Health and welfare of captive reptiles / edited by Clifford Warwick, Fredric L. Frye, and James B. Murphy.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Warwick, Clifford.

Frye, Fredric L.

Murphy, J. B. (James B.)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Captive reptiles.

Captive reptiles--Health.

Reptile culture.

Health.

Physical Description:

xi, 299 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Chapman & Hall, 1995.

Contents:

Introduction / C. Warwick, F.L. Frye and J.B. Murphy

Physiologhy and functional anatomy / H.B. Lillywhite and R.E. Gatten, Jr.

Biology of stress / L.J. Guillette, Jr., A. Cree and A.A. Rooney

Nutritional considerations / F.L. Frye

Veterinary perspectives and techniques in husbandry and research / J.E. Cooper and D.L. Williams.

(cont.) Naturalistic versus clinical environments in husbandry and research / C. Warwick and C. Steedman

Normal behaviour / J.C. Gillingham

Effects of ontogenetic processees and rearing conditions / G.M. Burghardt and D. Layne

Behavioural consequences of husbandry manipulations / D. Chiszar ... [et al.]

Psychological and behavioural principles and problems / C. Warwick

Ethologically informed design in husbandry and research / N. Greenberg

Miscellaneous factors affecting health and welfare / P.C. Arena and C. Warwick.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0412550806 :

OCLC:

31937677