Turtles of the World

Carl H. Ernst, professor of biology at George Mason University, Fairfax, Virginia, is the author of four books, include Venemous Reptiles of North America.Roger W. Barbour is professor emeritus at the UNiversity of Kentucky.

出版者:Smithsonian Institution Scholarly Press

作者:Carl H. Ernst

页数:328

出版时间:1992-11

价格:USD 34.95

装帧:Paperback

isbn号码:9781560982128

Presented in a logical and systematic order, Turtles of the World discusses each family separately with keys to genera and species. Summarizing the classification of every known turtle species, this volume includes descriptions and illustrations of turtle anatomy, a discussion of turtle origins, as well as karotype, reproductive, and ecological information. The authors pinpoint causes for the decline of turtle populations and offer suggestions to reverse the effects of overcollecting, killing for food, environmental poisoning through insecticides and herbicides, and habitat destruction.