The Biology of Sea Turtles, Volume I

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Physiology as Integrated Systems Amanda Southwood Williard Vision Kerstin A. Fritsches and Eric J. Warrant Natal Homing and Imprinting in Sea Turtles Kenneth J. Lohmann, Catherine M.F. Lohmann, J. Roger Brothers, and Nathan F. Putman The Skeleton: An In Vivo View of Structure Jeanette Wyneken Age and Age Estimation in Sea Turtles Larisa Avens and Melissa L. Snover Molecular Genetics of Sea Turtles Michael P. Jensen, Nancy N. FitzSimmons, and Peter H. Dutton Oceanic Habits and Habitats: Dermochelys coriacea Vincent S. Saba Oceanic Habits and Habitats: Caretta caretta Katherine L. Mansfield and Nathan F. Putman Feeding Biology: Advances from Field-Based Observations, Physiological Studies, and Molecular Techniques T. Todd Jones and Jeffrey A. Seminoff Predators, Prey, and the Ecological Roles of Sea Turtles Michael R. Heithaus Exposure to and Effects of Persistent Organic Pollutants Jennifer M. Keller Fisheries Bycatch of Marine Turtles: Lessons Learned from Decades of Research and Conservation Rebecca Lewison, Bryan Wallace, Joana Alfaro-Shigueto, Jeff Mangel, Sara Maxwell, and Elliott Hazen Climate Change and Marine Turtles Mark Hamann, Mariana M.P.B. Fuentes, Natalie C. Ban, and Veronique J.L. Mocellin Free-Ranging Sea Turtle Health Mark Flint Sea Turtle Epibiosis Michael G. Frick and Joseph B. Pfaller Parasites of Marine Turtles Ellis C. Greiner Index