Nest building is a taxonomically widespread and diverse trait that allows animals to alter
local environments to create optimal conditions for offspring development. However, there is …

Climate change is occurring at an unprecedented rate and has begun to modify the
distribution and phenology of organisms worldwide. Chelonians are expected to be …

Lifespan and aging rates vary considerably across taxa; thus, understanding the factors that
lead to this variation is a primary goal in biology and has ramifications for understanding …

Long-term studies have been crucial to the advancement of population biology, especially
our understanding of population dynamics. We argue that this progress arises from three key …

Conservation requires rapid action to be effective, which is often difficult because of funding
limitations, political constraints, and limited data. Turtles are among the world's most …

Phenotypic variation is strongly impacted by environmental conditions experienced during
development. Substantial laboratory research has shown that reptiles with flexible‐shelled …

In oviparous animals, nest-site choice is both a critical determinant of an individual's lifetime
fitness, and an important demographic parameter of populations. At the individual level, the …

Freshwater turtles are long-lived sedentary organisms used as biological sentinels to assess
anthropogenic perturbations in freshwater-ecosystems; notably because pollutants tend to …

Developing organisms are often exposed to fluctuating environments that destabilize tissue‐
scale processes and induce abnormal phenotypes. This might be common in species that …

In the present context of climate change and extreme weather events, understanding the
impact of flood events on Mediterranean riverine ecosystems is key for conserving …