Ichthyology & Herpetology
| File:Copeia.jpg The second edition of Copeia in 1994 | |
| Editor | Scott A. Schaefer |
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| 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 |
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 fuanal aspects of ichthyology and herpetology.
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.
Editorial Staff
| Editorial Board | Editorial Board |
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| Position | Individual |
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| 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 | Kentwood D. Wells |
| Ichthyology Book Review | Marlis R. Douglas |
| Physiology and Physiological Ecology | Steven J. Beaupre |
| Subject Index | Frances Cashner |
| Taxonomic Index | Jay W. Orr |