Biology of the boas and pythons / edited by Robert W. Henderson, Robert Powell

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Foreword.. Introduction.. The Biology of Boas and Pythons: A Retrospective Look to the Future.. Ecology, Natural History, and Evolution.. The Higher-level Relationships of Alethinophidian Snakes Inferred from Seven Nuclear and Mitochondrial Genes.. Ecomorphology of Boine Snakes, with Emphasis on South American Forms.. Thermal Biology of the Southern African Python (Python natalensis: Does Temperature Limit its Distribution?.. The Higher-level Relationships of Alethinophidian Snakes Inferred from Seven Nuclear and Mitochondrial Genes.. Ecomorphology of Boine Snakes, with Emphasis on South American Forms.. Thermal Biology of the Southern African Python (Python natalensis: Does Temperature Limit its Distribution?.. Reproduction and Thermoregulation are Principal Factors that Influence Habitat Selection in the Argentine Boa Constrictor (Boa constrictor occidentalis.. Comparative Ecology and Ecological Modeling of Sympatric Pythons, Python regius and Python sebae.. Body Size and Head Shape of Island Boa constrictor in Belize: Environmental Versus Genetic Contributions.. Habitat Use by the Mona Boa (Epicrates monensis monensis on Isla Mona, West Indies.. Natural History of the Green Anaconda (Eunectes murinus in the Venezuelan Llanos.. Foraging Ecology and Diet of an Ambush Predator: The Green Python (Morelia viridis.. The Things You Find on the Road: Roadkill and Incidental Data as an Indicator of Habitat Use in Two Species of Tropical Pythons.. Behavior.. Feeding in Boas and Pythons: Motor Recruitment Patterns During Striking.. Response of the Yellow Anaconda (Eunectes notaeus to Aquatic Acoustic Stimuli.. Constriction Strength in Snakes.. Courtship, Mating, and Alternative Reproductive Tactics in the Middle American Dwarf Boa (Ungaliophis continentalis.. Geographic Variation in Pheromone Trailing Behaviors of the Indonesian Water Python (Liasis mackloti of Indonesia's Lesser Sunda Archipelago..

Physiology, Neurology, and Reproductive Biology.. Testing the Coadaptation Hypothesis: The Thermal Physiology and Thermoregulatory Behavior of Rubber Boas (Charina bottae.. Adaptive Correlation Between Feeding Habits and Digestive Physiology for Boas and Pythons.. Neural Correlates of Complex Behavior: Vision and Infrared Imaging in Boas and Pythons.. The Infrared Sight of Boas and Pythons.. The Specific Dynamic Action in Boas and Pythons.. Sexual Size Dimorphism and the Mating System of the Green Anaconda (Eunectes murinus.. Conservation.. Effects of Habitat Loss on the Genetic Structure of Populations of the Argentine Boa Constrictor (Boa constrictor occidentalis.. Conservation Biology of the Yellow Anaconda (Eunectes notaeus in Northeastern Argentina.. Spatial Ecology of Resident and Displaced Boa Constrictors (Boa constrictor imperator on Ometepe Island, Nicaragua: Implications for Conservation.. Treeboas in the West Indies: Responses of Corallus cookii and Corallus grenadensis to Disturbed Habitats.. Ecology and Conservation of an Exploited Insular Population of Boa constrictor (Squamata: Boidae on the Cayos Cochinos, Honduras.. Genetic Population Structure of the Yellow Anaconda (Eunectes notaeus in Northern Argentina: Management Implications.. Introduced Populations of Boa constrictor (Boidae and Python molurus bivittatus (Pythonidae in Southern Florida

This book is the product of a symposium "Biology of Boas, Pythons, and Related Taxa" held at the 2005 joint meetings in Tampa, Florida, and sponsored by the Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles. This was the first attempt to bring together researchers actively working on some aspect of boa/python biology. The symposium was a resounding success, and this book represents a current assessment of our understanding of boid biology. Between the diversity of the peer-reviewed contributions and the literature reviews, this volume will become an essential reference for most future boa and python research. eng