Image: The American Museum of Natural History - an introduction (1972) (17542224303)

Description: Title: The American Museum of Natural History : an introduction Identifier: ammuseintro00amer (find matches) Year: 1972 (1970s) Authors: American Museum of Natural History Subjects: American Museum of Natural History; Natural history museums Publisher: New York, N. Y. : American Museum of Natural History Contributing Library: American Museum of Natural History Library Digitizing Sponsor: IMLS / LSTA / METRO View Book Page: Book Viewer About This Book: Catalog Entry View All Images: All Images From Book Click here to view book online to see this illustration in context in a browseable online version of this book. Text Appearing Before Image: HERPETOLOGY The branch of biology that deals with the amphibians and reptiles is known as herpetology. In its broadest sense, herpetology is concerned with the origin, evolution, distribution, and classification of the amphibians and reptiles, their relationships to their environment, their life histories, their habits and behavior, and their structures and functions. Herpetology is also concerned with the economic importance of amphibians and reptiles and their bearing on the activities of man. The study of extinct amphibians and reptiles is usually included under paleontology. The staff of the Department of Herpetology at the Museum conducts research along a variety of lines, all directed toward achieving a better understanding of the evolution and ecology of amphibians and reptiles. Attaining this goal involves the integration of studies on preserved specimens in the laboratory (the Museum has one of the world's largest and most comprehensive collections) with studies of living animals in the laboratory and field. Gonyocephalus nigrigularis, from New Guinea, is one of the some 3000 forms of lizards existing today. Text Appearing After Image: ' Note About Images Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original work.
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