The Natural History of the Turtles of Iowa

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This book is an in-depth look at the natural history of every turtle species found in Iowa; it contains Iowa-specific data found nowhere else and is essential to all who study turtles in the Midwest. Each of the thirteen species accounts include a sampling of the common names the species has been known by in the past, the first specimens collected in the state, and a brief history of the early Iowa literature related to the species, along with a complete description and a discussion of similar species, distribution in the state, habitat, behavior, threats, foods and feeding, and reproduction.