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Tables of Contents for The Ecotraveller's Wildlife Guide Ecuador and Its Galapagos Islands
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Foreword
ix
Preface
xii
Ecotourism: Travel for the Environmentally Concerned
1
5
What Ecotourism Is and Why It's Important
1
1
How Ecotourism Helps; Ecotravel Ethics
2
2
Conservation and Ecotourism in Ecuador
4
2
Ecuador: Geography and Habitats
6
22
Geography and Climate
6
2
Vegetation Patterns
8
4
Major Habitats and Common Plant Species
12
16
Parks and Reserves: Brief Descriptions
28
9
Moist Coastal Lowlands
30
1
Arid Coastal Lowlands
31
1
Western Slope of Andes
32
1
Highlands
32
2
Eastern Slope of Andes
34
1
Oriente (Amazon Lowlands)
34
1
Galapagos Islands
35
2
How to Use This Book: Ecology and Natural History
37
9
What is Natural History?
37
1
What is Ecology and What Are Ecological Interactions?
37
2
How to Use This Book
39
7
Information in the Family Profiles
39
4
Information in the Color Plate Sections
43
3
Amphibians
46
18
Introduction
46
1
General Characteristics and Classification of Amphibians
46
2
Seeing Amphibians in Ecuador
48
1
Family Profiles
49
15
Toads
49
2
Rainfrogs
51
2
Treefrogs
53
3
Poison-dart Frogs
56
2
Other Frogs
58
2
Frog Population Declines: Amphibian Armageddon or Alarmist Absurdity?
60
4
Reptiles
64
25
Introduction
64
1
General Characteristics and Classification of Reptiles
64
2
Seeing Reptiles in Ecuador
66
1
Family Profiles
67
22
Crocodilians
67
2
Turtles
69
3
Colubrids: Your Regular, Everyday Snakes
72
3
Dangerous Snakes and Boas
75
4
Geckos
79
2
Iguanas and Relatives
81
2
Skinks and Whiptails
83
3
Endemism and High Species Diversity: Why Ecuador?
86
3
Birds
89
84
Introduction
89
1
General Characteristics and Classification of Birds
90
1
Features of Tropical Birds
91
1
Seeing Birds in Ecuador
92
1
Family Profiles
93
80
Pelican Allies and Flamingoes
93
3
Gulls and Terns
96
2
Herons and Egrets
98
2
Marsh and Stream Birds
100
3
Ducks
103
1
Shorebirds
104
3
Tinamous
107
1
Guans and Trumpeter
108
2
Vultures
110
2
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites
112
2
Falcons and Osprey
114
2
Pigeons and Doves
116
2
Parrots
118
3
Cuckoos and Anis
121
2
Owls and Oilbird
123
2
Nightjars and Potoo
125
1
Swifts and Swallows
126
3
Hummingbirds
129
4
Trogons
133
1
Kingfishers
134
1
Jacamars and Puffbirds
135
2
Motmots
137
1
Bearbets and Toucans
138
2
Woodpeckers
140
2
Woodcreepers
142
1
Ovenbirds
143
1
Antbirds
144
2
Manakins
146
2
Cotingas
148
2
American Flycatchers
150
2
Jays
152
1
Wrens and Dipper
153
2
Thrushes and Mockingbirds
155
2
Wood Warblers
157
2
Flower-piercers, Conebills, and Honeycreepers
159
1
Tanagers
160
3
American Orioles and Blackbirds
163
3
Sparrows and Finches
166
2
Frugivory: Animals That Eat Fruit and the Trees That Want Them To
168
5
Mammals
173
38
Introduction
173
1
General Characteristics and Classification of Mammals
174
1
Features of Tropical Mammals
174
2
Seeing Mammals in Ecuador
176
1
Family Profiles
177
34
Opossums
177
2
Anteaters, Sloths, and Armadillos
179
3
Bats
182
6
Primates
188
6
Carnivores
194
6
Freshwater Dolphins, Manatee, and Tapirs
200
3
Peccaries and Deer
203
3
Rodents and Rabbit
206
5
Insects and Other Arthropods
211
17
Introduction
211
1
General Characteristics and Classification of Arthropods
212
1
Features of Tropical Arthropods
213
1
Seeing Arthropods in Ecuador
214
1
Order and Family Profiles
214
14
Dragonflies and Damselflies
215
1
Grasshoppers, Crickets, and Cockroaches
216
1
Termites
216
1
Cicadas and Relatives
217
1
Antlions
218
1
Beetles
218
2
Butterflies and Moths
220
2
Flies
222
1
Ants, Wasps, and Bees
223
2
Spiders
225
1
Crustaceans
226
2
Galapagos Wildlife
228
20
Introduction
228
1
Group Profiles
229
19
Reptiles
229
3
Penguin
232
1
Tubenose Birds
233
2
Galapagos Hawk
235
1
Pelicans and Allies
235
2
Gulls and Wading Birds
237
1
Land Birds
238
1
Darwin's Finches
239
1
Seals
240
1
Whales and Marine Dolphins
241
5
Darwin and the Theory of Evolution
246
2
References and Additional Reading
248
3
Habitat Photos
251
10
Identification Plates
261
194
WCS Conservation Work in Latin America
455
10
Species Index
465
12
General Index
477