TURTLES OF THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA (Second Edition)
by Carl H. Ernst and Jeffrey E. Lovich , 2009, 840 pp. 240 color photos, 11
line drawings, 52 maps, 8 ½ X 11
By far, this is the most thorough, up-to-date, book on turtles on the
fifty-eight species - plus four new ones- in the U.S. and Canada. Its
contains almost twice the information of the first edition printed in 1994.
It has to.
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Each species account contains information on identification, karyotype,
fossil record, distribution, geographic variation, habitat, behavior,
reproduction, biology, growth and longevity, food habits, populations,
predators, and conservation status. The
book includes range maps for freshwater and terrestrial species, a glossary
of scientific names, an extensive bibliography for further research, and an
index to scientific and common names.
This edition includes everything from the explosion of new scientific
information published on turtles since the first edition was printed in 1994
- Fifteen Years ago. A scientific lifetime ago - Especially when it comes to
turtle conservation.
And its in full color.
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REVIEWS
"For all turtle aficionados, this comprehensive review is the first of its
kind published in the last twenty-five years."Science News , reviewing a
previous edition or volume
"A comprehensive reference that summarizes the current knowledge about the
56 turtle species of the U.S. and Canada, of which 13 are protected under
the Endangered Species Act."Book News , reviewing a previous edition or volume
"[A] monumental work . . . the standard reference to North American turtles
for the next generation of biologists. Every serious vertebrate biologist on
the continent will want a copy."Herpetological Review , reviewing a
previous edition or volume
"The most comprehensive compilation on North American turtles ever attempted
and achieved."Herpetofauna , reviewing a previous edition or volume
"In 1972, C. H. Ernst completed the daunting task of compiling a sequel to
A. F. Carr's (1952) landmark Handbook of Turtles. Two decades later, Ernst,
this time with assistance from former student and fellow cheloniophile J. E.
Lovich, has done it again."Copeia , reviewing a previous edition or volume
AUTHOR INFORMATION
Carl H. Ernst, professor emeritus at George Mason University and a research
associate at the Smithsonian Institution, is author of Venomous Reptiles of
North America.
Jeffrey E. Lovich is deputy director of the U.S. Geological Survey's
Southwest Biological Science Center and coeditor of Biological Diversity:
Problems and Challenges. Ernst and Lovich were coauthors, with Roger W.
Barbour, of the previous edition of Turtles of the United States and Canada.
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