The Sonoran Desert Tortoise - Natural History, Biology, And Conservation

Klappentext This book presents the first comprehensive summary of the natural history, biology, and conservation of the Sonoran and Sinaloan desert tortoises. Most previous knowledge of desert tortoises comes from studies of Mohave Desert populations in California and Nevada. However, the ecology, physiology, and behavior of these northern populations are quite different from those of their southern, Sonoran Desert, and tropical cousins, which have been studied much less. In

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• Authors: Thomas R. Van Devender, Thomas R. Van Devender, Thomas R. (EDT) Van Devender
• Assisted by: Thomas R van Devender (Editor), Thomas R. Van Devender (Editor), Thomas R. Van Devender (Editor)
• Publisher: The University of Arizona Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 15.09.2006
• EAN: 9780816526062
• ISBN: 978-0-8165-2606-2
• No. of pages: 388
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 235 mm x 25 mm
• Series: Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum S; Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum S
• Subjects: Guides > Nature; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > Zoology