amphibian

A Field Guide to Reptiles & Amphibians of Eastern & Central North America (Peterson Field Guide Series)
$21.00
I love this book. I use it for most of my class and field trips. It is very useful and the pic are colorful and clear. The info is precise and understandable. Great Resource!

Amphibian
$15.98
It s almost impossible to find album reviews of The Danforths without hearing the phrase headphone band uttered in the same breath and justifiably so. The Minneapolis-via-Fargo sound junkie Chris Danforth creates Eno-esque sound textures with the quirky lyricism of the Magnetic Fields and the Modern Lovers. The mastermind behind the aptly-named three-piece. The Danforths (originally known as The Chris Danforths) follows up 2006 s sleeper hit Look Out for the Wolves with Amphibian, the band s first proper release for Modern Radio and third overall album. This newest effort shows the band taking its bright indie pop in new directions, with found sound samples lifted from Danforth s latest obsession: collecting discarded answering machine tapes. The creative process has also expanded as Amphibian finds band members Kemmer and Ogura-Fasen with expanded roles in arranging, writing and singing these songs. Amphibian follows the cycle of a relationship through love, betrayal and regret. It s an album crafted over several years, recording studios and instrumentation with additional vocals provided by friends. Amphibian is by far the bands most complete work. It isn't just a collection of songs but an adventure through the depths of despair and ultimately hope that come from the harsh Midwestern terrain. The fifteen songs collected on Amphibian showcase the band s range of talents, from the hook-laden duet Mexico to the eerie ambiance of the three tracks which lend the album its name. The polished wit and likeable quirk of Amphibian ensure The Danforths will get regular rotation this spring, whether you re a headphone junkie or just a fan of intelligent pop.

Amphibian (DK Eyewitness Books)
$15.99
The amazing thing about chips is not how close they are to being like humans, but how far apart they are?
I think that this might have benefited by reconstruction pictures of some of the fossil men like Neanderthals?
I enjoyed all the pictures and the part about tool use by primates ( mostly chips), but
the result in the film pretty much leaves us as chumps
to the current theory of how they got like they are.
The new world and old world primates weren't differentiated well enough fore me either. The idea that the evolution is linked to even lower mammalian form was here either, yet science uses rats for
much of the testing of drugs?
I like the movie but just thought they could have made it better and more scientific.

Ecological and Environmental Physiology of Amphibians (Environmental & Ecological Physiology)
$65.00
Amphibians are the extant descendants of the first vertebrate class to successfully colonize terrestrial environments; hence they occupy a unique position between fish and reptiles. Amphibian skin provides essentially no resistance to evaporative water loss, and consequently daily water turnover rates are an order of magnitude greater than in other terrestrial vertebrate groups. This has led to a suite of physiological, morphological and behavioural adaptations that have allowed a successful terrestrial existence in spite of this apparently spendthrift water retention strategy.
Ecological and Environmental Physiology of Amphibians provides a synthesis of current research on the comparative physiology of amphibians with a particular emphasis on water balance. It adopts a strong environmental perspective and includes a wealth of information on ecology, phylogeny and development. As with other books in the Ecological and Environmental Physiology Series, the emphasis in this book is on the unique physiological characteristics of the amphibians, although the latest experimental techniques and future research directions are also considered. This accessible text is suitable for both graduate students and researchers in the fields of amphibian comparative physiology and physiological ecology, including specialist courses in amphibian ecology. It will also be of value and use to the many professional herpetologists requiring a concise overview of the topic.