Tadpoles of South Eastern Australia
An invaluable tool for scientists and amateur naturalists
| By | Marion Anstis |
|---|---|
| Format | Paperback / softback |
| Page Extent | 280 |
| Book Size | 18 x 242 x 161 mm (H x W x D) |
| Imprint | Reed New Holland |
| Release Date | 29 Oct 2007 |
| Subject Classification | The natural world, country life & pets / Wildlife: general interest / Wildlife: reptiles & amphibians |
An invaluable tool for scientists and amateur naturalists
Using meticulous scientific keys, this book teases out the differences between tadpole species and enables both scientists and amateur naturalists to identify what species of frog tadpole will become This book will serve as an invaluable tool for monitoring frog populations and thus contribute towards out understanding of just what is causing the present alarming worldwide trend towards massive frog declines.
Marion Anstis
Marion Anstis’s career as a herpetologist began in earnest after her retirement from teaching in 2001. Devoting her time to studying and photographing Australian tadpoles and frogs, she published her PhD thesis in 2012, which was adapted to become the first edition of this book. In 2022, to recognise her ground-breaking work, a genus of frogs from Western Australia, Anstisia, was named after her
