The Biology of Sea Turtles, Volume II

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Peter L. Lutz, John A. Musick, Jeanette Wyneken
CRC Press, 17 dec 2002 - 472 pagina's

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 i

 

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Chapter 1 Prehistoric and Ancient Historic Interactions between Humans and Marine Turtles
1
Chapter 2 The External Morphology Musculoskeletal System and NeuroAnatomy of Sea Turtles
39
Chapter 3 Sensory Biology of Sea Turtles
79
Chapter 4 Critical Approaches to Sex Determination in Sea Turtles
103
Chapter 5 Reproductive Cycles of Males and Females
135
Chapter 6 Physiological and Genetic Responses to Environmental Stress
163
Chapter 7 Ontogeny of Marine Turtle Gonads
199
Chapter 8 Adult Migrations and Habitat Use
225
Chapter 11 Sea Turtle Population Ecology
275
Chapter 12 Contemporary Culture Use and Conservation of Sea Turtles
307
Chapter 13 FisheriesRelated Mortality and Turtle Excluder Devices TEDs
339
Chapter 14 Social and Economic Aspects of Sea Turtle Conservation
355
Chapter 15 Practical Apporaches for Studying Sea Turtle Health and Disease
385
Chapter 16 Sea Turtle Husbandry
411
Index
441
Back cover
457

Neritic vs Oceanic Developmental Stages
243
Reconstructing the Past
259

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Peter L. Lutz, John A. Musick, Jeanette Wyneken

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