Tortoises of the World : Giants to Dwarfs / George R. Zug and Devin A. Reese.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Zug, George R., 1938- author.

Reese, Devin A., 1963- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Testudinidae.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (257 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Johns Hopkins University Press 2024

Baltimore, Maryland : Johns Hopkins University Press, [2024]

Summary:

"This work provides a comprehensive review of the natural history of the 58 species living tortoises, the majority of which are threatened by extinction"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Cover

Half Title

Title

Copyright

Dedication

Contents

Preface

Chapter 1 How the Tortoise Beat the Hare

Chapter 2 Life in a Shell: Tortoise Body Plan

Chapter 3 Physiology and Behavior: Tortoise Resilience

Chapter 4 Courtship to Nesting: Tortoise Reproduction

Chapter 5 Hatchlings to Adults: Tortoise Life Cycle

Chapter 6 Deserts to Rainforests: Tortoise Ecology

Chapter 7 Today's Species: Tortoise Diversity

Chapter 8 Ancestry and Evolution: Tortoise Origins

Chapter 9 Human Interactions I: Tortoise Decimation

Chapter 10 Human Interactions II: Tortoise Conservation

Acknowledgments

Further Readings

Appendix Turtle Families and Tortoise Species

Standard and Scientific Name Index.

Notes:

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781421448367

142144836X