Biology of the Boas and Pythons

x + 438 pages, 30 contributions, 79 authors, over 200 color photographs, maps, figures, and drawings. The product of a symposium held at the joint meetings in Tampa, Florida, in 2005 and sponsored by the Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles, Biology of the Boas and Pythons represents the first attempt to assemble researchers from all over the world working on some aspect of boa/python biology. This volume provides a current assessment of our understanding of booid biology, and includes chapters on ecology, natural history, evolution, behavior, physiology, neurology, reproductive biology, and conservation.