هرپتولوژی، ویرایش دوم: زیست‌شناسی مقدماتی دوزیستان و خزندگان

It is a great herp book, with lots of information. But i guess there are newer version of it on the market... Herpetology, Second Edition has been thoroughly revised. The text has been reorganized, new chapters have been added, new text references have been inserted. All this plus new color systematics sections will maintain this book as THE leading textbook on the biology of amphibians and reptiles. The book will also showcase reptiles and amphibians as model systems in conceptual areas of biology. Such a text will help integrate herpetology as a discipline into conceptually oriented undergraduate programs. The book should also appeal to a large audience of sophisticated lay people interested in reptiles and amphibians.

Key Features
* Written by internationally recognized experts on the biology of amphibians and reptiles
* Provides a general background on the evolution and morphology of amphibians and reptiles
* Details what is known about reproduction and life histories
* Examines physiological ecology, emphasizing water balance, temperature, and energy
* Integrates population and community ecology with conservation biology
* Provides detailed taxonomic accounts of all higher taxa, including high quality distribution maps and color photographs Publishers description: Herpetology, Second Edition has been thoroughly revised. The text has been reorganized, new chapters have been added, new text references have been inserted. All this plus new color systematics sections will maintain this book as the leading textbook on the biology of amphibians and reptiles. The book will also showcase reptiles and amphibians as model systems in conceptual areas of biology. Such a text will help integrate herpetology as a discipline into conceptually oriented undergraduate programs. The book should also appeal to a large audience of sophisticated lay people interested in reptiles and amphibians. * Written by internationally recognized experts on the biology of amphibians and reptiles. * Provides a general background on the evolution and morphology of amphibians and reptiles. * Details what is known about reproduction and life histories. * Examines physiological ecology, emphasizing water balance, temperature, and energy. * Integrates population and community ecology with conservation biology. * Provides detailed taxonomic accounts of all higher taxa, including high quality distribution maps and color photographs The fourth edition of the textbook Herpetology covers the basic biology of amphibians and reptiles, with updates in nearly every conceptual area. Not only does it serve as a solid foundation for modern herpetology courses, but it is also relevant to courses in ecology, behavior, evolution, systematics, and morphology. Examples taken from amphibians and reptiles throughout the world make this book a useful herpetology textbook in several countries. Naturalists, amateur herpetologists, herpetoculturists, zoo professionals, and many others will find this book readable and full of relevant natural history and distributional information. Amphibians and reptiles have assumed a central role in research because of the diversity of ecological, physiological, morphological, behavioral, and evolutionary patterns they exhibit. This fully revised edition brings the latest research to the reader, ranging over topics in evolution, reproduction, behavior and more, allowing students and professionals to keep current with a quickly moving field -- publishers website. Dealing with the biology of amphibians and reptiles, this book also showcases reptiles and amphibians as model systems in conceptual areas of biology. It provides a general background on the evolution and morphology of amphibians and reptiles. It also details what is known about reproduction and life histories. "Herpetology is the study of amphibians and reptiles, two distinct clades of vertebrates (Table 1.1)."