“BIOLOGY AND CONSERVATION OF FLORIDA TURTLES edited by Peter Meylan, The most current summary of all 25 freshwater turtle, marine turtle, and tortoise species occurring in Florida. The book includes descriptions, distributions, habitats, ecology and natural history, threats, status, and conservation. Thorough species accounts and family overviews by 39 leading turtle biologists with extensive field experience with Florida turtles. Foreword by Anders G.J. Rhodin.
376 pages, 235 figures, including 163 full-color photographs and 32 color maps. Paperback, Published by the Chelonian Research Foundation on November, 2007 $48.00 plus &7.50 for S&H only in the US, Overseas email us first. Topics covered for each species Summary /Conservation Status/Species Description / Taxonomic History /Relatedness Among/ Populations/Distribution/Geographic Distribution/Ecological Distribution/Habitat Relations/Activity/Seasonality/Movements/Home Range/ Temperature Relations/Growth & Reproduction/Growth /Sexual Dimorphism/ Size & Age at Sexual Maturity/Longevity/Male Reproductive Cycle/Female Reproductive Cycle Courtship and Mating/Nesting Season/Nest Sites and Nesting/Behavior/Clutch Size Reproductive Potential/ Eggs/Incubation and Hatching/Hatchlings/Population Biology Density and Biomass/Survivorship/Population Dynamics/Population and Community/ Structure/Interspecific Interactions/Diet and Feeding/Predation/Parasites and Disease Threats/Documented Threats/Potential Threats/Status/Conservation Options and Solutions/Literature Cited Authors Include Matthew J. Aresco/Ray E. Ashton, Jr./William J. Barichivich/Joan E. Berish /Michael Bresette/Kurt A. Buhlmann/Joseph A. Butler /C. Kenneth Dodd, Jr. /Michael A. Ewert Terence M. Farrell /J. Whitfield Gibbons /Margaret S. Gunzburger/George L. Heinrich Richard Herren /John B. Iverson /Dale R. Jackson /Kevin P. Jansen /Chris Johnson Peter G. May/Earl D. Mccoy /Brian K. Mealey /Walter E. Meshaka, Jr./Anne Meylan Peter A. Meylan /Paul E. Moler /Henry R. Mushinsky /Larry H. Ogren /Peter C.H. Pritchard /Anthony Redlow /Anders G.J. Rhodin /Jeffrey R. Schmid /Richard A. Seigel Robert M. Shealy /Kelly Stewart /R. Brent Thomas /George E. Wallace /Dawn S. Wilson Blair Witherington /Robert T. Zappalorti To Order: By check- make out the check to Herpdigest, and send it to HerpDigest/A. Salzberg/67-87 Booth Street –5B/Forest Hills, NY 11375 By PayPal, Our account is [EMAIL PROTECTED] By credit card –We only accept Master or Visa card. Send us you cc number, expiration date and of course billing address, and if different shipping address. (For safety sake, split the credit card number in two and send in different emails.) All profits from sales from Herpdigest and HerpArts go to HerpDigest. So support your favorite free herp newsletter by buying a book you would anyway. Right? Thanks for your support.
