Turtles of the United States and Canada

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A comprehensive reference that summarizes the current knowledge about the 56 turtle species of the US and Canada of which 13 are protected under the Endangered Species Act. Each of the species accounts includes sections on recognition karyotype fossil record distribution geographic variation confusing species habitat behavior reproduction biology growth and longevity food habits populations and predators. The authors also include a discussion of turtle anatomy a key to species identification a pronunciation glossary for scientific names and an extensive bibliography. Illustrated with color plates and b&w photographs of each species anatomical line drawings and distribution maps. Annotation copyright Book News Inc. Portland Or.