The Anatomy of Sea Turtles

Jeanette Wyneken, Ph.D.

Illustrated by Dawn Witherington

December 2001


Chapters

Cover & Credits & Table of Contents

Introduction and Terminology

Species Identification

Skull Anatomy

Standard Measurements

Methods of Dissection

Skeletal Anatomy

Muscle Anatomy

Circulation Anatomy

Lung and Airway Anatomy

Gastrointestinal Anatomy

Glands

Nervous System

Sense Organs

Urogenital System

Selected Bibliography

Index

Errata

 


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