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Featuring in-depth contributions from an international team of
experts, the Biology of Turtles provides the first comprehensive
review of the Testudinata. The book starts with the premise that
the structure of turtles is particularly interesting and best
understood within the context of their development, novelty,
functional diversity, and evolution. It provides a robust
discussion of the development and diversity of the shell. The book
also explores the turtle body plan, its physiological and
ecological consequences, evolutionary novelties, and their
importance. The 200 illustrations found throughout the text enhance
the chapters combine with color illustrations of the development of
the shell, aspects of bone structural diversity, growth, and
skeletochronology, to make this book an unparalleled resource. The
volume concludes with a thoughtful discussion of the more than
century long debate on the origins of turtles and the reasons why
our understanding of the phylogenic origins and evolution of
turtles remains tentative. Currently available books on this
subject are woefully out of date and no overall review of
Testudinata has been undertaken...until now. Each chapter
represents a milestone in synthesizing a wide range of available
information on specific subjects. The book's challenge: look both
inside and outside the shell to build a clearer understanding of
the diversity and evolution of turtles.
Since the first volume of The Biology of Sea Turtles was published
in 1997, the field has grown and matured in ways few of the authors
would have predicted-particularly in the areas of physiology,
behavior, genetics, and health. Volume III presents timely coverage
of emerging areas as well as the integration of approaches and
information that did not exist even a decade ago. The book
assembles the foremost experts in each topic to provide the most
up-to-date and comprehensive book on sea turtles available today.
New areas covered include in vivo imaging of structure, spatial
distributions of marine turtles at sea, epibiosis, imprinting,
parasitology, and climatic effects. Life history is explored in
three chapters covering age determination, predator-prey
interactions, and mortality from bycatch. The Biology of Sea
Turtles, Volume III will inspire scientists and students to explore
and expand their understanding of these intriguing animals. The
book provides clear baseline summaries, thoughtful syntheses, and
effective presentation of the most fundamental topics spanning form
and function, health, distributions, behavior, genetics, evolution,
and ecology. Its scope and depth make it the definitive go-to
reference in the field.
The success of the first volume of The Biology of Sea Turtles revealed a need for broad but comprehensive reviews of major recent advances in sea turtle biology. Biology of Sea Turtles, Volume II emphasizes practical aspects of biology that relate to sea turtle management and to changes in marine and coastal ecosystems. These topics include the interactions of humans and sea turtles, an introduction to sea turtle anatomy, sensory and reproductive biology, sea turtle habitat use and ecology, stress and health, and the maintenance of captured animals. This volume provides both historical and up-to-date information.
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