Note: Intro -- Contents -- Contributors -- Abbreviations -- 1. Follicle Development in Vitro -- 2. Preparation of Gametes, in Vitro Maturation, in Vitro Fertilization, and Embryo Recovery and Transfer -- 3. Culture of the Mammalian Preimplantation Embryo -- 4. Assessment of Preimplantation Embryo Development and Viability -- 5. Micromanipulation of Gametes -- 6. Micromanipulation: Biopsy -- 7. Analysis of Intracellular Ions in Embryos: pH and Calcium -- 8. Assessment of Nutrient Uptake, Metabolite Production, and Enzyme Activity -- 9. Metabolic Pathway Activity -- 10. Confocal Imaging of Structural Molecules in Mammalian Gametes -- 11. Fluorescent in situ Hybridisation for Detection of Aneuploidy in Single Human Blastomeres for Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis -- 12. Assessment of Ploidy, Telomere Length, and Telomerase Activity in Oocytes and Embryos -- 13. Microscale RNA Isolation from Mammalian Embryos -- 14. Relative mRNA Transcript Abundance in Early Embryos by Reverse Transcription-Polymerase Chain Reaction -- 15. Characterization of Novel Genes during Early Development by Application of Differential Display RT-PCR -- 16. Two-Dimensional Protein Gel Database Analysis of Embryos, Oocytes, and Oocyte-Associated Granulosa Cells -- 17. Antisense Disruption of Gene Expression in the Preimplantation Embryo -- 18. Gene Subtraction and Analysis -- 19. Analysis of Apoptosis in the Preimplantation Embryo -- 20. Cytoplasmic Signaling and Cell Cycle Control in the Mouse Egg and Embryo -- 21. Human Embryonic Stem Cells -- 22. Spermatogonial Transplantation -- 23. Somatic Cell Nuclear Transfer -- 24. Cryobiology: Slow Freezing Vitrification of Embryos -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- Z.

Note: Intro -- Contents -- Introduction -- Part I: Evolution of the Discipline -- 1. Neuropsychology: Past, Present, and Future (1988) -- 2. Four Neuropsychologists (1994) -- 3. The Fate of Some Neuropsychological Concepts: An Historical Inquiry (1990) -- 4. The Prefrontal Region: Its Early History (1991) -- 5. Cerebrovascular Disease in the History of Clinical Neuropsychology (1991) -- 6. Spatial Thinking in Neurological Patients: Historical Aspects (1982) -- Part II: The Aphasic Disorders -- 7. Early Descriptions of Aphasia (1960) -- 8. Aphasia (1800-1860) (1963) -- 9. The Memoir of Marc Dax on Aphasia (1964) -- 10. Johann A. P. Gesner on Aphasia (1965) -- 11. Bergson and Freud on Aphasia: A Comparison (1987) -- 12. Pitres and Amnesic Aphasia (1988) -- Part III: Methodology and Assessment -- 13. The Interplay of Experimental and Clinical Approaches in Brain Lesion Research (1978) -- 14. Basic Approaches to Neuropsychological Assessment (1991) -- 15. The Amusias (1977) -- 16. Clinical Neuropsychology: 1960-1990 (1992) -- Part IV: Hemispheric Cerebral Dominance -- 17. The "Minor" Hemisphere (1972) -- 18. Hemispheric Cerebral Dominance Before Broca (1984) -- 19. The Hécaen-Zangwill Legacy: Hemispheric Dominance Examined (1991) -- Part V: Pediatric Neuropsychology -- 20. Dyslexia: Evolution of a Concept (1980) -- 21. Developmental Neuropsychology: Its Present Status (1992) -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Z.

