03369nam 2200649 a 450 991096853340332120251117101139.09780520956896052095689310.1525/9780520956896(CKB)2670000000390740(EBL)1275470(OCoLC)852759408(SSID)ssj0000918768(PQKBManifestationID)12402374(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000918768(PQKBWorkID)10907420(PQKB)11519105(MiAaPQ)EBC1275470(DE-B1597)518771(DE-B1597)9780520956896(Au-PeEL)EBL1275470(CaPaEBR)ebr10733123(CaONFJC)MIL504489(Perlego)551564(iGPub)CSPLUS0075425(EXLCZ)99267000000039074020130205d2013 ub 0engurnn#---|u||utxtccrThe turtles of Mexico land and freshwater forms /John M. Legler and Richard C. Vogt1st ed.Berkeley, Calif. University of California Press20131 online resource (415 p.)Description based upon print version of record.9780520268609 0520268601 Includes bibliographical references and index.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 Testudinidae --Family Geoemydidae --Family Chelydridae --LITERATURE CITED --INDEXThe 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.TurtlesMexicoClassificationTurtlesMexicoIdentificationTurtlesTurtles597.920972Legler John M118815Vogt Richard Carl17027MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910968533403321The turtles of Mexico4550128UNINA