Turtles of the world
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Turtles of the world
Smithsonian Institution Press, c1989
- cloth
- pbk.
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Bibliography: p. 278-297
Includes index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
Presented in a logical and systematic order, Turtles of the World discusses each family separately with keys to genera and species. Summarizing the classification of every known turtle species, this volume includes descriptions and illustrations of turtle anatomy, a discussion of turtle origins, as well as karotype, reproductive, and ecological information. The authors pinpoint causes for the decline of turtle populations and offer suggestions to reverse the effects of overcollecting, killing for food, environmental poisoning through insecticides and herbicides, and habitat destruction.
Table of Contents
Part 1 Preface Part 2 Introduction Part 3 Testudines Chapter 4 Pelomedusidae Chapter 5 Chelidae Chapter 6 Kinosternidae Chapter 7 Dermatemydidae Chapter 8 Carettochelyidae Chapter 9 Trionychidae Chapter 10 Dermochelyidae Chapter 11 Cheloniidae Chapter 12 Chelydridae Chapter 13 Platysternidae Chapter 14 Emydidae Chapter 15 Testudinidae Part 16 Bibliography Part 17 Glossary of scientific names Part 18 Index
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