Note: Intro -- Contents -- Part I: The Brain, the Mind, and White Matter -- 1. The Neurologic Background -- White Matter in the History of Neurology -- The Concept of Subcortical Dementia -- Does White Matter Contribute to Higher Function? -- The Perspective of Behavioral Neurology -- 2. White Matter Structure and Function -- Neuroanatomy -- Neurophysiology -- 3. Development and Aging -- Development of White Matter -- White Matter Changes in Aging -- 4. Neuroimaging -- Computed Tomography -- Magnetic Resonance Imaging -- Functional Neuroimaging -- Mapping Neural Networks -- Part II: Disorders of White Matter -- 5. Genetic Disorders -- Leukodystrophies -- Aminoacidurias -- Phakomatoses -- Mucopolysaccharidoses -- Muscular Dystrophy -- Callosal Agenesis -- 6. Demyelinative Diseases -- Multiple Sclerosis -- Acute Disseminated Encephalomyelitis -- Acute Hemorrhagic Leukoencephalitis -- Schilder's Disease -- Marburg's Disease -- Balò's Concentric Sclerosis -- 7. Infectious Diseases -- Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome Dementia Complex -- Progressive Multifocal Leukoencephalopathy -- Subacute Sclerosing Panencephalitis -- Progressive Rubella Panencephalitis -- Varicella Zoster Encephalitis -- Cytomegalovirus Encephalitis -- Lyme Encephalopathy -- 8. Inflammatory Diseases -- Systemic Lupus Erythematosus -- Behçet's Disease -- Sjögren's Syndrome -- Wegener's Granulomatosis -- Temporal Arteritis -- Polyarteritis Nodosa -- Scleroderma -- Isolated Angiitis of the Central Nervous System -- Sarcoidosis -- 9. Toxic Leukoencephalopathies -- Cranial Irradiation -- Therapeutic Drugs -- Drugs of Abuse -- Environmental Toxins -- 10. Metabolic Disorders -- Cobalamin Deficiency -- Folate Deficiency -- Central Pontine Myelinolysis -- Hypoxia -- Hypertensive Encephalopathy -- Eclampsia -- High Altitude Cerebral Edema -- 11. Vascular Diseases -- Binswanger's Disease. , Cerebral Autosomal Dominant Arteriopathy with Subcortical Infarcts and Leukoencephalopathy -- Leukoaraiosis -- Cerebral Amyloid Angiopathy -- White Matter Disease of Prematurity -- Migraine -- 12. Traumatic Disorders -- Traumatic Brain Injury -- Shaken Baby Syndrome -- Corpus Callosotomy -- 13. Neoplasms -- Gliomatosis Cerebri -- Diffusely Infiltrative Gliomas -- Primary Cerebral Lymphoma -- Focal White Matter Tumors -- 14. Hydrocephalus -- Early Hydrocephalus -- Hydrocephalus Ex Vacuo -- Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus -- Part III: White Matter and Higher Function -- 15. Cognitive Dysfunction and Dementia -- Cognitive Dysfunction -- White Matter Dementia -- Why a New Syndrome? -- 16. Focal Neurobehavioral Syndromes -- Amnesia -- Aphasia -- Apraxia -- Alexia -- Developmental Dyslexia -- Gerstmann's Syndrome -- Agnosia -- Neglect -- Visuospatial Dysfunction -- Akinetic Mutism -- Executive Dysfunction -- Callosal Disconnection -- 17. Neuropsychiatric Syndromes -- Depression -- Mania -- Psychosis -- Personality Change -- Fatigue -- 18. The Behavioral Neurology of White Matter -- Clinical Implications -- Distributed Neural Networks -- Neural Network Disconnection -- Future Directions -- White Matter and the Mind -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Z.

Note: Intro -- Contents -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Life Cycles: Blueprints for R[sub(0)] -- 3 Behavioral Alterations and Parasite Transmission -- 4 Behavioral Alterations and Avoiding Parasites -- 5 Behavioral Alterations and the Fitness and Longevity of Infected Hosts -- 6 Concluding Remarks -- Appendix: Tables -- Bibliography -- Species Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- X -- Y -- Subject Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- V -- W -- X -- Z.

