COPEIA

'''Copeia''' is a quarterly published periodical pertaining to ichthyological and herpetological subjects. It is the official publication of the American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists. 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.

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History

Editorial Staff

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
★ 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