Organisms become adapted to their environment by evolving through natural selection, a
process that generally transpires over many generations. Currently, anthropogenically …

Temperate species of turtles hatch from eggs in late summer. The hatchlings of some
species leave their natal nest to hibernate elsewhere on land or under water, whereas …

Under temperature-dependent sex determination (TSD), temperatures experienced by
embryos during development determine the sex of the offspring. Consequently, populations …

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 …

Conditions experienced early in life can influence phenotypes in ecologically important
ways, as exemplified by organisms with environmental sex determination. For organisms …

Identifying the relative contributions of genetic, maternal, and environmental factors to
phenotypic variation is critical for evaluating the evolutionary potential of fitness‐related …

Understanding how potential predator cues and habitat features affect predation of turtle
nests is important because nest predators can influence the demographic structure of turtle …

We tested the hypothesis that female midland painted turtles (Chrysemys picta marginata
Agassiz, 1857) provide significant parental care to their offspring through their choice of nest …

Offspring phenotypic variation can be substantially influenced by non‐genetic factors such
as maternal effects, which ultimately can influence organismal fitness. For oviparous …

In the painted turtle (Chrysemys picta) and the red-eared slider (Trachemys scripta), the
temperature that eggs are exposed to during incubation influences many traits of the …