Biology of Turtles
eBook - PDF

Biology of Turtles

From Structures to Strategies of Life

  1. 406 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Biology of Turtles

From Structures to Strategies of Life

About this book

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 e

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Information

Publisher
CRC Press
Year
2007
Print ISBN
9780849333392
Edition
1
eBook ISBN
9781420004977
Topic
Biological Sciences
Subtopic
Biology
Index
Biological Sciences

Table of contents

  1. Front cover
  2. Contents
  3. Preface
  4. About the Editors
  5. Contributors
  6. Chapter 1. How the Turtle Gets Its Shell
  7. Chapter 2. Comparative Ontogenetic and Phylogenetic Aspects of Chelonian Chondro- Osseous Growth and Skeletochronology
  8. Chapter 3. Evolution and Structure of the Turtle Shell
  9. Chapter 4. Long Bone Allometry in Tortoises and Turtles
  10. Chapter 5. Evolution of Locomotion in Aquatic Turtles
  11. Chapter 6. Hindlimb Function in Turtle Locomotion: Limb Movements and Muscular Activation across Taxa, Environment, and Ontogeny
  12. Chapter 7. Cervical Anatomy and Function in Turtles
  13. Chapter 8. Functional Evolution of Feeding Behavior in Turtles
  14. Chapter 9. The Structure of Cardiopulmonary Systems of Turtles: Implications for Behavior and Function
  15. Chapter 10. Reproductive Structures and Strategies of Turtles
  16. Chapter 11. Mixed and Uniform Brood Sex Ratio Strategy in Turtles: The Facts, the Theory, and Their Consequences
  17. Chapter 12. The Physiology and Anatomy of Anoxia Tolerance in the Freshwater Turtle Brain
  18. Chapter 13. The Relationships of Turtles within Amniotes
  19. Index
  20. Back cover

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