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Author:   Peter L. Lutz (Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, USA) ,  John A. Musick (Virginia Institute of Marine Sciences, Gloucester Point, USA) ,  John A. Musick (Virginia Institute of Marine Sciences, Gloucester Point, USA) ,  Michael Salmon (Florida Atlantic University)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Inc
Imprint:   CRC Press Inc
Volume:   12
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 2.80cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.798kg
ISBN:  

9780849384226

ISBN 10:   0849384222
Pages:   446
Publication Date:   09 December 1996
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Evolution, Phylogeny, and Current Status, P.C.H. Pritchard Population Genetics, Phylogeography, and Molecular Evolution, B.W. Bowen and S.A. Karl Reproduction in Sea Turtles, J.D. Miller The Nest Environment and the Embryonic Development of Sea Turtles, R.A. Ackerman Hatchling Orientation and Behavior, K.L. Lohman, B.E. Witherington, C.M.F. Lohman, and M. Salmon Habitat Utilization and Migration in Juvenile Sea Turtles, J.A. Musick and C.J. Limpus Sea Turtle Locomotion: Mechanics, Behavior, and Energetics, J. Wyneken Foraging Ecology and Nutrition in Sea Turtles, K.A. Bjorndal Age, Growth, and Population Dynamics, M.Y. Chaloupka and J.A. Musick Diving Physiology, M.E. Lutcavage and P.L. Lutz Thermal Biology, J.R. Spotilla and F.V. Paladino Hormones in the Life History of Sea Turtles, D.W. Owens Salt, Water, and pH Balance in the Sea Turtle, P.L. Lutz Health Problems and Diseases of Sea Turtles, R.H. George Human Impacts on Sea Turtle Survival, M.E. Lutcavage, P. Plotkin, B. Witherington, and P.L. Lutz Index

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The concise writing, the numerous instructive diagrams and figures as well as the tables make this volume an excellent treatise and summary of current knowledge on sea turtles. Ethology, October 1999

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Lutz, Peter L.; Musick, John A.

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