Note: Intro -- Contents -- Contributors -- 1. Historical Notes on Reorganization of Function and Neuroplasticity -- I. Neuroscience Research on Neuroplasticity and Reorganization of Function -- 2. Neuropsychological Indices of Early Medial Temporal Lobe Dysfunction in Primates -- 3. Cognitive Recovery from Traumatic Brain Injury: Results of Posttraumatic Experimental Interventions -- 4. Growth of New Connections and Adult Reorganizational Plasticity in the Somatosensory System -- 5. Neuroanatomic Basis for Reorganization of Function After Prefrontal Damage in Primates -- 6. Reorganization of Function After Cortical Lesions in Rodents -- 7. Rapid Reorganization of Subcortical and Cortical Maps in Adult Primates -- 8. Motor Rehabilitation, Use-Related Neural Events, and Reorganization of the Brain After Injury -- 9. Role of Neuroplasticity in Functional Recovery After Stroke -- II. Developmental Studies of Neuroplasticity -- 10. Spatial Cognitive Development Following Prenatal or Perinatal Focal Brain Injury -- 11. Neuroplasticity Following Traumatic Diffuse versus Focal Brain Injury in Children: Studies of Verbal Fluency -- 12. Cerebral Reorganization in Children with Congenital Hemiplegia: Evidence from the Dichotic Listening Test -- 13. Reorganization of Motor Function in Cerebral Palsy -- III. Techniques for Studying Neuroplasticity in Humans -- 14. The Developmental Disorders: Does Plasticity Play a Role? -- 15. Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation as a Tool for Detecting Changes in the Organization of the Human Motor System After Central and Peripheral Lesions -- 16. Methodological Issues in Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging Studies of Plasticity Following Brain Injury -- 17. Neuroimaging of Functional Recovery -- 18. Computational Modeling of the Cortical Response to Focal Damage -- IV. Synthesis and Implications for Rehabilitation. , 19. Conceptual Issues Relevant to Present and Future Neurologic Rehabilitation -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W.

Note: Intro -- Contents -- 1. How the Brain Works: Structure and Function -- Three Biological Perspectives -- 2. The Simplest Nervous Systems: Neurons, Nerve Nets, and Behavior -- Unicellular Organisms: Behaviors Essential for Survival -- Animals without Neurons: Independent Effectors -- The First Nervous System: Hydra's Body and Behavior -- Sensory Neurons: Functional Polarity of Dendrites and Axon -- Motoneurons: Another Distinct Neuronal Type -- Nerve Nets: Amacrine Processes and Activity Patterns -- Intemeurons: Sign Switchers and Pattern Generators -- Overview: Evolution of Architecture, Not Building Blocks -- 3. Centralization and Symmetry: Ganglia and Nerves -- Flatworms: Bilaterally Symmetrical Predators -- Segmented Worms: Internal Ventral Nerve Cord -- More Evolved Invertebrates -- Overview: Polarity, Regionalization, Bilateral Symmetry, Segments -- 4. The Basic Vertebrate Plan: Nervous System Topology -- Embryological Perspectives -- Earliest Stages of Mammalian Development -- Neural Plate: Brain and Spinal Cord -- Neural Tube: Transverse Brain Divisions -- Neural Crest and Placodes: Peripheral Nervous System -- Generating Neuronal Cell Types and Groups: Longitudinal Brain Divisions -- A Nervous System Fate Map -- Overview: Parts of the Nervous System -- 5. Brain and Behavior: A Four Systems Network Model -- Reflex and Voluntary Control of Behavior -- Behavioral State Control -- Feedback -- Topography versus Systems -- Overview: Defining Each System -- 6. The Motor System: Coordinating External and Internal Behaviors -- Motoneuron Classes -- Introduction to the Somatomotor System: Flexion -- Distribution of Somatomotor Neuron Pools -- Central Pattern Generators: Sets of Motoneuron Pools -- Pattern Initiators and Controllers: Drive and Motivation -- The Autonomic Motor System -- The Neuroendocrine Motor System. , The Cerebellum: Motor Coordination and Learning -- Overview: Integration within and between Motor Systems -- 7. The Behavioral State System: Intrinsic Control of Sleep and Wakefulness -- Circadian Rhythms: The Day-Night Cycle -- Reproductive Cycles -- Sleep-Wake Cycles -- Modulating Behavioral State -- 8. The Cognitive System: Thinking and Voluntary Control of Behavior -- Cerebral Cortex Regionalization -- Cortical Cellular Organization -- Cortical Projections -- The Cerebral Nuclei -- Triple Descending Projection from Cerebrum -- 9. The Sensory System: Inputs from the Environment and the Body -- Evolution and Development of Sensory Neurons -- Overview of Sensory Neurons -- Overview of Sensory Pathways -- Forebrain Sensory Systems: Olfactory, Visual, Humoral, and Osmotic -- Ganglion Cell Sensory Systems: Submodalities -- Affect: Pain and Pleasure, Emotion, and Mood -- 10. Modifiability: Learning, Stress, Cycles, and Damage Repair -- Learning: Changing Synaptic Strength -- Stress: Biochemical Switching -- Cycles: Circadian and Reproductive -- Damage Repair: Regrowth -- 11. Gene Networks: Relationship to Neural Networks -- Appendices -- A. Describing Position in the Animal Body -- B. Naming and Classifying Nervous System Parts -- C. Methods for Analyzing Brain Architecture -- Glossary -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- L -- M -- N -- P -- S -- T -- V -- W -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y.

