Biology and Conservation of Sea Turtles - Softcover

9781560986195: Biology and Conservation of Sea Turtles

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1560986190 ISBN 13: 9781560986195

Publisher: Smithsonian Institution Press, 2009

Still the most comprehensive review of the subject, Biology and the Conservation of Sea Turtles is now updated to reflect significant advances in sea turtle research. A new section summarizes developments and primary literature for fourteen areas of sea turtle biology and conservation - nesting; hatchling orientation; the early pelagic stage; telemetry and behavior; molecular genetic studies; applied and behavioral endocrinology; metabolism, physiology, and thermoregulation; diseases; temperature and sex ratio; growth and age; population models and structure; the current status of marine turtles worldwide; anthropogenic threats; and headstarting.

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About the Author:

Karen A. Bjorndal is professor in the Department of Biology and director of the Archie Carr Center for Sea Turtle Research at the University of Florida.

Review:

Praise for the first edition: This volume provides an excellent summary of sea turtle biology, especially as applied to conservation problems and solutions.... The contents are divided into four parts: Sea turtle biology; status of sea turtle populations by area; conservation theory, techniques, and law; and a sea turtle conservation strategy.... (Marine Fisheries Review)

Praise for the first edition: This volume provides an excellent summary of sea turtle biology, especially as applied to conservation problems and solutions.... The contents are divided into four parts: Sea turtle biology; status of sea turtle populations by area; conservation theory, techniques, and law; and a sea turtle conservation strategy. (Marine Fisheries Review)

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