Climate forecasts suggest the Great Plains of North America have increased risk of droughts
during global warming. Environmental factors have potential to influence turtle populations …

For many turtle species, life history traits such as body size, age at maturity, and somatic
growth rate can vary among individuals and habitats and between the sexes. Therefore, it is …

Modeling somatic growth of animals whose growth rates are seasonally variable is a
challenge. Seasonal variation in growth reduces model fit and precision if not accounted for …

We used a 36-yr study of a turtle community in a northern Indiana lake to examine shell
anomalies and temporal changes in their frequency in 3 species. The overall frequency of …

Even though osteological abnormalities are very rare in wild reptiles (Telemaco et al. 2013,
Löwenborg & Hagman 2017), they are more frequent in captivity as a consequence of a …

In recent years there has been a decline in herpetofauna, sparking an interest in inventory
and monitoring of these declining species. Climate and drought affect population dynamics …

Climate forecasts suggest the Great Plains of North America have increased risk of droughts
during global warming. Environmental factors have potential to influence turtle populations …

La cifosis es una condición física definida como una deformidad dorsalmente convexa de la
columna en el plano sagital del animal. Durante los estudios de monitoreo de la tortuga de …

A single instance of the spinal deformity kyphoscoliosis in an immature female Irwin's
Snapping Turtle Elseya irwini is described. Being the only specimen (of any size class) so …

Hatchling, bred in outdoor pond in Michigan; parent origin: female Chrysemys picta dorsalis
from Reelfoot Lake Tennessee X male Chrysemys picta belli from Nebraska. These …