Note: Intro -- Contents -- 1. The Human Environment -- The nature of human physical boundaries -- The importance of preparation for extreme exposures -- Some basic concepts of survival analysis -- Characteristics of life-support systems -- 2. Survival and Adaptation -- The science of human physiology -- Principles of physiological regulation and adaptation -- Defining physiological adaptation to the environment -- Acclimatization and acclimation -- 3. Cross-Acclimation -- The complexity of adaptation to environment -- Positive and negative cross-acclimation -- Biochemical mediators of physiological adaptation -- Stress proteins and the stress response -- 4. Food for Thought -- A brief overview of human starvation -- Starvation: an affliction of the very young and the very old -- Assessing the severity of starvation -- Why children die of starvation -- Other critical factors in human starvation -- Starvation and obesity: strange bedfellows -- The molecular basis of obesity and hunger -- 5. Water and Salt -- The composition of body water -- Why do human food and water requirements differ? -- The body's minimum daily water requirements -- The mechanism of dehydration and the body's responses -- Dehydration and heat tolerance -- Survival time without drinking water -- 6. Water That Makes Men Mad -- The composition of seawater -- Ingestion of seawater -- Survival at sea -- Lessons from the USS Indianapolis -- A practical approach to salt and water loss at sea -- 7. Tolerance to Heat -- Mammalian homeothermy -- Humans as tropical primates -- Body heat balance -- Heat acclimatization -- Heat acclimatization and physical fitness -- The limitations of human tolerance to heat -- Heat illnesses -- Death by heatstroke -- 8. Endless Oceans of Sand -- The camel and the Berber -- Desert lessons from Pablo and the Haj -- Thermal stress and behavior. , Importance and regulation of heat-escape activities -- 9. Hypothermia -- The effects of extreme cold on the extremities -- Settings for systemic hypothermia -- The physiology of hypothermia -- Unexpected effects of cold and hypothermia -- The subtle effect of winter on human mortality -- 10. Life and Death on the Crystal Desert -- Life in Antarctica -- The race for the South Pole -- Failure to adapt to Antarctic conditions -- Engineering out the need to tolerate cold -- Human acclimation to cold -- Estivation -- Hibernation -- Hibernation, energy conservation, and suspended animation -- 11. Survival in Cold Water -- The sinking of the Titanic -- Water temperature and human survival -- Prediction of survival time in cold water -- Survival behavior in cold water -- Hypothermia in deep sea diving -- Respiratory heat losses and slow cooling -- 12. Air as Good as We Deserve -- Life in an oxidizing atmosphere -- Biological oxidations and oxygen toxicity -- Antioxidant defenses and the oxidant-antioxidant balance -- The free radical theory of aging -- 13. Bends and Rapture of the Deep -- Decompression sickness -- Rapture of the deep -- Pressure reversal of anesthesia and the high-pressure nervous syndrome -- Implications of high pressure for human life on other planets -- 14. Sunken Submarines -- The sinking of the Kursk -- The debate over submarine escape -- The physics of submarine disasters -- Analysis of survival factors on sunken submarines -- 15. Climbing Higher -- The physical environment of high altitude -- Physiological responses to high altitude -- High-altitude illnesses -- The zone of death -- Limits of human ascent to high altitude -- 16. Into the Wild Blue Yonder -- The International Standard Atmosphere -- Human visitation to the stratosphere -- Depressurization accidents -- The Armstrong line -- The pressure suit -- 17. G Whiz. , The continuity principle -- Gravity and acceleration -- High-G