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| What Are Amphibians And Reptiles? | |
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| Herpetology as a Field of Study | |
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| The Diversity of Amphibians and Reptiles | |
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| Shared Characters of Amphibians and Reptiles | |
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| Amphibians and Reptiles in Terrestrial Ecosystems | |
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| Development of Herpetology as a Field of Study | |
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| Summary | |
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| The Place of Amphibians and Reptiles in Vertebrate Evolution | |
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| Phylogenetic Systematics | |
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| The Transition from fishes to Tetrapods | |
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| The Ecological Transition in Tetrapod Origins | |
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| Monophyly of Lissamphibia | |
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| Two Hypotheses for Relations between Lissamphibians and Paleozoic Amphibians | |
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| Paedomorphosis in Lissamphibian Evolution | |
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| Relationships among Extant Orders of Lissamphibia | |
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| The Radiation of Amniotes | |
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| Summary | |
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| Classification and Diversity of Extant Amphibians | |
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| Salamanders (Urodela) | |
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| Systematics and Phylogeny of Extant Salamanders | |
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| Caecilians (Gymnophiona) | |
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| Systematics and Phylogeny of Caecilians | |
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| Frogs (Anura) | |
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| Systematics and Phylogeny of Frogs | |
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| Summary | |
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| Classification and Diversity of Extant Reptiles | |
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| Turtles (Testudines or Chelonia) | |
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| Systematics and Phylogeny of Turtles | |
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| Lepidosauria | |
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| Tuatara (Rhynchocephalia) | |
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| Lizards and Snakes (Squamata) | |
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| Systematics and Phylogeny of Lizards | |
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| Systematics and Phylogeny of Snakes | |
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| Crocodilians (Crocodylia) | |
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| Systematics and Phylogeny of Crocodilians | |
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| Summary | |
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| How Do They Work? | |
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| Temperature and Water Relations | |
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| Pathways of Energy and Water Exchange | |
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| Water Uptake and Loss | |
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| Heat Gain and Loss | |
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| Behavioral Aspects of Thermoregulation | |
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| Cardiovascular Control of Heating and Cooling | |
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| The Thermal Ecology of Amphibians and Reptiles | |
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| Water in the Lives of Amphibians and Reptiles | |
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| Summary | |
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| Energetics and Performance | |
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| Sites of Gas Exchange | |
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| Patterns of Blood Flow | |
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| Functions of Intracardiac Shunts | |
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| ATP Synthesis: Oxidative and Glycolytic Metabolism | |
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| Energy Costs of Natural Activities | |
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| Annual Energy Budgets | |
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| Environmental Variables and Performance | |
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| Performance and Fitness | |
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| Trade-Offs | |
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| Summary | |
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| Reproduction and Life History | |
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| Sexual and Asexual Reproduction | |
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| Reproductive Cycles | |
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| Gametes, Fertilization, and Development | |
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| Sex Determination | |
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| Life Cycles and Reproductive Modes | |
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| Heterochrony | |
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| Parental Care | |
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| Viviparity | |
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| Life history Variation | |
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| Summary | |
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| Body Support and Locomotion | |
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| Body Support, Thrust, and Gait | |
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| Lever Systems | |
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| Terrestrial Locomotion with Limbs | |
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| Jumping | |
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| Terrestrial Limbless Locomotion | |
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| Aquatic Locomotion | |
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| Summary | |
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| Feeding | |
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| Suction and Suspension Feeding | |
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| Terrestrial Feeding Mechanisms | |
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| Cranial Kinesis | |
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| Envenomation | |
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| Pit Organ | |
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| Herbivory | |
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| Summary | |
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| What Do They Do? | |
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| Movements and Orientation | |
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| Ecological Consequences of Movement | |
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| Methods for Studying Movements | |
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| Types of Movement | |
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| Local Movements and home Range | |
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| Territoriality | |
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| Migration | |
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| Movement of Juveniles | |
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| Homing Behavior | |
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| Mechanisms of Orientation | |
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| Summary | |
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| Communication | |
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| Modes of Communication | |
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| Constraints on Signal production | |
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| Communication and Noise | |
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| Communication in the Major Clades of Amphibians and Reptiles | |
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| Summary | |
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| Mating Systems and Sexual Selection | |
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| The Relationship of Mating Systems and Sexual Selection | |
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| Mating Systems of Amphibians and Reptiles | |
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| Variables Affecting Male Reproductive Success | |
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| Patterns of Sexual Size Dimorphism | |
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| Summary | |
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| Foraging Ecology and Interspecific Interactions | |
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| Foods and Feeding | |
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| Foraging Behaviors | |
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| Optimal Diets | |
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| Parasite-Host Interactions | |
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| Predator-Prey Interactions | |
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| Species Assemblages | |
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| Gradients in Species Richness | |
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| Determinants of Assemblage Structure and Composition | |
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| Case Studies of Amphibian and Reptiles Assemblages | |
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| Summary | |
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| What Are Their Prospects For Survival? | |
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| Conservation and the Future of Amp | |