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Founding Editor:
Dr. M.R.K. Lambert Managing Editor:
Dr A. Hailey
Department of Life Sciences
The University of the West Indies
St. Augustine
Trinidad and Tobago
West Indies
E-mail: ahailey@fsa.uwi.tt See also
Aims Applied Herpetologyis an international journal addressingresearch on amphibians and reptiles in relation to humans andtherefore focussing on natural products development, farming,ethnobiology, biodiversity and environmental monitoring,conservation and wildlife management. A main objective of the journal isto enhance communication between academicscientists and researchers in industry, governmental bodies,international agencies and others involved in appliedresearch involving herpetofauna. The target audience includes: - herpetologists
- agricultural scientists
- veterinarians
- pharmaceutical researchers
- toxinologists
- ecotoxicologists
- environmental scientists and managers
- ethnobiologists
- forensic scientists
- educationists
- biologists advising planners and policy makers
Scope Initially proposed at the 3rd World Congress of Herpetology (Prague,August 1997), applied herpetology was formallydefined at a workshop of the 4th World Congress (Sri Lanka, December2001) as those studies in herpetology thatconcern human interests (uses of amphibians and reptiles), or resultfrom human interference. Such studies areincreasingly important, since it is likely that in future littleresearch funding will be available for herpetological work that isnot applied. Among the subjects so far identified as applied herpetologyand covered by the journal Applied Herpetologyare: - 1.
- Natural products development
Amphibians and reptiles as a source of bioactive material - antibiotics,analgesics, diuretics and anticoagulants;toxinology (snake and lizard venoms) and pharmacology (amphibian skinsecretions). - 2.
- Farming
Captive breeding and husbandry techniques to maintain stocks forteaching, exhibition, experimental purposes,food and other commodities (reptile leather industry; tortoiseshell), aswell as for the restocking of wild populations;pathology and disease. - 3.
- Ethnobiology
Scientific (rather than purely cultural) aspects; comparative study ofthe uses of amphibians and reptiles by humansocieties; epidemiology of snake bite; attitudes and behaviour of humanstowards amphibians and reptiles, in thewild and in captivity. - 4.
- Environmental monitoring and ecotoxicology
Amphibian teratological studies to monitor environmental health viaincidence of abnormalities in populations; bioaccumulation of heavy metals and other pollutants such as pesticidesin tissues of amphibians and reptiles, andspecies' use in turn as bioindicators of habitat contamination; residueloads as biomarkers of contaminant levelsentering food chains; endocrine disruption from pollution. - 5.
- Conservation and wildlife management
Species protection and autecology; biodiversity assessment; use ofspecies richness and assemblages asbioindicators of habitat quality and change; habitat management;establishment of faunal reserves; reintroductionand relocation, including genetic and veterinary aspects; extinction;sustainable utilization of economic species;management of pest species; biological control. - 6.
- Legal and ethical aspects
Welfare; conservation; international trade; introduced species; forensicinvestigations; use in education andresearch; humane treatment.
ISSN 1570-7539
E-ISSN 1570-7547
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