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Biology of turtles
Wyneken, J.; Godfrey, M.H.; Bels, V.L. (2007). Biology of turtles. CRC Press: Boca Raton. ISBN 978-0-8493-3339-2. 389 pp.

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    VLIZ: Reptilia and Amphibia REP.6 [105515]

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    Marine/Coastal

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  • Wyneken, J., editor
  • Godfrey, M.H., editor
  • Bels, V.L., editor

Abstract
    Featuring in-depth contributions from an international team of experts, the Biology of Turtles provides the first comprehensive review of the Testudinata. The book starts with the premise that the structure of turtles is particularly interesting and best understood within the context of their development, novelty, functional diversity, and evolution. It provides a robust discussion of the development and diversity of the shell. The book also explores the turtle body plan, its physiological and ecological consequences, evolutionary novelties, and their importance. The 200 illustrations found throughout the text enhance the chapters combine with color illustrations of the development of the shell, aspects of bone structural diversity, growth, and skeletochronology, to make this book an unparalleled resource. The volume concludes with a thoughtful discussion of the more than century long debate on the origins of turtles and the reasons why our understanding of the phylogenic origins and evolution of turtles remains tentative.

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