r // Contents // Feriwerd ? Acknowledgments xi Introduction xlii // Part I // Evolutionary History 1 // 1. Tetrapod Relationships // and Evolutionary Systematics 3 // 2. Anatomy of Amphibians and Reptiles 33 // 3. Evolution of Ancient and Modern Amphibians and Reptiles 83 // Part II // Reproduction and Reproductive Modes 115 // 4. Reproduction and Life Histories 117 // 5. Reproductive Modes 157 // Part III // Physiological Ecology 179 // 6. Water Balance and Gas Exchange 181 // 7. Thermoregulation, Performance, and Energetics 203 // Part IV // Behavioral Ecology 229 // 8. Spacing, Movements, and Orientation 231 // 9. Communication and Social Behavior 255 // 10. Foraging Ecology and Diets 291 // 11. Defense and Escape 319 // Part V // Ecology, Biogeography, // and Conservation Biology 353 // 12. Ecology 355 // 13. Biogeography // and Phylogeography 381 // 14. Conservation Biology 407 // Part VI // Classification and Diversity 445 // 15. Caeciiians 447 // 16. Salamanders 457 // 17. Frogs 471 // 18. Turtles 523 // 19. Crocodylians 545 // 20. Rhynchocephalians (Sphenodontids) 553 // 21. Squamates—Part I, Lizards 555 // 22. Squamates —Part II. Snakes 597 // Bibliography 629 Glossary 727 Taxonomic Index 731 Subject Index 751 // vii