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Tables of Contents for The Panther Chameleon
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
List of Tables
x
 
Foreword
xi
 
Acknowledgments
xii
 
Chapter 1: Introduction
1
4
Characteristics and Systematics
1
1
Taxonomic History of the Panther Chameleon
1
1
Distribution: General and Madagascar
2
1
Four Common Malagasy Species: Brief Description and Distribution
3
1
Purpose of This Monograph
4
1
Chapter 2: Natural History of the Panther Chameleon
5
13
Habitat and Environment
5
1
Thermal Biology
5
2
Interspecific Competition
7
1
Social Behavior
8
2
Demography
10
2
Reproduction
12
1
Nesting
13
1
Nutrition
14
4
Vitamin A
14
1
Vitamin D
15
1
Behavioral Regulation of Nutrition
15
3
Chapter 3: Conservation
18
5
Collecting and Exportation: The Current Situation
18
1
The Future
19
1
Ranching: The Brady and Griffiths Model for Madagascar
19
1
Farming and the Problem of Inbreeding Depression
20
1
Importance of the Panther Chameleon
21
2
Chapter 4: Color Variation of the Panther Chameleon: A Preliminary Investigation
23
40
Introduction
23
5
Methods: Field and Analysis Procedures
28
24
Description of Male Color by Population
52
1
Nosy Be
52
1
Anbanja
52
1
Plates 2.1-4.63 follow page
52
11
Diego Suarez/Sambava
53
1
Maroantsetra/Tamatave
54
1
Ankaramy, Ile Reunion, Ile Ste Marie
54
1
Summary of Seasonal (Morphological) and Rapid (Physiological and Behavioral) Change of Display Color in Male Panther Chameleons
55
2
Head
55
1
Eye
55
1
Gular Area
55
1
Body
55
1
Vertical Bars
55
1
Interbar
55
1
Legs
56
1
Tail
56
1
Summary
56
1
Literature Descriptions of Male Color
57
1
Female Display Colors
57
1
Morphological Variation and Speciation
58
4
Conclusions and Future Study of Panther Chameleon Color
62
1
Chapter 5: Summary of Important Knowledge and Open Questions Regarding the Panther Chameleon
63
5
What Do We Know?
63
2
What Do We Need to Find Out?
65
3
Chapter 6: Husbandry and Captive Management of the Panther Chameleon
68
30
History of Chameleons in Captivity
68
3
Current Literature Relating to Chameleons in Captivity
71
1
Husbandry of the Panther Chameleon
71
11
Housing
72
1
Temperature
73
1
Visible Light
74
1
UV-B Radiation:
74
1
Moisture and Drinking
75
1
Seasonality
76
1
Social Management
76
1
Nutritional Requirements
76
3
Food Amount
76
1
Nutrients
76
1
Nutrient Supplementation Methods
77
1
Calcium Supplementation
77
1
Vitamin A Supplementation
78
1
Vitamin D Supplementation
78
1
Administering Food
78
1
Health
79
1
Reproduction 80
Sexing Techniques
80
1
Propagation Techniques
80
2
Incubation Techniques 81
Incubation Temperature and Diapause 81
Literature Cited
82
16
Appendix I. Literature Pertaining to Captive Chameleons between 1820 and Present
98
11
Appendix II. English Translations of Titles of Articles Cited in Text
109
4
Index
113