Winner, 2011 Book Award, The Wildlife Society2009 Outstanding Academic
Title, Choice
Ernst and Lovich's thoroughly revised edition of this classic reference
provides the most updated information ever assembled on the natural
histories of North American turtles.
From diminutive mud turtles to giant alligator snappers, two of North
America's most prominent experts describe the turtles that live in the
fresh, brackish, and marine waters north of Mexico. Incorporating the
explosion of new scientific information published on turtles over the
past fifteen years--including the identification of four new
species--Ernst and Lovich supply comprehensive coverage of all
fifty-eight species, with discussions of conservation status and
recovery efforts.
Each species account contains information on identification, genetics,
fossil record, distribution, geographic variation, habitat, behavior,
reproduction, biology, growth and longevity, food habits, populations,
predators, and conservation status. The book includes range maps for
freshwater and terrestrial species, a glossary of scientific names, an
extensive bibliography for further research, and an index to scientific
and common names.
Logically organized and richly illustrated--with more than two hundred
color photographs and fifty-two maps--Turtles of the United States and
Canada remains the standard for libraries, museums, nature centers,
field biologists, and professional and amateur herpetologists alike.
