Reptile Ecology and Conservation

Part 1. Introduction 1: Laurie Vitt: Reptile diversity and life history 2: Robert N. Fisher: Planning and setting objectives in field studies 3: Richard Seigel: Data collection and storage Part 2. The Individual 4: John W. Ferner and Michael V. Plummer: Measuring and marking reptiles 5: Roberto Sacchi, Stefano Scali, Marco Mangiacotti, Marco Sannolo, Marco Alberto Luca Zuffi: Digital identification and analysis 6: Steve W. Gotte, Jeremy F. Jacobs, and George R. Zug: Preserving specimens for additional study 7: Gunther Köhler: Reproduction 8: Luca Luiselli and Giovanni Amori: Diet 9: Bruce Kingsbury and Nathan J. Robinson: Movement patterns and telemetry Part 3. Sampling Reptiles 10: John D. Willson: Surface-dwelling reptiles: coverboards, drift fences and arrays 11: Robert Henderson, Robert Powell, Jose Martín, and Pilar Lopez: Arboreal and fossorial reptiles 12: Xavier Bonnet, Arne R. Rasmussen and François Brischoux: Sea snakes 13: Richard Vogt: Freshwater turtles 14: Margaretha Hofmeyr and Brian Henen: Terrestrial turtles and tortoises 15: Seth Stapleton and Karen Eckert: Sea turtles 16: Charlie Manolis and Matt Brien: Crocodilians Part 4. Reptiles in the Community 17: Tiffany M. Doan: Plot and transect censuses 18: Indraneil Das: Rapid assessments of reptile diversity 19: Henry Mushinsky and Earl McCoy: Measuring microhabitats used by non-avian reptiles 20: Christine Bishop: Water quality and toxicology 21: C. Kenneth Dodd, Jr.: Richness, diversity and similarity 22: Monika Böhm and Viorel D. Popescu: Landscape ecology, biogeography and GIS methods Part 5. Experimental Applications, Physiological Ecology, Genetics 23: Stephen J. Mullin: Experimental applications 24: Keith Christian, Richard Tracy, and Christopher Tracy: Body temperatures and the thermal environment 25: Nancy Fitzsimmons and Joanne Sumner: Genetics in field ecology and conservation Part 6. Trends Analysis and Conservation Options 26: Darryl MacKenzie: Occupancy models 27: Chris Sutherland and J. Andrew Royle: Estimating abundance 28: Elliott R. Jacobson: Disease, parasites, and biosecurity protocols 29: David A. Pike: Conservation management of reptiles 30: Brian Gratwicke, Matthew Neff, Lindsay Renick Mayer, Sharon Ryan, and Jennifer Sevin: Education and outreach