Handbook of Turtles : : The Turtles of the United States, Canada, and Baja California / / Archie Carr.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Cornell University Press Archive Pre-2000
• VerfasserIn: Carr, Archie,
• MitwirkendeR: Gibbons, J. Whitfield,
• Place / Publishing House: Ithaca, NY : : Cornell University Press, , [2018]; ©1995
• Year of Publication: 2018
• Language: English
• Series: Comstock Classic Handbooks
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (560 p.) :; 23 maps, 82 black-and-white photographs, 37 figures, 15 tables
• Other title: Frontmatter --; CONTENTS --; DISTRIBUTION MAPS --; Foreword to the 1995 Printing --; PREFACE --; PART I. INTRODUCTION --; PART II. ACCOUNTS OF SPECIES --; KEY TO THE FAMILIES --; SUBORDER THECOPHORA --; FAMILY CHELYDRIDAE – The Snapping Turtles --; FAMILY KINOSTERNIDAE – The Musk and Mud Turtles --; FAMILY EMYDIDAE – Fresh-water and Marsh Turtles --; FAMILY TESTUDINIDAE – The Land Tortoises --; FAMILY CHELONIIDAE – The Sea Turtles --; FAMILY TRIONYCHIDAE – The Soft-shelled Turtles --; SUBORDER ATHECAE – The Leatherback Marine Turtles --; FAMILY DERMOCHELIDAE --; BIBLIOGRAPHY --; REFERENCES FOR STATES AND PROVINCES --; INDEX
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9781501722479; 9783110536171
• DOI: 10.7591/9781501722479
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: Archie Carr.

Having spent years studying turtles in their native habitats, Archie Carr brought together a wealth of information in this celebrated volume. Organized in clear and concise fashion, written in an engaging and lively manner, and furnished with black-and-white photographs, drawings, and maps, Handbook of Turtles (first published in 1952) gives a comprehensive summary of 79 species and subspecies of North American turtles. In the foreword to 1995 paperback edition, J. Whitfield Gibbons, renowned ecologist and natural history author, brings the book into historical perspective and supplies information to bring it up to date.In the introduction, Carr considers such topics as turtle physiology, reproduction, growth, adaptation, and behavior. The introduction also includes discussions of methods for collecting specimens, the evolutionary origins of turtles, and the mythology and folklore surrounding the turtle. The second part of the volume is organized according to keys that give identifying characteristics, life histories, and illustrations of each species. Under headings of geographical range, distinguishing features, description, habitat, habits, breeding, feeding, and economic importance, the volume provides detailed accounts of the various species and subspecies. Throughout Carr offers colorful recollections and anecdotes about his fieldwork and research.