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The biology, husbandry and health care of reptiles /

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Ackerman, Lowell J.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Neptune City, NJ : T.F.H. Publications, [1997]
Subjects:
Reptiles.
Veterinary Medicine.
Animals, Domestic.
Animal Husbandry.
Table of Contents:
  • v. 1. Biology of reptiles
  • v. 2. Husbandry of reptiles
  • v. 3. Health care of reptiles.
  • Taxonomy
  • Museum and anatomical preparation of reptile specimens
  • Basic anatomy and physiology
  • Sex determination
  • Temperature-dependent sex determination in alligators and crocodiles
  • Reproductive anatomy and physiology (an ecological and evolutionary perspective)
  • Egg physiology and biology
  • The Basis of reptilian inheritance
  • Thermal biology, metabolism, and hibernation
  • Hearing, taste, tactile reception, and olfaction
  • Venoms and envenomation
  • Worldwide conservation breeding of threatened reptilian species
  • The Use of reptiles in public education.
  • Welfare issues
  • Safe and humane transport
  • Pain sensation and analgesia
  • The Visual system and non-visual photoreception
  • Biological rhythms in reptiles.