Handbook of Turtles The Turtles of the United States, Canada, and Baja California / by Archie Carr.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Carr, Archie Fairly, 1909-1987., Author.

Contributor:

Gibbons, J. Whitfield.

Series:

Comstock Classic Handbooks Series

Comstock classic handbooks

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Tortues--Amerique du Nord.

Tortues.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource : 23 maps, 82 black-and-white photographs, 37 figures, 15 tables

Edition:

1st ed.

Manufacture:

Baltimore, Md. : Project MUSE, 2021

Other Title:

Turtles.

Place of Publication:

London : Comstock publ., a div. of Cornell University Press, op. 1995.

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

Having spent years studying turtles in their native habitats, Archie Carr brought together a wealth of information in this celebrated volume. Organized in clear and concise fashion, written in an engaging and lively manner, and furnished with black-and-white photographs, drawings, and maps, Handbook of Turtles (first published in 1952) gives a comprehensive summary of 79 species and subspecies of North American turtles. In the foreword to 1995 paperback edition, J. Whitfield Gibbons, renowned ecologist and natural history author, brings the book into historical perspective and supplies information to bring it up to date.In the introduction, Carr considers such topics as turtle physiology, reproduction, growth, adaptation, and behavior. The introduction also includes discussions of methods for collecting specimens, the evolutionary origins of turtles, and the mythology and folklore surrounding the turtle. The second part of the volume is organized according to keys that give identifying characteristics, life histories, and illustrations of each species. Under headings of geographical range, distinguishing features, description, habitat, habits, breeding, feeding, and economic importance, the volume provides detailed accounts of the various species and subspecies. Throughout Carr offers colorful recollections and anecdotes about his fieldwork and research.

Contents:

Frontmatter

CONTENTS

DISTRIBUTION MAPS

Foreword to the 1995 Printing / Gibbons, J. Whitfield

PREFACE

PART I. INTRODUCTION

PART II. ACCOUNTS OF SPECIES

KEY TO THE FAMILIES

SUBORDER THECOPHORA

FAMILY CHELYDRIDAE - The Snapping Turtles

FAMILY KINOSTERNIDAE - The Musk and Mud Turtles

FAMILY EMYDIDAE - Fresh-water and Marsh Turtles

FAMILY TESTUDINIDAE - The Land Tortoises

FAMILY CHELONIIDAE - The Sea Turtles

FAMILY TRIONYCHIDAE - The Soft-shelled Turtles

SUBORDER ATHECAE - The Leatherback Marine Turtles

FAMILY DERMOCHELIDAE

BIBLIOGRAPHY

REFERENCES FOR STATES AND PROVINCES

INDEX

Notes:

Bibliogr. p. 461-529. Index.

Description based on print version record.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

9781501722479

1501722476

OCLC:

1083617763