Essays Tagged: "amphibians and reptiles"

Compare responses of named Australian ectothermic and endothermic organisms to changes in the ambient temperature and explain how these responses assist in temperature regulation

t temperature changes. Most organisms are ectotherms. Examples are plants, all invertebrates, fish, amphibians and reptiles- ENDOTHERMS are organisms whose metabolism generates enough heat to maintain ...

(2 pages) 28 0 3.0 May/2006

Subjects: Science Essays > Biology

AMPHIBIA: CAUDATA: AMBYSTOMATIDAE This is a species account which talks about the Axolotl's breeding, diet, definition, distribution, Nomenclatural History, fossil record and Etymology.

______________________________________________________________________�Catalogue of American Amphibians and Reptiles.Amelingmeier, Amber. 2008. Ambystoma mexicanum.Ambystoma mexicanumAxolotl, M ... ls. 8. The axolotl. New Biol., 23: 102-122.Duellman, William E. and Trueb, Linda (1994). Biology of Amphibians. Johns Hopkins University Press.Eisthen, H. 1989. Courtship and mating behavior in the ax ...

(5 pages) 14 0 5.0 Sep/2008

Subjects: Science Essays > Biology

REPTILIA: SQUAMATA: IGUANIDAE Crotaphytus collaris This is a species account.

______________________________________________________________________�Catalogue of American Amphibians and Reptiles.Amelingmeier, Amber. 2008. Crotaphytus collaris.Crotaphytus collarisMountain ... is baileyi, Stejneger. Wasmann J. Biol. 18: 309-311.Breen, John. 1974. Encyclopedia of Reptiles and Amphibians. TFH Publishing, Neptune City, NJ. 575 p.Brennan, T. C., & A. T. Holycross. 2005. A F ...

(6 pages) 5460 0 5.0 Sep/2008

Subjects: Science Essays > Zoology

REPTILIA: CROCODYLIA: ALLIGATORIDAE CAIMAN CROCODILUS This is a species account Caiman crocodilus, common name: Common Caiman or the Spectacled caiman

______________________________________________________________________�Catalogue of American Amphibians and Reptiles.Amelingmeier, Amber. 2008. Caiman crocodilus.Caiman crocodilusCommon Caiman, ... ocodilus start to develop, different vertebrates will be a larger percent of the diet such as fish, amphibians, reptiles and water birds (Magnusson et al., 1987). The older the animals get, the more c ...

(6 pages) 10 0 5.0 Sep/2008

Subjects: Science Essays > Biology

REPTILIA: TESTUDINES: CARETTOCHELYIDAE CARETTOCHELYS INSCULPTA This is a species account on the Carettochelys insculpta or also known as the Fly River turtle or the Pig-nosed turtle

______________________________________________________________________�Catalogue of American Amphibians and Reptiles.Amelingmeier, Amber. 2008. Carettochelys insculpta.Carettochelys insculptaFl ...

(5 pages) 2613 0 3.0 Sep/2008

Subjects: Science Essays > Biology