| Description |
1 online resource (x, 277 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
1. Introduction and history / J. Whitfield Gibbons -- Part I. Biology and ecology. 2 Capture, measurement, and field techniques / Willem M. Roosenburg and Russell L. Burke ; 3. Evolutionary history and paleontological record / Dana J. Ehret and Benjamin K. Atkinson ; 4. Taxonomy : a history of controversy and uncertainty / Jeffrey E. Lovich and Kristen M. Hart ; 5. Molecular ecology and phylogeography / Paul E. Converse and Shawn R. Kuchta ; 6. Life history with emphasis on geographic variation / Jeffrey E. Lovich, J. Whitfield Gibbons, and Kathryn M. Greene ; 7. Reproductive behavior and ecology / Joseph A. Butler, Russell L. Burke, and Willem M. Roosenburg ; 8. Hatchling behavior and overwintering / Patrick J. Baker, Ralph E.J. Boerner, and Roger C. Wood ; 9. Osmoregulation / Leigh Anne Harden and Amanda Southwood Williard ; 10. Temperature-dependent sex determination / Thane Wibbels, Taylor Roberge, and Allen R. Place ; 11. Foraging ecology and habitat choice / Anton D. Tucker, Russell L. Burke, and Diane C. Tulipani ; 12. Environmental toxicology / Dawn K. Holliday, Rusty D. Day, and David Owens -- Part II. Fisheries and conservation challenges. 13. History of commercial fisheries and artificial propagation / Victor S. Kennedy ; 14. Conservation in terrestrial habitats : mitigating habitat loss, road mortality, and subsidized predators / John C. Maerz, Richard A. Seigel, and Brian A. Crawford ; 15. Interactions with motorboats / Lori A. Lester, Harold W. Avery, Andrew S. Harrison, and Edward A. Standora ; 16. Bycatch in blue crab fisheries / Randolph M. Chambers and John C. Maerz ; 17. Conservation through environmental education / George L. Heinrich, Timothy J. Walsh, and Will Williams ; 18. Habitat restoration and head-starting / Willem M. Roosenburg ; 19. The future for diamond-backed terrapins / Joseph A. Butler and Willem M. Roosenburg. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Diamondback terrapin -- Ecology.
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Diamondback terrapin. |
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Ecology. |
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Diamondback terrapin -- Conservation.
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Roosenburg, Willem M., editor.
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Kennedy, Victor S., editor.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Ecology and conservation of the diamond-backed terrapin. Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2018 9781421426266 (DLC) 2018000279 (OCoLC)1021068950 |
| ISBN |
9781421426273 (electronic book) |
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1421426277 (electronic book) |
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9781421426266 (hardcover) |
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1421426269 (hardcover) |
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