended … very attractive … Excellent accounts of the biology are given, each written by experts in the field’ – BBC Wildlife
There has been a huge surge of interest in reptiles and amphibians over the past few years in both scientific research and common interest. This superbly designed and illustrated encyclopedia has brought together a wealth of new and fascinating information on amphibians and reptiles in one volume. Written by a stream of distinguished zoologists and brought together by internationally renowned experts, Tim Halliday and Kraig Adler, the encyclopedia gives an excellent and authoritative overview of reptiles and amphibians. Vividly illustrated, it manages to combine scientific research with easy to read essays thus appealing simultaneously to a general audience interested in natural history and to specialists requiring an accurate up to date reference work.
Tim Halliday is Professor in Biology at the Open University
Kraig Adler is Professor of Biology at Cornell University
Print edition ISBN: 9780198525073; 0198525079
Publishing history: First edition published 1986; second edition published 2002
Copyright: © Brown Reference Group 1986, 2002, 2008
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