1. Biology of the Chameleons: An Introduction

Kapitel in diesem Buch

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS v
3. CONTRIBUTORS viii
4. FOREWORD xi
5. 1. Biology of the Chameleons: An Introduction 1
6. 2. Chameleon Anatomy 7
7. 3. Chameleon Physiology 57
8. 4. Function and Adaptation of Chameleons 63
9. 5. Ecology and Life History of Chameleons 85
10. 6. Chameleon Behavior and Color Change 115
11. 7. Evolution and Biogeography of Chameleons 131
12. 8. Overview of the Systematics of the Chamaeleonidae 151
13. 9. Fossil History of Chameleons 175
14. 10.Chameleon Conservation 193
15. APPENDIX 217
16. ABBREVIATIONS 223
17. REFERENCES 225
18. PHOTO CREDITS 267
19. INDEX 269