Herpetology ENVB-W4210 Columbia University

C o u r s e W e b s i t e

H E R P E T O L O G Y
The Biology of Amphibians & Reptiles

Evolution, biogeography, behavior,
ecology, physiology, field techniques,
& conservation

Columbia University
Center for Environmental Research & Conservation and
Department of Earth & Environmental Sciences
Environmental Biology ENVB-W4210 section 001
Fall 2000, Call Number 57850
graduate/undergraduate

Download Herpetology course syllabus

Instructors:

Dr. Zoltan Takacs	Dr. Ben Evans
(general herpetology and reptiles)	(amphibians and conservation biology)
Center for Environmental Research & Conservation	Center for Environmental Research & Conservation
Columbia Earth Institute	Columbia University
Columbia University	E-mail: ben@cerc.columbia.edu
E-mail: zt2@columbia.edu	Tel: (212) 854 8068
Tel: (212) 854 0051

Course Announcements & Updates

Office hours for consultation:
Julian Favovich (TA): Tuesdays 11:30-13:30
Zoltan Takacs and Ben Evans: Wednesdays 10:00-12:00
Guidelines for the NSF Proposal exam
Additional reference for the September 19 class (Biogeography/Ben) is:
Morrone JL and Crisci, JV (1995) Historical biogeography: introduction to methods. Ann.Rev.Ecol.Syst. 26:373-401.

Additional references for the October 3 class (Ecology/Ben) are:
Pough; Chapter 13, 14
Prohl, H and Hodl, W. (1999) Parental investment, potential reproductive rates, and mating system in the strawberry dart-poison frog, Dendrobates pumilio. Behav. Ecol. and Sociobiol. 46:215-220, and
Hoffman, EA and Blouin, MS (2000) A review of colour and pattern polymorphisms in anurans. Biol. J. Linn.Soc. 70:633-665.

Location:	Schermerhorn Extention 10th floor, Room 1016 location on CU campus map (One lecture at the American Museum of Natural History Department of Herpetology directions)
Time:	Fall 2000, Tuesdays 1:30-3:30 PM
Class starts:	Tuesday, September 5, 2000
Open to:	Columbia College, Engineering and Applied Science, General Studies, Continuing Education and Special Programs, Graduate School of Arts and Science, School of the Arts, Barnard, Engineering and Applied Science: Graduate. Students from other New York Metro area schools contact to instructors for special arrangements.
Course website:	http://cerc.columbia.edu/herpetology
Syllabus:	Download Herpetology course syllabus
Non-CU Students:	Contact your Office of the Registar for registering this course and/or Ms. Karen K. Hwang, CERC Student Affairs Coordinator, Tel: (212) 854 8180, E-mail: kkh8@columbia.edu.

Links to start

Columbia University:	Columbia University Columbia University - Office of the Registar Center for Environmental Research and Conservation (CERC) Department of Earth & Environmental Sciences
Publications:	Uncover NCBI PubMed NCBI Databases Columbia University Science Library eJournals Columbia University Electornic Journals Amphibia - Zoological Record Reptilia - Zoological Record Zoo Book Sales Bibliography of crocodilian biology Herplit NHBS Amazon
Collections:	AMNH Herpetology CAS Herpetology UC Berkeley MVZ Herpetology FMNH Herpetology Harvard MCZ Herpetology Univ Michigan Mus Zoology, Herpetology Kansas Univ NHM Herpetology OMNH Herpetology Florida MNH Herpetology NHM London, Zoology
Societies:	Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles (SSAR) The Herpetologists' League (HL) American Society of Icthyologists and Herpetologists (ASIH) 2000 Joint Annual Meetings of ASIH, AES, NIA, HL, CAH, and SSAR
Database Resources:	AMNH Search the Amphibian Species of the World Database EMBL Reptile Database Herpetology (Biosciences) (extensive link collection in herpetology) Australian Herpetological Directory Association of Reptilian and Amphibian Veterinarians ASIH/HL/SSAR Guidelines for Use of Live Amphibians and Reptiles Crocodile Specialist Group HerpMed Caribherp Database Herp Index (extensive link collection in herpetology) Kingsnake.com (captive resources and forums)
Other resources:	Amphibian embryology tutorial How to preserve reptiles and amphibians for study, UMMZ Herp labs Careers in herpetology, ASIH
General biology:	NSF NIH U.S.Fish & Wildlife
Search engines:	Altavista Yahoo ODP

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