Fight, Flight, Hide – Attack and Defense of
Amphibians
Dr.
Hans-Joachim Herrmann (Berlin)
Shall I
rather fight, hide or run away to survive? A problem nearly
every species had to solve during its evolution. For
amphibians which are normally rather small the right strategy
in the daily struggle for survival always has been
species-preserving. This is one reason why the answers to
these evolutionary questions are as numerous as the habitats
and circumstances the different species have to face.
Dr. rer.
nat. Hans-Joachim Herrmann's interest in animals started at
the age of three years. After his studies he worked at the
Moscow Severzov Institute, at the Dresden Zoo and as director
of the Museum of Natural History Schloss Bertholdsburg zu
Schleusingen. In the vivariums of the latter institute he
build up a collection of amphibian species which was unique
in the world. Several field trips took him for example to
China, Sachalin, South Africa, to the Solomons, the USA and
South Australia doing research on amphibious species and
their environment.
Herrmann has shared his knowledge in more than 1,000
scientific and popular publications, among them over 20
books, some of them standard work. Most of his work offers
knowledge and deep insight on the biology of amphibians, but
also on popular herpetological and vivaristic topics. His
special passion is photography. Since 1993 he runs the Tetra
Publishing House. In his lecture Herrmann will give an
overview on amphibic strategies of attack and defense.
More information:
www.tetra-verlag.de
