Copeia

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Copeia
The second edition of Copeia in 1994
Editor	Scott A. Schaefer
Categories	Ichthyology and Herpetology
Frequency	Quarterly
First Issue	27 December 1913
Company	American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists
Country	United States
Language	English
Website	http://www.asih.org
ISSN	unknown

Copeia is a quarterly published periodical pertaining to ichthyological and herpetological subjects. This magazine received its name in honor of Professor Edward Drinker Cope, a prominent American accomplished within the systematic and faunal aspects of ichthyology and herpetology.

[edit] History

On December 27, 1913, John Treadwell Nichols published the first issue of Copeia. This issue consisted of a single piece of paper folded to form four pages of information with five articles. The cover of the pamphelt bore the inscription:

Published by the contributors to advance the science of coldblooded vertebrates.

[edit] Editorial Staff

Editorial Board	Editorial Board
Brooks M. Burr George Cline Miles Coburn Martha Crump C. Kenneth Dodd, Jr. Maureen A. Donnelly David H. Evans Carl J. Ferraris, Jr. Mike Ghedotti Megan E. Gibbons Eric Hilton Michael H. Horn W. Linn Montgomery	Randy Mooi Charles Peterson Ed Pfeiler Howard K. Reinert Larry Renfro Andrew Simons Joel W. Snodgrass Anthony Steyermark Brian Sullivan Richard Vari John J. Wiens Jeff Williams Sharon Wise

Position	Individual
Ecology and Ethology	Stanley F. Fox and Christopher M. Taylor
Editor	Scott A. Schaefer
General Herpetology	Michael J. Lannoo and Tod W. Reeder
General Ichthyology	Jonathan W. Armbruster and Donald G. Buth
Genetics, Development and Morphology	Joseph M. Quattro and Robert M. Wood
Herpetology Book Review	Taran Grant
Ichthyology Book Review	Wm. Leo Smith
Physiology and Physiological Ecology	Steven J. Beaupre
Subject Index	Frances Cashner
Taxonomic Index	Jay W. Orr

[edit] See also

• Edward Drinker Cope
• Herpetology
• Ichthyology