Tortoises of the World: Giants to Dwarfs
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Auteurs | George R. Zug, Devin A. Reese |
Taal | Engels |
ISBN | 9781421448350 |
Uitgever | Johns Hopkins University Press |
Pagina's | 256 |
Formaat | 26,1 x 18,3 cm |
Bindwijze | Hardcover |
Afbeeldingen | Kleurenfoto's en zwart-wit-illustraties |
Jaar van uitgave | 2024 |
The first book dedicated entirely to the fascinating ecology of the world's tortoises. Tortoises of the World is the only book to offer a comprehensive exploration of the biology, natural history, and conservation of the fascinating family Testudinidae.
Renowned reptile scientist George R. Zug and acclaimed science writer Devin A. Reese bring a wealth of research to life in this beautifully illustrated volume, the first dedicated wholly to tortoises. Focusing on the diversity of the 47 known tortoise species and their evolution from ancestral turtles, this approachable and informative work explores:
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
Appendix. Turtle Families and Tortoise Species
Further Readings
Standard and Scientific Name Index
Subject Index
George R. Zug (Springfield, VA), emeritus research scientist of reptiles and amphibians at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History, is an award-winning herpetology researcher, the author of Reptiles and Amphibians of the Pacific Islands, and the co-author of Herpetology: An Introductory Biology of Amphibians and Reptiles.
Devin A. Reese (Alexandria, VA) is the executive editor of Natural History magazine. An award-winning science writer who earned her PhD from the University of California, Berkeley, she has written for the Smithsonian, PBS, the World Wildlife Fund, Science News, and elsewhere.
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