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Illustrated throughout and featuring the most up-to-date biological information available, this volume is a complete overview of the Chinese alligator, a conservation and cultural icon.

Trade Review
A well-written, well-referenced, thoughtful and sobering work. Highly recommended. Choice 2010

Table of Contents

Foreword, by George B. Schaller
Preface
Acknowledgments
Abbreviations
1. The Earth Dragon
2. The Family of Dragons: Crocodilians of the World and Their Conservation
3. The History of Crocodilians in China
4. Alligators as Dragons
5. A Dragon's Life: Ecology and Behavior of the Chinese Alligator
6. The Dragon's Demise: Why the Chinese Alligator Disappeared
7. Habitat and Population Status
8. The Future of the Alligator in China
Literature Cited
Index

The Chinese Alligator Ecology Behavior

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      Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
      Publication Date: 12/07/2010
      ISBN13: 9780801893483, 978-0801893483
      ISBN10: 0801893488
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Illustrated throughout and featuring the most up-to-date biological information available, this volume is a complete overview of the Chinese alligator, a conservation and cultural icon.

      Trade Review
      A well-written, well-referenced, thoughtful and sobering work. Highly recommended. Choice 2010

      Table of Contents

      Foreword, by George B. Schaller
      Preface
      Acknowledgments
      Abbreviations
      1. The Earth Dragon
      2. The Family of Dragons: Crocodilians of the World and Their Conservation
      3. The History of Crocodilians in China
      4. Alligators as Dragons
      5. A Dragon's Life: Ecology and Behavior of the Chinese Alligator
      6. The Dragon's Demise: Why the Chinese Alligator Disappeared
      7. Habitat and Population Status
      8. The Future of the Alligator in China
      Literature Cited
      Index

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