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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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| The Future of Amphibians and Reptiles | |
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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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| Systematics and Diversity of Extant Amphibians | |
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| Salamanders (Urodela or Caudata) | |
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| Systematics and Phylogeny of 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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| Systematics 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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| Snakes (Serpentes) | |
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| Systematics and Phylogeny of Snakes | |
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| Archosauria: Crocodilians (Crocodylia) | |
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| Systematics and Phylogeny of Crocodilians | |
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| Summary | |
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| The Biogeography of Amphibians and Reptiles | |
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| The Nature and Scope of Biogeography | |
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| Biogeographic Processes and Analysis | |
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| The Geophysical Context for Historical Biogeography | |
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| Continental Fragmentation and the Biogeography of Amphibians and Reptiles | |
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| Some Island Patterns | |
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| Merging Faunas: North and South America, the Great American Interchange, and the West Indies | |
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| Generating Diversity: Salamanders and Frogs on Tropical Mountains | |
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| Regional Phylogeography | |
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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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| Water in the Lives of Amphibians and Reptiles | |
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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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| Freezing Resistance and Freezing Tolerance | |
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| Evolution of Thermal and Evaporative Characteristics | |
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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 Histories of Amphibians | |
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| Sex Determination | |
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| Reproductive Cycles | |
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| Modes of Fertilization | |
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| Hybridogenesis and Gynogenetic Reproduction | |
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| Reproductive Modes | |
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| Evolution of Direct Development and Live-Bearing | |
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