Turtles of the World

Ernst, Carl H.; Altenburg, R. G. M.; Barbour, Roger W.

ISBN 10: 3540145478 ISBN 13: 9783540145479

Casa editrice: Springer Verlag, 2000

Riassunto

Produced in cooperation with the Smithsonian Institution University Press, this up-to-date and extensive work covers the turtles of the world with over 1000 unique full-colour photographs and video movies. All 288 species and 195 subspecies known to date - both aquatic and terrestrial - are included, with revised taxonomy. The IUCN information on the status of these species (red list) is also provided. The geographic information system, MapIt, includes new distribution maps allowing a comparison of the distribution patterns of species, and a study of the geographic diversity of turtles. Complete with all principle literature references (over 1800) for this group.

Dettagli dell?edizione

• Editore: Springer Verlag
• Data di pubblicazione: 2000
• ISBN 10: 3540145478
• ISBN 13: 9783540145479
• Rilegatura: CD-ROM
• Lingua: Inglese
• Numero di pagine: 2
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile