The Biology of Sea Turtles, Volume II

472pp  ISBN 0849311233      £63.00

• Presents topics at the forefront of sea turtle research and conservation efforts
• Covers pressing conservation, environmental, and medical issues
• Includes new research techniques and syntheses not available in any other single source
• Provides over 1500 references to serve as an entry point for further research
• Contains approximately 100 figures, including 8 full color plates

The success of the first volume of The Biology of Sea Turtles revealed a need for broad but comprehensive reviews of major recent advances in sea turtle biology. Biology of Sea Turtles, Volume II emphasizes practical aspects of biology that relate to sea turtle management and to changes in marine and coastal ecosystems. These topics include the interactions of humans and sea turtles, an introduction to sea turtle anatomy, sensory and reproductive biology, sea turtle habitat use and ecology, stress and health, and the maintenance of captured animals. This volume provides both historical and up-to-date information.

Contents

• Prehistoric and Ancient Historic Interactions between Humans and Marine Turtles, Jack Frazier
• The External Morphology, Musculoskeletal System, and Neuro-Anatomy of Sea Turtles, Jeanette Wyneken
• Sensory Biology of Sea Turtles, Soraya Moein Bartol and John A. Musick
• Critical Approaches to Sex Determination in Sea Turtles, Thane Wibbels
• Reproductive Cycles of Males and Females, Mark Hamann, Colin J. Limpus, and David W. Owens
• Physiological and Genetic Responses to Environmental Stress, Sara L. Milton and Peter L. Lutz
• Ontogeny of Marine Turtle Gonads, Jeffrey D. Miller and Colin J. Limpus
• Adult Migrations and Habitat Use, Pamela Plotkin
• Variation in Sea Turtle Life History Patterns: Neritic vs. Oceanic Developmental Stages, Alan B. Bolten
• Roles of Sea Turtles in Marine Ecosystems: Reconstructing the Past, Karen A. Bjorndal and Jeremy B.C. Jackson
• Sea Turtle Population Ecology, Selina S. Heppell, Melissa L. Snover, and Larry B. Crowder
• Contemporary Culture, Use, and Conservation of Sea Turtles, Lisa M. Campbell
• Fisheries-Related Mortality and Turtle Excluder Devices (TEDs), Sheryan P. Epperly
• Social and Economic Aspects of Sea Turtle Conservation, Blaie E. Witherington and Nat B. Frazer
• Practical Approaches for Studying Sea Turtle Health and Disease, Lawrence H. Herbst and Elliott R. Jacobson
• Sea Turtle Husbandry, Benjamin M. Higgins
• Index