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vi, 204 pages : illustrations, maps ; 28 cm |
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Includes bibliographical references. |
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Contents: Contents -- Biology of North American tortoises: introduction / R. Bruce Bury and David J. Germano -- Phylogenetic systematics of North American tortoises (Genus Gopherus): evidence for their classification / Charles R. Crumly -- Validity of the tortoise Xerobates lepidocephalus Ottley and Valzques in Baja California / Charles R. Crumly and L. Lee Grismer -- Comparison of Gopher tortoise populations on islands and on the mainland in Florida / Henry R. Mushinsky and Earl D. McCoy -- Distribution, habitat use, and status of the desert tortoise in Mexico / Thomas H. Fritts and Randy D. Jennings -- Distribution, habitat use, and protection of the desert tortoise in the eastern Mojave Desert / R. Bruce Bury, Todd C. Esque, Lesley A. Defalco, and Philip A. Medica -- Range and habitats of the desert tortoise / David J. Germano, R. Bruce Bury, Todd C. Esque, Thomas H. Fritts, and Philip A. Medica -- Recent trends of desert tortoise populations in the Mojave Desert / Paul Stephen Corn -- Livestock grazing and the desert tortoise in the Mojave Desert / John L. Oldemeyer -- Ingestion of bones, stones, and soil by desert tortoises / Todd C. Esque and Eric L. Peters -- Organic composition and energy content of eggs and hatchlings of the Gopher tortoise / Terry A. Linley and Henry R. Mushinsky. |
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Contents: Contents (cont.) -- Reproduction of Gopher tortoises in North-central Florida / Joan E. Diemer and Clinton T. Moore -- Microhabitats and use of burrows of Bolson tortoise hatchlings / Judith Tom -- Home range, activity, and use of burrows of juvenile Gopher tortoises in Central Florida / Dawn S. Wilson, Henry R. Mushinsky, and Earl D. McCoy -- Neonates: missing links in the life histories of North American tortoises / David J. Morafka -- Comparative life histories of North American tortoises / David J. Germano -- Research on North American tortoises: a critique with suggestions for the future / David J. Germano and R. Bruce Bury. |
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Additional Physical Forms: |
Online version: Biology of North American tortoises. Washington, D.C. : U.S. Dept. of the Interior, National Biological Survey, 1994 (OCoLC)817091799 |
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Fish and wildlife research ; 13. |