Hidden Bibliographic Details
| Other authors / contributors: | Andreone, Franco, contributor.
Frulla, Enrico, translator.
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| ISBN: | 9783319141060
3319141066
3319141058
9783319141053
9783319141053
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| Notes: | "Translated from the Italian language manuscript by Enrico Frulla (Ancona, Italy)."
Includes bibliographical references.
Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed February 4, 2015).
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| Summary: | This book offers a comprehensive review of the biology of snakes, focusing on Italian species. The snakes of Italy belong to the two families Colubridae and Viperidae, and for each species the systematic classification and chorology including distribution maps are presented. Furthermore, readers will learn how to carry out field studies, how to handle snakes and how to photograph them. The book concludes with a chapter on the iconography of historical Italian snakes and their importance in popular science, and one on℗ℓmyths and legends. This SpringerBriefs volume will appeal to herpetologists and technical staff. The section on iconography may also be of interest to museum staff.
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| Other form: | Printed edition: 9783319141053
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| Standard no.: | 10.1007/978-3-319-14106-0
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