North American box turtles: A natural history
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Abstract
Once a familiar backyard visitor in many parts of the United States and Mexico, the box turtle is losing the battle against extinction. In North American Box Turtles, C. Kenneth Dodd, Jr., has written the first book-length natural history of the twelve species and subspecies of this endangered animal. This volume includes comprehensive information on the species’ evolution, behavior, courtship and reproduction, habitat use, diet, population structure, systematics, and disease. Special features include color photos of all species, subspecies, and their habitats; a simple identification guide to both living and fossil species; and a summary of information on fossil Terrapene and Native uses of box turtles. End-of-chapter sections highlight future research directions, including the need for long-term monitoring and observation of box turtles within their natural habitat and conservation applications. A glossary and a bibliography of literature on box turtles accompany the text.
| Publication type | Book |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Monograph |
| Title | North American box turtles: A natural history |
| Series number | 6 |
| Subseries | Animal Natural History Series |
| Year Published | 2002 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | University of Oklahoma Press |
| Contributing office(s) | Southeast Ecological Science Center |
| Description | 256 p. |
| Online Only (Y/N) | N |
| Additional Online Files (Y/N) | N |
| Google Analytic Metrics | Metrics page |