Home is where the shell is: predicting turtle home range sizes

A Slavenko, Y Itescu, F Ihlow… - Journal of Animal …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Home range is the area traversed by an animal in its normal activities. The size of home
ranges is thought to be tightly linked to body size, through size effect on metabolic …

Os Testudines continentais do Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil: taxonomia, história natural e conservação

CS Bujes - Iheringia. Série Zoologia, 2010 - SciELO Brasil
O Rio Grande do Sul é o estado mais meridional do Brasil, apresentando fauna e flora
peculiares associadas às características morfoclimáticas da região. A diversidade de …

Feeding Habits of Phrynops geoffroanus (Chelidae) in an Urban River in Central Brazil

FI Martins, FL De Souza… - Chelonian …, 2010 - meridian.allenpress.com
Few studies have described the natural history of Phrynops geoffroanus in anthropogenic
environments. We analyzed the stomach contents of 39 P. geoffroanus from the …

Abundance, Home Range, and Movement Patterns of the Endemic Species Dahl's Toad-Headed Turtle (Mesoclemmys dahli) in Cesar, Colombia

G Forero-Medina… - Chelonian …, 2011 - meridian.allenpress.com
Population monitoring and evaluation of spatial requirements of species are key actions for
the conservation of wild populations, especially for endemic and threatened species. We …

Home Range and Habitat Selection of the Endangered Euphrates Softshell Turtle Rafetus euphraticus in a Fragmented Habitat in Southwestern Iran

H Ghaffari, F Ihlow, MV Plummer… - Chelonian …, 2014 - meridian.allenpress.com
We present information on movement patterns and habitat selection of the endangered
Euphrates softshell turtle Rafetus euphraticus (Daudin 1802) from Karkheh Regulating Dam …

[PDF][PDF] The home range of adult Phrynops geoffroanus (Testudines, Chelidae) in relation to sex and body mass

MMP Müller, Z Ortega, PC Antunes, LL Seino… - …, 2019 - herpetozoa.pensoft.net
Studying how different variables influence the size and shape of animals' home ranges
helps our understanding of the ecology of individuals and populations. This study aims to …

Estado sanitario de tortugas dulceacuícolas de la familia Chelidae en arroyos pampásicos de llanura y serranos con distinto impacto de contaminación

RM Sánchez - 2022 - sedici.unlp.edu.ar
Los ecosistemas acuáticos continentales albergan gran parte de la biodiversidad del
planeta y se encuentran entre los ambientes más amenazados a nivel mundial debido a la …

[HTML][HTML] Diatom assemblages associated with turtle carapaces in the Neotropical region

JC Donato-Rondón, JD González-Trujillo… - Revista de Biología …, 2018 - scielo.sa.cr
Few studies have explored the ecology and interrelationship with other organisms of the
many endangered freshwater turtle species inhabiting the Neotropical region. The focus of …

Nesting Ecology and Nest Predation of Phrynops geoffroanus (Testudines, Chelidae) in the Guaporé River of the Brazilian and Bolivian Amazon

L Schneider, CR Ferrara, RC Vogt… - Chelonian …, 2011 - meridian.allenpress.com
We studied reproductive parameters and noted predation of Phrynops geoffroanus nests
along the Guaporé River of the Brazilian and Bolivian Amazon during the beginning of the …

How far from water? Terrestrial dispersal and nesting sites of the freshwater turtle Phrynops hilarii in the floodplain of the Paraná River (Argentina)

MS López, W Sione, GC Leynaud, YA Prieto… - Zoological science, 2013 - BioOne
Terrestrial environments surrounding aquatic resources are important and intensively used
by semi-aquatic species. In the present work, terrestrial dispersal and nesting sites of the …