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Book Seasonal Activity Patterns  Baseline Population Genetics  and Analysis of Putative Hybridization in Three toed Box Turtles  Terrapene Carolina Triunguis

Download or read book Seasonal Activity Patterns Baseline Population Genetics and Analysis of Putative Hybridization in Three toed Box Turtles Terrapene Carolina Triunguis written by Anna Basalova Buchman and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Evidence for Ontogenetic Shifts in Box Turtles

Download or read book Evidence for Ontogenetic Shifts in Box Turtles written by Alison Madeline Hamilton and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book A Method for Detecting Nesting Activity  Thermal Implications of Different Nesting Strategies  and Activity Patterns of Ornate Box Turtles  Terrapene Ornata

Download or read book A Method for Detecting Nesting Activity Thermal Implications of Different Nesting Strategies and Activity Patterns of Ornate Box Turtles Terrapene Ornata written by Charles Rogers Tucker and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The ornate box turtle (Terrapene ornata) is a small emydid terrestrial turtle that has experienced declines throughout its wide geographic range. In an effort to provide supporting research for a reintroduction program at the Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge in northern Illinois, I investigated the ecology of this cryptic species. I developed a method that uses automated radio telemetry to identify nesting activity, allowing me to non-disruptively collect eggs from a species in which nests are notoriously difficult to find, and to monitor the nesting activity of many more animals than would otherwise be possible. Nest searches revealed that some females in this population nest underground, a behavior that may have important implications for the sex ratios of this temperature-dependent species. Data loggers placed into nest cavities revealed that underground nesting did not affect mean incubation temperatures, but the behavior reduced thermal variation of incubation temperatures. Automated telemetry was also used to quantify activity patterns in this population, and revealed that relative humidity, precipitation and turtle reproductive status affect turtle activity, and that thermal extremes restrict activity on both daily and seasonal scales in this northerly population. Activity levels were lower during an unusually warm summer.

Book Aspects of Thermoregulation in the Three toed Box Turtle  Terrapene Carolina Triunguis

Download or read book Aspects of Thermoregulation in the Three toed Box Turtle Terrapene Carolina Triunguis written by Dana L. Fritsche and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 106 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Reproductive Sciences in Animal Conservation

Download or read book Reproductive Sciences in Animal Conservation written by Pierre Comizzoli and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2019-08-30 with total page 559 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This second edition emphasizes the environmental impact on reproduction, with updated chapters throughout as well as complete new chapters on species such as sharks and rays. This is a wide-ranging book that will be of relevance to anyone involved in species conservation, and provides critical perspectives on the real utility of current and emerging reproductive sciences. Understanding reproductive biology is centrally important to the way many of the world’s conservation problems should be tackled. Currently the extinction problem is huge, with up to 30% of the world’s fauna being expected to disappear in the next 50 years. Nevertheless, it has been estimated that the global population of animals in zoos encompasses 12,000 – 15,000 species, and we anticipate that every effort will be made to preserve these species for as long as possible, minimizing inbreeding effects and providing the best welfare standards available. Even if the reproductive biology community cannot solve the global biodiversity crisis for all wild species, we should do our best to maintain important captive populations. Reproductive biology in this context is much more than the development of techniques for helping with too little or too much breeding. While some of the relevant techniques are useful for individual species that society might target for a variety of reasons, whether nationalistic, cultural or practical, technical developments have to be backed up by thorough biological understanding of the background behind the problems.

Book Biology and Conservation of Florida Turtles

Download or read book Biology and Conservation of Florida Turtles written by Peter A. Meylan and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 375 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Urban Herpetology

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  • Author : Joseph C. Mitchell
  • Publisher : Society for the Study of Amphibians & Reptiles
  • Release : 2008
  • ISBN : 9780916984793
  • Pages : 0 pages

Download or read book Urban Herpetology written by Joseph C. Mitchell and published by Society for the Study of Amphibians & Reptiles. This book was released on 2008 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Temperature Dependent Sex Determination in Vertebrates

Download or read book Temperature Dependent Sex Determination in Vertebrates written by Nicole Valenzuela and published by Smithsonian Institution Scholarly Press. This book was released on 2004 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Edited by the world's foremost authorities on the subject, with essays by leading scholars in the field, this work shows how the sex of reptiles and many fish is determined not by the chromosomes they inherit but by the temperature at which incubation takes place.

