TY  - BOOK
AU  - Rostal,David C.
AU  - McCoy,Earl D.
AU  - Mushinsky,Henry R.
TI  - Biology and Conservation of North American Tortoises
SN  - 9781421413785
AV  - QL666.C584 B56 2014 
U1  - 597.92/4097 
PY  - 2014///
CY  - Baltimore
PB  - Johns Hopkins University Press
KW  - Gopherus--North America
KW  - Electronic books
N1  - Cover -- Contents -- List of Contributors -- Preface -- 1 Morphology, Taxonomy, and Distribution of North American Tortoises: An Evolutionary Perspective -- 2 The Fossil Record for North American Tortoises -- 3 Systematics of Extant North American Tortoises -- 4 Thermoregulation and Energetics of North American Tortoises -- 5 Reproductive Physiology of North American Tortoises -- 6 Embryonic Development, Hatching Success, and Temperature-Dependent Sex Determination in North American Tortoises -- 7 Growth Patterns of North American Tortoises -- 8 Health Issues of North American Tortoises -- 9 Habitat Characteristics of North American Tortoises -- 10 Water and Food Acquisition and Their Consequences for Life History and Metabolism of North American Tortoises -- 11 Home Range and Movements of North American Tortoises -- 12 Social Behaviors of North American Tortoises -- 13 Nesting and Reproductive Output among North American Tortoises -- 14 Abundance of North American Tortoises -- 15 Population and Conservation Genetics of North American Tortoises -- 16 Demography of North American Tortoises -- 17 History of Human Interaction with North American Tortoises -- 18 Threats and Conservation Needs for North American Tortoises -- References -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- X -- Y -- Z
N2  - Richard TracyTracey D. TubervilleMichael TumaThane Wibbels
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ER  -