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Turtles of the Southeast
Buhlmann, Kurt; Tuberville, Tracey; Gibbons, Whit
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Description for Turtles of the Southeast
paperback. Covering forty-five species of turtles, this guide provides descriptions of each species and its habitat. It includes information about the importance of turtle conservation and the biology, diversity, and life history of turtles. It also discusses distinguishing turtle characteristics; and differences among turtles, tortoises, and terrapins. Series: Wormsloe Foundation Nature Book Series. Num Pages: 264 pages, 238 full-colour photos, 39 maps, 2 tables, 10 figures. BIC Classification: 1KBBF; WNC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 191 x 19. Weight in Grams: 839.
Seventy-five percent of the turtle species in the United States can be found in the Southeast. In fact, the region is second only to parts of Asia in its number of native turtles. Filled with more than two hundred color photographs and written with a special focus on conservation, this guide covers forty-five species of this nonthreatening, ancient lineage of long-lived reptiles.Heavily illustrated, fact-filled descriptions of each species and its habitat comprise the heart of the book. Species accounts cover such information as descriptions of adults and hatchlings; key identifiers including size, distinctive characters and markings; land, river, pond, and ... Read more
Seventy-five percent of the turtle species in the United States can be found in the Southeast. In fact, the region is second only to parts of Asia in its number of native turtles. Filled with more than two hundred color photographs and written with a special focus on conservation, this guide covers forty-five species of this nonthreatening, ancient lineage of long-lived reptiles.Heavily illustrated, fact-filled descriptions of each species and its habitat comprise the heart of the book. Species accounts cover such information as descriptions of adults and hatchlings; key identifiers including size, distinctive characters and markings; land, river, pond, and ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of Georgia Press United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
Series
Wormsloe Foundation Nature Book Series
Number of Pages
264
Place of Publication
Georgia, United States
ISBN
9780820329024
SKU
V9780820329024
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About Buhlmann, Kurt; Tuberville, Tracey; Gibbons, Whit
Kurt Buhlmann (center) is a research scientist at the University of Georgia's Savannah River Ecology Laboratory (SREL). Tracey Tuberville (right) is a research coordinator at SREL. Whit Gibbons (left) is a professor of ecology at the University of Georgia and Senior Research Ecologist at SREL. He is coauthor of Snakes of the Southeast (Georgia).
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