Handbook of Turtles : The Turtles of the United States, Canada, and Baja California /

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...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Carr, Archie (Autor)
Otros Autores: Gibbons, J. Whitfield (Contribuidor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Ithaca, NY : Cornell University Press, [2018]
Colección:Comstock Classic Handbooks
Temas:
Turtles > North America.
General Science.
Hiking Guides & Other Travel Guides.
Nature Guides & Natural History.
NATURE / Animals / Reptiles & Amphibians.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • CONTENTS
  • DISTRIBUTION MAPS
  • Foreword to the 1995 Printing
  • 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

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