Reptile biodiversity : standard methods for inventory and monitoring / edited by Roy W. McDiarmid [and others].

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: McDiarmid, Roy W.
Language:English
Published: Berkeley : University of California Press, [2012], ©2012.
Subjects:
Reptile populations > Research > Methodology.
Reptiles > Conservation.
Animal diversity conservation.
Physical Description:xii, 412 pages : illustrations, maps ; 29 cm
Format: Book
Contents:
  • Studying reptile diversity / Mercedes S. Foster, Roy W. McDiarmid, and Neil Chernoff
  • Reptile diversity and natural history : an overview / Roy W. McDiarmid
  • Study design and sampling / Robert N. Fisher and Mercedes S. Foster, chapter coordinators
  • Dealing with associated data / Mercedes S. Foster and Robert N. Fisher, chapter coordinators
  • Finding and capturing reptiles / Lee A. Fitzgerald
  • Voucher specimens / Robert P. Reynolds and Roy W. McDiarmid
  • Preparing reptiles as voucher specimens / Mercedes S. Foster, chapter coordinator
  • Dealing with live reptiles / Mercedes S. Foster, chapter coordinator
  • Marking reptiles / Michael V. Plummer and John W. Ferner
  • Determining age, sex, and reproductive condition / Robert N. Reed and Anton D. Tucker
  • Techniques for reptiles in difficult-to-sample habitats / Robert E. Lovich, chapter coordinator
  • Statistical properties of techniques and validation / Gordon H. Rodda
  • Standard techniques for inventory and monitoring / Mercedes S. Foster, chapter coordinator
  • Parametric analysis of reptile biodiversity data / Chad L. Cross ... [et al.]
  • Population size and demographics / Gordon H. Rodda
  • Monitoring exploited species / Lee A. Fitzgerald
  • Reptile biodiversity : where do we go from here? / Roy W. McDiarmid and Mercedes S. Foster
  • Appendix 1. Selected institutions with significant collections of reptiles / Mercedes S. Foster and Roy W. McDiarmid
  • Appendix 2. Websites of interest / Mercedes S. Foster.