Book Pathology of Wildlife and Zoo Animals

Download or read book Pathology of Wildlife and Zoo Animals written by Karen A. Terio and published by Academic Press. This book was released on 2018-10-08 with total page 1424 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pathology of Wildlife and Zoo Animals is a comprehensive resource that covers the pathology of wildlife and zoo species, including a wide scope of animals, disease types and geographic regions. It is the definitive book for students, biologists, scientists, physicians, veterinary clinicians and pathologists working with non-domestic species in a variety of settings. General chapters include information on performing necropsies, proper techniques to meet the specialized needs of forensic cases, laboratory diagnostics, and an introduction into basic principles of comparative clinical pathology. The taxon-based chapters provide information about disease in related groups of animals and include descriptions of gross and histologic lesions, pathogenesis and diagnostics. For each group of animals, notable, unique gross and microscopic anatomical features are provided to further assist the reader in deciding whether differences from the domestic animal paradigm are "normal." Additional online content, which includes text, images, and whole scanned glass slides of selected conditions, expands the published material resulting in a comprehensive approach to the topic. 2019 PROSE Awards - Winner: Category: Textbook/Biological and Life Sciences: Association of American Publishers Presents a single resource for performing necropsies on a variety of taxa, including terrestrial and aquatic vertebrates and invertebrates Describes notable, unique gross and microscopic anatomical variations among species/taxa to assist in understanding normal features, in particular those that can be mistaken as being abnormal Provides consistent organization of chapters with descriptions of unique anatomic features, common non-infectious and infectious diseases following brief overviews of the taxonomic group Contains full-color, high quality illustrations of diseases Links to a large online library of scanned slides related to topics in the book that illustrate important histologic findings

Book Eco evolutionary Dynamics

    Book Details:
  • Author : Andrew P. Hendry
  • Publisher : Princeton University Press
  • Release : 2020-06-09
  • ISBN : 0691204179
  • Pages : 410 pages

Download or read book Eco evolutionary Dynamics written by Andrew P. Hendry and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2020-06-09 with total page 410 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In recent years, scientists have realized that evolution can occur on timescales much shorter than the 'long lapse of ages' emphasized by Darwin - in fact, evolutionary change is occurring all around us all the time. This work provides an authoritative and accessible introduction to eco-evolutionary dynamics, a cutting-edge new field that seeks to unify evolution and ecology into a common conceptual framework focusing on rapid and dynamic environmental and evolutionary change.

Book Tortoises and Freshwater Turtles

Download or read book Tortoises and Freshwater Turtles written by IUCN/SSC Tortoise and Freshwater Turtle Specialist Group and published by IUCN. This book was released on 1991 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Sleep  Sleepiness and Performance

Download or read book Sleep Sleepiness and Performance written by Timothy H. Monk and published by . This book was released on 1991-12-20 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Monk, Timothy H., Investigator, Non-NASA Center: U Pittsburgh, PA.

Book Contributions to the History of Herpetology

Download or read book Contributions to the History of Herpetology written by Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles and published by Society for the Study of Amphibians & Reptiles. This book was released on 1989 with total page 404 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Discussion of the Method

Download or read book Discussion of the Method written by B. V. Koen and published by Oxford University Press on Demand. This book was released on 2003 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discussion of the Method is an ideal supplement for introductory and advanced courses in engineering, philosophy, and other disciplines, as well as a compelling read for general audiences."--BOOK JACKET.

Book Conservation Project Support

Download or read book Conservation Project Support written by Institute of Museum Services and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: