Islands and Snakes: Isolation and Adaptive Evolution

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Harvey Lillywhite (, University of Florida) Marcio Martins (, University of Sao Paulo)

Islands and Snakes

Isolation and Adaptive Evolution

Harvey Lillywhite (, University of Florida), Marcio Martins (, University of Sao Paulo)

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Oxford University Press Inc
15 August 2019

Animal ecology; Reptiles

Islands and Snakes contains 13 chapters describing ecological systems with foci on snakes and their ecological roles on islands around the world. Each chapter is written by one or more authors who is an authority on that particular system. Summaries of research on the various islands are written in a narrative manner that includes science as well as personal insights in easily understood language. These varied vignettes of science feature islands around the world, and in all cases, fantastic species of snakes and their roles in the community of insular organisms in which they occur.

Both challenges and opportunities associated with island life are discussed, as well as the unique attributes of snakes and their conservation as unique and important parts of nature. Chapters include colorful photographs and illustrations, and collectively they convey information on topics that include ecology, behavior, biogeography, physiology, adaptation, and evolutionary biology. An introductory chapter presents a review and perspective on the historical importance of island ecology and how snakes have contributed to our understanding of evolution and adaptation. The other chapters focus on snakes inhabiting islands associated with Asia, Australia, South America, North America, the Caribbean, and Europe. The final chapter features the unique ""table top islands"" or tepuis of South America as examples of ecological islands where elements of biota have become isolated by geographic features of landscape similarly to oceanic islands.

Edited by: Harvey Lillywhite ( University of Florida), Marcio Martins (, University of Sao Paulo)
Imprint: Oxford University Press Inc
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 160mm, Width: 236mm, Spine: 20mm
Weight: 726g
ISBN: 9780190676414
ISBN 10: 0190676418
Pages: 360
Publication Date: 15 August 2019
Audience: College/higher education , Further / Higher Education , A / AS level
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Harvey B. Lillywhite is a Professor of Biology at the University of Florida, Gainesville. He has published numerous scientific articles on snakes, including those living on islands in many parts of the world. His research has been featured in Science, Nature, Scientific American, Natural History, Proceedings of the Royal Society, and many other publications. He is author of the book How Snakes Work, published by Oxford University Press in 2014. Marcio Martins is a Professor of Ecology at the University of São Paulo, Brazil. He has published numerous scientific articles on the natural history, ecology, evolution and conservation of frogs and snakes, including studies on island snakes from Brazil and Mexico. His research has been featured in Nature Ecology & Evolution, Biological Conservation, Global Ecology and Biogeography, Oecologia, Proceedings of the Royal Society, and many other publications.

Reviews for Islands and Snakes: Isolation and Adaptive Evolution

Bottom line: The book is well written by all the authors, the pictures are for the most part quite good, and the information is fun and exciting. BUY IT! * Bayard H. Brattstrom, Professor of Zoology, Emeritus, California State University, Amphibian & Reptile Conservation *