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Biology and conservation of North American tortoises / edited by David C. Rostal, Earl D. McCoy, and Henry R. Mushinsky.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Gopherus--North America.
- Gopherus.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (203 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Baltimore, Maryland : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2014.
- Language Note:
- English
- Contents:
- ""Cover""; ""Contents""; ""List of Contributors""; ""Preface""; ""1 Morphology, Taxonomy, and Distribution of North American Tortoises: An Evolutionary Perspective""; ""2 The Fossil Record for North American Tortoises""; ""3 Systematics of Extant North American Tortoises""; ""4 Thermoregulation and Energetics of North American Tortoises""; ""5 Reproductive Physiology of North American Tortoises""; ""6 Embryonic Development, Hatching Success, and Temperature-Dependent Sex Determination in North American Tortoises""; ""7 Growth Patterns of North American Tortoises""
- ""8 Health Issues of North American Tortoises""""9 Habitat Characteristics of North American Tortoises""; ""10 Water and Food Acquisition and Their Consequences for Life History and Metabolism of North American Tortoises""; ""11 Home Range and Movements of North American Tortoises""; ""12 Social Behaviors of North American Tortoises""; ""13 Nesting and Reproductive Output among North American Tortoises""; ""14 Abundance of North American Tortoises""; ""15 Population and Conservation Genetics of North American Tortoises""; ""16 Demography of North American Tortoises""
- ""17 History of Human Interaction with North American Tortoises""""18 Threats and Conservation Needs for North American Tortoises""; ""References""; ""Index""; ""A""; ""B""; ""C""; ""D""; ""E""; ""F""; ""G""; ""H""; ""I""; ""J""; ""K""; ""L""; ""M""; ""N""; ""O""; ""P""; ""Q""; ""R""; ""S""; ""T""; ""U""; ""V""; ""W""; ""X""; ""Y""; ""Z""
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 1-4214-1378-7
- OCLC:
- 883632087
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