Ecology and conservation of the diamond-backed terrapin [electronic resource] / edited by Willem M. Roosenburg and Victor S. Kennedy.

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Roosenburg, Willem M. (Editor)
Kennedy, Victor S. (Editor)
Language:English
Published: Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2018.
Subjects:
Diamondback terrapin > Ecology.
Diamondback terrapin > Conservation.
Online Access:
EBSCO eBooks: 2018 (EBSCO)
eBook Academic Collection (EBSCOhost) – North America: 2018 (EBSCO)
Format: Electronic eBook
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.