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The turtles of Mexico : land and freshwater forms / John M. Legler and Richard C. Vogt.
De Gruyter University of California Press Backlist eBook-Package 2000-2013 Available online
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- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Legler, John M.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Turtles--Mexico--Classification.
- Turtles.
- Turtles--Mexico--Identification.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (415 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Berkeley, Calif. : University of California Press, 2013.
- Language Note:
- English
- System Details:
- Mode of access: World Wide Web.
- Summary:
- The Turtles of Mexico is the first comprehensive guide to the biology, ecology, evolution, and distribution of more than fifty freshwater and terrestrial turtle taxa found in Mexico. Legler and Vogt draw on more than fifty years of fieldwork to elucidate the natural history of these species. The volume includes an extensive introduction to turtle anatomy, taxonomy, phylogeny, biogeography, and physiology. A key to the turtles of Mexico is included along with individual species accounts featuring geographic distribution maps and detailed color illustrations. Specific topics discussed for each species include habitat, diet, feeding behavior, reproduction, predators, parasites, growth and ontogeny, sexual dimorphism, growth rings, economic use, conservation, legal protection, and taxonomic studies. This book is a complete reference for scientists, conservationists, and professional and amateur enthusiasts who wish to study Mexican turtles.
- Contents:
- Front matter
- CONTENTS
- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
- Introduction
- Materials and Methods Used for This Book
- Structure and Function
- Natural History
- Turtles, Humans, and Research
- Field and Laboratory Techniques
- Modern Taxonomic Studies and Techniques
- A Key to the Families and Genera of Mexican Chelonians (Excluding the Sea Turtles)
- Family Dermatemydidae
- Family Kinosternidae
- Family Trionychidae
- Family Testudinidae
- Family Geoemydidae
- Family Chelydridae
- LITERATURE CITED
- INDEX
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780520956896
- 0520956893
- OCLC:
- 852759408
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