environments -- Limits of high-G tolerance -- Adaptation to sustained G forces -- 18. The Gravity of Microgravity -- Space sickness -- Intolerance of upright posture -- Loss of bone mass in space -- Loss of muscle mass in space -- 19. Weapons of Mass Destruction -- Biological and chemical warfare agents -- Thermonuclear weapons -- Types of radiation -- Biological effects of radiation -- Radiation and the human body -- 20. Human Prospects for Colonizing Space -- Advanced life-support systems -- Mission to Mars -- Habitability factors in long-duration spaceflight -- Deleterious effects of long-term exposure to microgravity -- Effects of life in space on human immunity -- Long-term effects of radiation on human life in space -- Establishment of permanent human populations in space -- Bibliography and Supplemental Reading -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- X -- Y -- Z.

Note: Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- PART 1 THE ART OF TEACHING SCIENCE -- CHAPTER 1 The Art of Teaching Science: A Reconnaissance -- Case Study: Kids Are Just Like Scientists -- How to Read This Chapter -- SECTION 1: A Reconnaissance -- SECTION 2: Science Teacher Gazette -- CHAPTER 2 Science for All -- Case Study: A New Buzz Word? -- How to Read This Chapter -- SECTION 1: Science for All -- SECTION 2: Science Teacher Gazette -- PART 2 THE GOALS AND THE CURRICULUM OF SCHOOL SCIENCE -- CHAPTER 3 The Goals and History of Science Education -- Case Study: Divine Intervention -- How to Read This Chapter -- SECTION 1: Goals and Philosophy of Science -- SECTION 2: Science Teacher Gazette -- CHAPTER 4 Science in the School Curriculum -- Case Study: A National Science Curriculum -- How to Read This Chapter -- SECTION 1: The Science Curriculum -- SECTION 2: Science Teacher Gazette -- PART 3 CONNECTING THEORY AND PRACTICE IN SCIENCE TEACHING -- CHAPTER 5 How Students Learn Science -- Case Study: A New Approach to Learning -- How to Read This Chapter -- SECTION 1: How Students Learn -- SECTION 2: Science Teacher Gazette -- CHAPTER 6 Models of Science Teaching -- Case Study: Descent from Innocence -- How to Read This Chapter -- SECTION 1: Models of Science Teaching -- SECTION 2: Science Teacher Gazette -- CHAPTER 7 Designing Science Units and Courses of Study -- How to Read This Chapter -- SECTION 1: Designing Science Activities and Units -- SECTION 2: Science Teacher Gazette -- CHAPTER 8 Assessing Active Science Learning -- Case Study: Mrs. Cronin's Whirlybird Project: Assessment in Action? -- How to Read This Chapter -- SECTION 1: Assessing Active Learning -- SECTION 2: Science Teacher Gazette -- PART 4 STRATEGIES OF SCIENCE TEACHING -- CHAPTER 9 Strategies Fostering Thinking in the Science Classroom -- Case Study: The Learning Log. , How to Read This Chapter -- SECTION 1: Thinking in the Science Classroom -- SECTION 2: Science Teacher Gazette -- CHAPTER 10 Facilitating Learning in the Science Classroom -- Case Study: Ecosystem Study -- How to Read This Chapter -- SECTION 1: Facilitating Learning in the Classroom -- SECTION 2: Science Teacher Gazette -- CHAPTER 11 Science, Technology, and Society in the Science Classroom -- Case Study: A Controversial Student Project -- How to Read This Chapter -- SECTION 1: STS in the Science Classroom -- SECTION 2: Science Teacher Gazette -- CHAPTER 12 The Internet: Moving toward Web-Based Learning Environments -- Case Study: Web-Based Teaching, Just Another Progressive Education Fad? -- How to Read This Chapter -- SECTION 1: Web-Based Learning Environments -- SECTION 2: Science Teacher Gazette -- APPENDIX A: Science Curriculum Developers -- APPENDIX B: Professional Societies and Organizations -- APPENDIX C: Science Equipment and Computer Software Suppliers -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Z.

