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.
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Welcomed by professionals and laypeople alike. (Quarterly Review Of Biology )
Every turtle enthusiast will want a copy. (Canadian Field Naturalist )
Of utmost importance to the herpetological community and others interested in turtle biology. (Explorer )
The first comprehensive coverage of the world's 257 turtle species, a group of reptiles with a 200-million-year history. . . . Turtles of the World represents an impressive piece of scholarship. It will prove to be an invaluable source of information for many years. (Nature ) --This text refers to the Paperback edition.
Every turtle enthusiast will want a copy. (Canadian Field Naturalist )
Of utmost importance to the herpetological community and others interested in turtle biology. (Explorer )
The first comprehensive coverage of the world's 257 turtle species, a group of reptiles with a 200-million-year history. . . . Turtles of the World represents an impressive piece of scholarship. It will prove to be an invaluable source of information for many years. (Nature ) --This text refers to the Paperback edition.
About the Author
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.
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18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:
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Best comprehensive turtle text in print.,
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This review is from: Turtles of the World (Paperback)
This book provides an excellent key to identify any turtle you
may come across and provides consise and acurate natural
history information. There are lots of good pictures too.
I wish there were books like this for more taxa!
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
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A BENCHMARK BOOK,
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A great book if you are seriously interested in turtles and a bit sick of the kiddie stuff. Natural history is what reptile care MUST be based on, you can believe me I'm a herpetologist, and that is what this book is all about. Good species keys, hard to find elsewhere, Ernst knows what he's talking about.
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...any book that references me (snake-necked turtles) can't be all bad. Same goes for John Cann's turtles from down under. :-)
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