TY - BOOK AU - Lemm,Jeffrey M. AU - Alberts,Allison TI - Cyclura: natural history, husbandry, and conservation of West Indian rock iguanas SN - 9781437735161 (electronic bk.) AV - QL666.L25 L466 2012eb U1 - 597.95/42 23 PY - 2012/// CY - Amsterdam, Boston PB - Elsevier/Academic Press KW - Cyclura KW - Conservation KW - Iguanas KW - West Indies KW - NATURE KW - Animals KW - Reptiles & Amphibians KW - bisacsh KW - Electronic books N1 - Includes bibliographical references (pages 201-212) and index; Evolution and biogeography / Catherine L. Stephen -- Species accounts -- Natural history -- Husbandry -- Nutrition / Ann M. Ward, Janet L. Dempsey -- Health and medical management / Nancy P. Lung -- Conservation N2 - Rock iguanas of the West Indies are considered to be the most endangered group of lizards in the world. They are a flagship species in the Caribbean and on most islands are the largest native land animals. Unfortunately, human encroachment and introduced animals have brought this species to the brink of extinction. Cyclura: Natural History, Husbandry, and Conservation of the West Indian Iguanas is the first book to combine the natural history and captive husbandry of these remarkable reptiles, while at the same time outlining the problems researchers and conservationists are battling to save UR - http://148.231.10.114:2048/login?url=http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/book/9781437735161 ER -