Note: Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- INTRODUCTION -- ORGANIZATION OF ACCOUNTS AND MAPS -- BINOCULARS -- HOW TO IDENTIFY DRAGONFLIES -- HOW TO FIND DRAGONFLIES -- WHAT IS A DRAGONFLY? -- DRAGONFLY BIOLOGY -- HABITATS -- FLIGHT SEASON AND ABUNDANCE -- GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION -- CONSERVATION -- BACKYARD PONDS FOR DRAGONFLIES -- PHOTOGRAPHY -- DRAGONFLY SOCIETIES -- DRAGONFLY BODY PARTS -- ABOUT THE SPECIES ACCOUNTS -- SPECIES ACCOUNTS -- PETALTAILS - FAMILY PETALURIDAE -- DARNERS - FAMILY AESHNIDAE -- CLUBTAILS - FAMILY GOMPHIDAE -- SPIKETAILS - FAMILY CORDULEGASTRIDAE -- CRUISERS - FAMILY MACROMIIDAE -- EMERALDS - FAMILY CORDULIIDAE -- SKIMMERS - FAMILY LIBELLULIDAE -- PLATES (1-47) -- Further Reading -- Photographic Credits -- Index and Checklist -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- V -- W -- Z.

Note: Intro -- Contents -- 1 Introduction -- 2 River Turtle Diversity, Adaptations, and Roles in the River Ecosystem -- Taxonomic Composition of the World's River Turtles -- Adaptations to River Life -- Optimum Habitat -- Big Waters, Big (and not so Big) Turtles -- Sexual Dimorphism -- Reproduction -- Hatchling Ecology -- The Roles of Turtles in Riverine Food Webs -- Morphology -- 3 Communities and Habitats -- A Brief Review of the Study of Chelonian Communities -- A Global Overview of River Turtle Communities -- Community Composition, Species Richness, and Diversity -- Community Characteristics, Species Composition, and Replacement -- Guild Composition of Chelonian Communities -- Correlates of Turtle Richness -- Islands and Peninsulas -- Resource Partitioning and Species Interactions -- Species Interactions -- 4 Traditional Exploitation Methods, Efficiency, and Consequences for River Turtles -- Capturing Turtles in the Water by Diving -- Wading or "Muddling -- Archery, Harpooning, and Spearing -- Netting and Trapping -- Hook and Line Techniques -- Other Aquatic Methods -- Collecting River Turtles Ashore -- 5 River Turtle Exploitation: Past and Present -- Modern Subsistence Use of River Turtles -- Modern Commercial Exploitation of River Turtles for Food -- Favored River Turtle Species in the Modern Asian Food Trade -- Former Commercial Exploitation of River Turtles for Food in the United States -- Current United States National and Export Food Trade in Turtles -- Overall Effects of Exploitation on United States River Turtles -- Patterns of Commercial Exploitation in Mexico, Central America, the Caribbean, and South America -- Africa and Australia -- Exploitation for Purposes Other than Food -- Revenge of the River Turtles? -- 6 Indirect Factors Contributing to Extinction -- Habitat Alteration -- Terrestrial Alteration -- Wetlands -- Water Pollution. , River Development -- Introduced Species -- Stream and Riparian Management -- 7 Conservation, Management, and Rehabilitation -- In Situ (On Site) Techniques -- Genetic Considerations in River Turtle Conservation -- Antipredator Techniques and Other Methods to Improve Recruitment -- Ex-Situ (Off Site) Techniques -- Conservation Philosophy -- Conclusions -- Epilogue -- Literature Cited -- Species Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Z.