Guide to sea turtle visceral anatomy
Rainey WE. 1981. Guide to sea turtle visceral anatomy. NOAA technical memorandum NMFS-SEFSC-82. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Miami, FL
This guide describes and illustrates the major visceral organs of sea turtles. it is designed primarily to aid nonspecialists in obtaining biological and ecological data through dissection of salvaged animals. Initial sections outline data recording, sampling methods, and comment on dissection procedure. The core of the guide is a series of photographs showing stages in the dissection of several species and sizes of sea turtles. These are accompanied by detailed legends describing dissection methods and the exposed organs. This guide was prepared for the Southeast Fisheries Center, NMFS.