Skull Shape Analysis in the Ecology and Conservation of Crocodiles

ISBN-13: 9783846512135 / Angielski / Miękka / 144 str.

Ashley Pearcy

Opis

Integrated conservation has gained ground as pertinent means to preserving some of the world's most endangered species. Bearing this in mind and implementing it as means of preemptive actions to increase management and conservation plan efficiency, while reducing collateral damage to non-focal species, this book researches the implications for the conservation of iconic creatures: crocodiles. Assuming that the more similar two species are, the more likely they are to compete, the book negotiates a natural state ratio between sympatric crocodilians using skull shape comparison. It presents a step-by-step process through the basics of taking photographs of skulls to the mathematics of theoretical ecology in order to define previously unconsidered applications of morphometrics within ecological conservation. Along the way, it also highlights landmarks of interest within crocodilian skull morphology and concerns with currently used conservation methods. The book was written for anyone actively involved in the conservation of crocodilians and those pursuing applicability within sciences.

O autorze

I attended the University of Tampa for my BS and then moved to Australia for my MS at James Cook University. I worked for a year in the Philippines on the conservation of the endemic Philippine crocodile and then pursued my PhD at Leiden University. I currently work with the Organization for Tropical Studies in Kruger National Park as a lecturer.