LEADER 04846nam 2200649Ia 450 001 9910460228503321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a0-8014-5909-5 024 7 $a10.7591/9780801459092 035 $a(CKB)2670000000081036 035 $a(EBL)3138069 035 $a(OCoLC)726824336 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000487435 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11307229 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000487435 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10443571 035 $a(PQKB)10439921 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3138069 035 $a(OCoLC)966802955 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse51921 035 $a(DE-B1597)478523 035 $a(OCoLC)740886345 035 $a(OCoLC)999378002 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780801459092 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3138069 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10457691 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL762902 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000081036 100 $a20081024d2009 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 00$aSnakes$b[electronic resource] $eecology and conservation /$fedited by Stephen J. Mullin, Richard A. Seigel 210 $aIthaca $cComstock Pub. Associates/Cornell University Press$d2009 215 $a1 online resource (383 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-8014-4565-5 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and indexes. 327 $tFrontmatter -- $tContents -- $tPreface / $rMullin, Stephen J. / Seigel, Richard A. -- $tAcknowledgments -- $tContributors -- $tIntroduction / $rMullin, Stephen J. / Seigel, Richard A. -- $t1. Innovative Methods for Studies of Snake Ecology and Conservation / $rDorcas, Michael E. / Willson, John D. -- $t2. Molecular Phylogeography of Snakes / $rBurbrink, Frank T. / Castoe, Todd A. -- $t3. Population and Conservation Genetics / $rKing, Richard B. -- $t4. Modeling Snake Distribution and Habitat / $rJenkins, Christopher L. / Peterson, Charles R. / Kingsbury, Bruce A. -- $t5. Linking Behavioral Ecology to Conservation Objectives / $rWeatherhead, Patrick J. / Madsen, Thomas -- $t6. Reproductive Biology, Population Viability, and Options for Field Management / $rShine, Richard / Bonnet, Xavier -- $t7. Conservation Strategies / $rKingsbury, Bruce A. / Attum, Omar -- $t8. Habitat Manipulation as a Viable Conservation Strategy / $rShoemaker, Kevin T. / Johnson, Glenn / Prior, Kent A. -- $t9. Snakes as Indicators and Monitors of Ecosystem Properties / $rBeaupre, Steven J. / Douglas, Lara E. -- $t10. Combating Ophiophobia / $rBurghardt, Gordon M. / Murphy, James B. / Chiszar, David / Hutchins, Michael -- $t11. Snake Conservation, Present and Future / $rSeigel, Richard A. / Mullin, Stephen J. -- $tReferences -- $tTaxonomic Index -- $tSubject Index 330 $aDestruction of habitat due to urban sprawl, pollution, and deforestation has caused population declines or even extinction of many of the world's approximately 2,600 snake species. Furthermore, misconceptions about snakes have made them among the most persecuted of all animals, despite the fact that less than a quarter of all species are venomous and most species are beneficial because they control rodent pests. It has become increasingly urgent, therefore, to develop viable conservation strategies for snakes and to investigate their importance as monitors of ecosystem health and indicators of habitat sustainability.In the first book on snakes written with a focus on conservation, editors Stephen J. Mullin and Richard A. Seigel bring together leading herpetologists to review and synthesize the ecology, conservation, and management of snakes worldwide. These experts report on advances in current research and summarize the primary literature, presenting the most important concepts and techniques in snake ecology and conservation. The common thread of conservation unites the twelve chapters, each of which addresses a major subdiscipline within snake ecology. Applied topics such as methods and modeling and strategies such as captive rearing and translocation are also covered. Each chapter provides an essential framework and indicates specific directions for future research, making this a critical reference for anyone interested in vertebrate conservation generally or for anyone implementing conservation and management policies concerning snake populations. 606 $aSnakes$xEcology 606 $aSnakes$xConservation 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aSnakes$xEcology. 615 0$aSnakes$xConservation. 676 $a597.96/17 701 $aMullin$b Stephen J.$f1967-$01042305 701 $aSeigel$b Richard A$01042306 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910460228503321 996 $aSnakes$92466448 997 $aUNINA