| Description |
1 online resource (viii, 136 pages) : illustrations (some color), color maps. |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Series |
A Wormsloe Foundation nature book
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Wormsloe Foundation nature book.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (page 131) and index. |
| Contents |
Species covered: Loggerhead -- Leatherback -- Kemp's ridley -- Green sea turtle -- Hawksbill -- Olive ridley -- Learn about: where they nest, how they look and what they eat at each stage of life, what threatens their existence (predators, commercial fishing, diseases, pollution) -- Identification keys -- Detailed drawings of distinctive features. |
| Summary |
Describes the physical characteristics, natural environment, behavior, and conservation of sea turtles that can be found along the Atlantic and Gulf Coasts of the United States. Includes photographs, illustrations, and distribution maps. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Sea turtles -- Atlantic Coast (U.S.)
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Sea turtles. |
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Sea turtles -- Gulf Coast (U.S.)
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Shoop, C. R.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Ruckdeschel, Carol. Sea turtles of the Atlantic and Gulf coasts of the United States. Athens : University of Georgia Press, ©2006 0820326143 (DLC) 2005032817 (OCoLC)62302380 |
| ISBN |
9780820344461 (electronic book) |
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082034446X (electronic book) |
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1280497882 |
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9781280497889 |
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0820326143 |
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9780820326146 |
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