Health and Welfare of Captive Reptiles
Contributors: Clifford Warwick (Editor); F.L. Frye (Editor); J.B. Murphy (Editor)
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Springer
Published: December 31, 1899
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 320
ISBN-13: 9780412550805
Subjects: Animal husbandry; Zoology & animal sciences; Reptiles; Zoological Gardens; Nature; Medical / Nursing; Nature/Ecology; Reptiles, Amphibians & Terrariums; Veterinary Medicine - General; Captive reptiles; Health; Medical / Veterinary Medicine / General; Pets : Reptiles, Amphibians & Terrariums; Science / Zoology; Reptiles & Amphibians
First sentence: Considerations of morphology and physiology are important to the health and welfare of captive reptiles, particularly in light of their diversity and possession of characteristics that are fundamentally very different from those of domesticated or laboratory mammals.