A Life for Reptiles and Amphibians, Volume 1: A Collection of 55 Interviews on "How to Become a Herpetologist"

Fabrizio Li Vigni [LiVigni]

ISBN 10: 3899731999 / ISBN 13: 9783899731996

Published by Edition Chimaira, Andreas S. Brahm, 2013

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495, [17] p., well illustrated. Large, heavy volume, which will cost much more to mail outside the United than is specified by the shipping matrix. Oversize [B1:7:3].

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: A Life for Reptiles and Amphibians, Volume 1: A Collection of 55 Interviews on "How to Become a Herpetologist"
• Publisher: Edition Chimaira, Andreas S. Brahm
• Publication Date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3899731999
• ISBN 13: 9783899731996
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Very Good

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Synopsis

Acollection of 55 interviews on «How to become a Herpetologist», Frankfurt 2013, hardcover (21,5 × 30 cm), 496 pages, more than 550 color photos, 64 black-and-white photos and 5 line drawings With a Preface by Peter Buchert anda Foreword by Russell A. Mittermeier. ISBN 978-3-89973-199-6 A Life for Reptiles and Amphibians is composed by 55 interviews with herpetologists from all continents. They vary greatly in age, experience, specialization and interests, giving us a representative cross-section of the extremely differentiated world of herpetology. The interviews have in common that they are composed of 18 questions. These questions want to explore the lives of the interviewed, their jobs, and their activities in both the past and the present, the studies they have conducted, how their enthusiasm for herps was born [e.g. an early photo showing Yehudah Werner in 1946], the difficulties they have encountered on their way and much more. They also have the goal of inducing the interviewee to tell us about their field trips, to provide young people wanting to become herpetologists with some advice, and to discover what is their idea of herpetology as well as what they think of herpetoculture. The second part of the interview is personalized for each herpetologist: a certain number of questions, ranging from half a dozen to more than fifteen, aims to explore in detail the studies and the lives of the interviewees, as well as tap into their knowledge and experience to clarify some aspects of and methods used in herpetology that usually raise doubts and questions in young people aspiring to become herp researchers. These questions are designed on the basis of the curriculum vitae of the individual herpetologists, their published papers and books, and their discoveries. Apart from the 55 contributors to this volume, many more herpetologists are shown on various photos from field trips in which they participated.