The biology of sea turtles. Volume III

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors Wyneken, Jeanette, 1956-, Lohmann, Kenneth J., 1959-, Musick, John A.
Format eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Boca Raton : CRC Press, 2013.
SeriesCRC marine biology series.
Subjects
Online AccessFull text
ISBN9781439873083
Physical Descriptionxvii, 457 p. : ill. (some col.), maps (some col.).

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Table of Contents:
  • ch. 1. Physiology as integrated systems / Amanda Southwood Williard
  • ch. 2. Vision / Kerstin A. Fritsches and Eric J. Warrant
  • ch. 3. Natal homing and imprinting in sea turtles / Kenneth J. Lohmann ... [et al.]
  • ch. 4. The skeleton : an in vivo view of structure / Jeanette Wyneken
  • ch. 5. Age and age estimation in sea turtles / Larisa Avens and Melissa L. Snover
  • ch. 6. Molecular genetics of sea turtles / Michael P. Jensen, Nancy N. FitzSimmons, and Peter H. Dutton
  • ch. 7. Oceanic habits and habitats : Dermochelys coriacea / Vincent S. Saba
  • ch. 8. Oceanic habits and habitats : Caretta caretta / Katherine L. Mansfield and Nathan F. Putman
  • ch. 9. Feeding biology : advances from field-based observations, physiological studies, and molecular techniques / T. Todd Jones and Jeffrey A. Seminoff
  • ch. 10. Predators, prey, and the ecological roles of sea turtles / Michael R. Heithaus
  • ch. 11. Exposure to and effects of persistent organic pollutants / Jennifer M. Keller
  • ch. 12. Fisheries bycatch of marine turtles : lessons learned from decades of research and conservation / Rebecca Lewison ... [et al.]
  • ch. 13. Climate change and marine turtles / Mark Hamann ... [et al.]
  • ch. 14. Free-ranging sea turtle health / Mark Flint
  • ch. 15. Sea turtle epibiosis / Michael G. Frick and Joseph B. Pfaller
  • ch. 16. Parasites of marine turtles / Ellis C. Greiner.