"Proceedings from a SCAW/LSUSVM-sponsored conference ... held April 8-9, 1991 in New Orleans, Louisiana ..." "November 1992." Includes bibliographical references.

Regulations and guidelines -- Regulations and guidelines: the National Institutes of Health / Charles R. McCarthy -- Setting guidelines for the care of reptiles, amphibians and fishes / F. Harvey Pough -- Canadian Council on Animal Care / James H. Wong -- Overview / Joseph T. Bielitzki -- Amphibians -- Housing, handling, and nutrition of salamanders / Robert G. Jaeger -- Managing a bullfrog research colony / Dudley D. Culley -- Medicine and diseases of amphibians / Graham J. Crawshaw -- Anesthesia, analgesia and euthanasia in reptiles and amphibians / James H. Johnson -- Field research panel / Roy W. McDiarmid, David E. Scott, Anton D. Tucker -- Reptiles -- Housing, handling and nutrition of crocodilians / Ronald A. Coulson -- Captive care and handling of snakes / Neil B. Ford -- Cage design and configuration for arboreal reptiles / Robert T. Mason ... {et al.} -- Sauian psyche revisited: lizards in research / Neil Greenberg -- Husbandry, handling and nutrition of turtles / Joseph P. Flanagan -- Medicine and diseases of reptiles / Dorcas O. Schaeffer. (cont) Evaluating pain and stress in reptiles / Valentine A. Lance -- Field Research Panel / Joseph P. Flanagan, David E. Scott, Anton D. Tucker -- Summary / Joseph T. Bielitzki -- Fish in research and aquaculture -- Introduction / Kevin M. Kleinow -- Stress management in aquaculture / Kenneth B. Davis -- Disease prevention / Ronald L. Thune -- Drug development for aquaculture applications / M.H. Beleau -- Handling and euthanasia in production facilities / Lee Harrell -- Housing and handling / Mark S. Goodrich -- Housing and handling / Michael K. Stoskopf -- Fish nutrition / H. George Ketola -- Research and clinical procedures / Kevin M. Kleinow -- Experimental procedures for fish: general considerations / Kenneth R. Olson -- Circadian rhythms in fishes and their implications for research / Richard E. Spieler -- Anesthesia, analgesia and euthanasia in fish / George K. Iwama -- Field research: monitoring and evaluating visual census to monitor and assess fish life history and assemblages / Steven A. Bortone. (cont) Animal welfare considerations in field and laboratory investigations of energetic strategies of tropical reef fishes / Kathleen M. Sullivan -- Medical procedures used during the capture and transport of fish / Mark D. Stetter -- Question and answer session / Stephen A. Bortone, Mark D. Stetter, Kathleen M. Sullivan.