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Meylan, P. A. (2006). Biology and conservation of florida turtles Vol. 3. Lunenburg, Massachusetts: Chelonian Research Foundation.
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Categories: General Keywords: Habitat - habitat, Indotestudo forstenii, Nordamerika - North America, Schildkröten - turtles + tortoises, Testudinidae Creators: Meylan, Rhodin Publisher: Chelonian Research Foundation (Lunenburg, Massachusetts) |
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Contributors ........................................................................................................................................................................7 Dedication In memory of Walter Auffenberg. Peter A. Meylan and Larry H. Ogren ...................................................................................................................10 Foreword Turtles and humans in Florida and the world: a global perspective on diversity, threats, and economic development. Anders G.J. Rhodin .................................................................................................................................................18 Introduction Peter A. Meylan.......................................................................................................................................................28 Habitats and ecosystems utilized by Florida turtles Peter A. Meylan.......................................................................................................................................................31 Family and Species Accounts Introduction to the snapping turtles: Family Chelydridae Peter A. Meylan.......................................................................................................................................................42 Chelydra serpentina – snapping turtle. Matthew J. Aresco, Michael A. Ewert, Margaret S. Gunzburger, George L. Heinrich, and Peter A. Meylan.44 Macrochelys temminckii – alligator snapping turtle. Michael A. Ewert, Dale R. Jackson, and Paul E. Moler.......................................................................................58 Introduction to the sea turtles: Family Cheloniidae Peter A. Meylan.......................................................................................................................................................72 Caretta caretta – loggerhead sea turtle. Blair Witherington, Richard Herren, and Michael Bresette...............................................................................74 Chelonia mydas – green turtle. Blair Witherington, Michael Bresette, and Rich rd Herren...............................................................................90 Eretmochelys imbricata – hawksbill turtle. Anne Meylan and Antho ny Redlow......................................................................................................................105 Lepidochelys kempii – Kemp’s ridley. Jeffrey R. Schmid and William J. Barichivich......................................................................................................128 Introduction to the leatherback turtles: Family Dermochelyidae Peter A. Meylan.....................................................................................................................................................142 Dermochelys coriacea – leatherback sea turtle. Kelly Stewart and Chris Johnson.........................................................................................................................144 Introduction to the softshell turtles: Family Trionychidae Peter A. Meylan.....................................................................................................................................................158 Apalone ferox – Florida softshell turtle. Peter A. Meylan and Paul E. Moler....................................................................................................................160 Apalone mutica calvata – Gulf coast smooth softshell turtle. Paul E. Moler........................................................................................................................................................169 Apalone spinifera aspera – Gulf coast spiny softshell turtle. Paul E. Moler........................................................................................................................................................173 Introduction to the mud and musk turtles: Family Kinosternidae Peter A. Meylan.....................................................................................................................................................178 Kinosternon baurii – striped mud turtle. Dawn S. Wilson, Henry R. Mushinsky, and Earl D. McCoy...............................................................................180 Kinosternon subrubrum – eastern mud turtle. Walter E. Mesh ka, Jr. and J. Whitfield Gibbons...............................................................................................189 Sternotherus minor – loggerhead musk turtle. Robert T. Zappalorti and Jo n B. Iverson.............................................................................................................197 Sternotherus odoratus – common musk turtle or stinkpot. Joh n B. Iverson and Walter E. Meshaka, Jr.........................................................................................................207 6 Biology and Conservation of Florida Turtles • Chelonian Research Monographs, No. 3 – 2006 Introduction to the New World pond turtles: Family Emydidae Peter A. Meylan.....................................................................................................................................................224 Clemmys guttata – spotted turtle. Peter A. Meylan.....................................................................................................................................................226 Terrapene carolina – eastern box turtle. Terence M. Farrell, C. Kenneth Dodd, Jr., and Peter G. May...........................................................................235 Deirochelys reticularia – chicken turtle. Michael A. Ewert, Dale R. Jackson, and Kurt A. Buhlmann..............................................................................249 Graptemys barbouri – Barbour’s map turtle. Michael A. Ewert, Peter C.H. Pritchard, and George E. Wallace.....................................................................260 Graptemys ernsti – Escambia map turtle. Matthew J. Aresco and Robert M. Shealy............................................................................................................273 Malaclemys terrapin – diamondback terrapin. Joseph A. Butler, Richard A. Seigel, and Brian K. Mealey................................................................................279 Trachemys scripta – slider or yellow-bellied slider. R. Brent Thomas.....................................................................................................................................................296 Pseudemys nelsoni – Florida red-bellied turtle. Dale R. Jackson......................................................................................................................................................313 Pseudemys concinna – river cooter. Dale R. Jackson......................................................................................................................................................325 Pseudemys floridana – Florida cooter. R. Brent Thomas and Kevin P. Jansen...................................................................................................................338 Introduction to the land tortoises: Family Testudinidae Peter A. Meylan.....................................................................................................................................................348 Gopherus polyphemus – gopher tortoise. Henry R. Mushinsky, Earl D. McCoy, Joan E. Berish, Ray E. Ashton, Jr., and Dawn S. Wilson.....................350
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