Biogeography of Reptiles and Amphibians in the Gomez Farias Region, Tamaulipas, Mexico (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780472751617)

This study analyzes the ecological distributions of reptiles and amphibians in southern Tamaulipas of northeastern Mexico. Observations are confined to a small, though topographically complex, section of the Sierra Madre Oriental to enable a more careful definition of zonal distribution than would be possible had the same amount of fieldwork been expended in a larger geographical unit. Geology, climate, and vegetation are environmental features of primary concern to the animal ecologist, and this study discusses each of these in turn. Such information should clarify the environmental basis for certain distribution patterns both throughout eastern Mexico and, locally, in the Gomez Farias region. In addition it should be useful in comparing this with other peritropical areas.

Author: Paul S. Martin,Paul Martin
ISBN-10: 0472751611
ISBN-13: 9780472751617
Publisher: University of Michigan Press
Language: English
Published: 01/01/1958
Pages: 122
Format: Paperback