Health and Welfare of Captive Reptiles
Contributors: Clifford Warwick (Editor); F.L. Frye (Editor); J.B. Murphy (Editor)
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Springer
Published: November 30, 2001
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 316
ISBN-13: 9781402004032
Subjects: Zoology & animal sciences; Medical / Nursing; Medical; Reptiles, Amphibians & Terrariums; Veterinary Medicine - General; Medical / Veterinary Medicine / General; Pets-Reptiles, Amphibians & Terrariums; Science / Zoology
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.