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Cyclura [electronic resource] : natural history, husbandry, and conservation of West Indian rock iguanas / Jeffrey M. Lemm and Allison C. Alberts

Author:
Lemm, Jeffrey M., 1971-
Published:
Amsterdam ; Boston : Elsevier/Academic Press, 2012.
Edition:
1st ed.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (xviii, 221 pages) : color illustrations
Additional Creators:
Alberts, Allison
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Contents:
Machine generated contents note: 1.Evolution and Biogeography / Catherine L. Stephen -- Evolution on Islands -- Cyclura's Wild Ride -- What's in a Name? -- A Consequence of Island Evolution -- 2.Species Accounts -- Species of the Genus Cyclura -- Turks and Caicos Iguana (Cyclura carinata carinata) -- Jamaican Iguana (Cyclura collei) -- Rhinoceros Iguana (Cyclura cornuta cornuta) -- Mona Island Iguana (Cyclura cornuta stejnegeri) -- Andros Island Iguana (Cyclura cychlura cychlura) -- Exuma Island Iguana (Cyclura cychlura figginsi) -- Allen Cays Iguana (Cyclura cychlura inornata) -- Grand Cayman Blue Iguana (Cyclura lewisi) -- Sister Isles Iguana (Cyclura nubila caymanensis) -- Cuban Iguana (Cyclura nubila nubila) -- Anegada Island Iguana (Cyclura pinguis) -- Ricord's Iguana (Cyclura ricordii) -- White Cay Iguana (Cyclura rileyi cristata) -- Acklin's Iguana (Cyclura rileyi nuchalis) -- San Salvador Iguana (Cyclura rileyi rileyi) -- Navassa Island Iguana (Cyclura cornuta onchiopsis) Extinct -- Additional Notes From the Fossil Record -- Possible Unnamed Species -- Unnamed Species -- Unknown Species -- 3.Natural History -- Habitat Requirements and Home Range -- Diet and Foraging -- Predators and Defense -- Social Behavior -- Reproduction and Life History -- 4.Husbandry -- Population Management -- Quarantine -- Housing -- Feeding -- Capture, Restraint, and Handling -- Reproduction and Nesting -- Hatchling Care -- Record Keeping -- 5.Nutrition / Janet L. Dempsey -- Introduction -- Feeding Ecology and Digestive Morphology -- Nutrient Content of the Natural Diet -- Nutrient Requirements -- Food Availability and Practical Captive Diets -- Seasonal Changes -- Nutrition-Related Health Concerns -- Vitamin D Needs and Assessing Vitamin D Status -- Serum Vitamins -- 6.Health and Medical Management / Nancy P. Lung -- Introduction -- Health and Medical Management of Captive Iguanas -- Reproductive Problems -- Clinical Techniques -- Health of Free-Ranging and Headstart Rock Iguanas -- Pathology -- 7.Conservation -- Introduction -- Threats -- Conservation Actions -- Outreach and Education -- Long-Term Species Recovery Planning.
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ISBN:
9781437735178 (electronic bk.)
1437735177 (electronic bk.)
1437735169
9781437735161
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AVAILABLE ONLINE TO AUTHORIZED PSU USERS.
Bibliography Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 201-212) and index.
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