NISC DISCover Report

NISC DISCover Report

Wildlife Worldwide - December 2001

Search Strategy

Index Terms/Taxonomy: Malaclemys*

Search Logic: Index Terms/Taxonomy

Total Matches: 83

Total Records Output: 83

Date: Wednesday, February 20, 2002

Title: An earlier name for the mangrove diamondback terrapin, Malaclemys terrapin rhizophorarum (Reptilia: Testudines: Emydidae)

Author: Ernst, Carl H.; Hartsell, Traci D.

Author Address: Department of Biology, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA 22030-4444

Source: Biological Society of Washington. Proceedings, 113(4): 887-889. 2000 ISSN: 0006-324X

Abstract:
The name Malaclemys tuberculifera Gray, 1844 is shown to predate the currently used name for the mangrove terrapin, Malaclemys terrapin rhizophorarum. In addition, the type locality of tuberculifera is shown to be in error.

Taxonomic Name: Malaclemys terrapin rhizophorarum

Index Terms:
amphibians/reptiles; taxonomy ¦ mangrove diamondback terrapin

Index Terms, Spanish:
anfibios/reptiles; taxonomíá

Publication Type: Conference Proceedings

Language: English

Abstract Language: English

Database: WILDLIFE REVIEW ABSTRACTS

Title: Use of a marked population of diamondback terrapins (Malaclemys terrapin) to determine impacts of recreational crab pots.

Author: Hoyle, Margaret E.; Gibbons, J. Whitfield

Author Address: Univ. Ga. SREL, Drawer E, Aiken, SC 29801. fax: 843-869-3023; e-mail:hoylem@mrd.dnr.state.sc.us

Source: Chelonian Conservation Biology, 3 (4): 735-737. 2000. ISSN: 1071-8443

Abstract:
Researchers report the results of their study, which indicate that in the southern part of the diamondback terrapin's range recreational crab pots are a potential conservation problem. A long-term mark-recapture study of diamondback terrapins in the Kiawah River, South Carolina, has resulted in the capture of more than 1200 adult terrapins since 1983. Based on these data, population estimates ere obtained for 1987-1996 for a particular tidal creek, which allowed the number of terrapins captured in crab pots in this area in 1997-1998 to be placed in a meaningful framework. Twenty recreational crab pots were set in Fiddler Creek between 1 May and 29 July, 1997 and between 1 April and 1 May, 1998. The pots were set and monitored for 48 hours each week and were checked at five-hour intervals during daylight hours to minimize terrapin mortality. During the 760 crab-pot-days in Fiddler Creek in 1997 and 1998, 21 captures were made of 19 individuals. The captures represent 4 percent of the total population.

Taxonomic Name: Malaclemys terrapin

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Malaclemys terrapin: http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/accounts/malaclemys/m._terrapin$narrative.html

Index Terms:
amphibians/reptiles; mortality; status; traps/trapping ¦ diamondback terrapin

Index Terms, Spanish:
anfibios/reptiles; conservación; estado numérico; mortalidad; trampas/atrapando

Geographical Area: North America; United States; South Carolina

Publication Type: Journal Article

Language: English

Abstract Language: English

Database: WILDLIFE REVIEW ABSTRACTS

Title: A too brief and woefully incomplete terrapin primer.

Author: Lewis, Don

Author Address: Cape Cod Consultants, P.O. Box 1054, South Wellfleet, MA 02663. e-mail:donlewis@mediaone.net

Source: Turt. Tortoise Newsl., No. 2: 2-3. 2000.

Abstract:
Diamondback terrapins are elusive turtles of the Atlantic and Gulf coasts rich, estuarine system of rivers, creeks, coves, bays, and marshes. Nearly harvested to extinction in the last century, terrapins were making a comeback, but are once again in decline. They are shy creatures and are extremely sensitive to human disturbance. Accidental spills, hazardous debris, and ghost equipment from seafood harvesting threaten the survival of this species along with habitat loss or disturbance.

Taxonomic Name: Malaclemys terrapin

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Malaclemys terrapin: http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/accounts/malaclemys/m._terrapin$narrative.html

Index Terms:
amphibians/reptiles; distribution; life history/general; morphology; species identification ¦ diamondback terrapin

Index Terms, Spanish:
aguazales; anfibios/reptiles; bahías; distribución; equipo; herramientas; historia de vida/general; identificación de especies; morfología; pantanos; ríos; sobrevivencia

Geographical Area: North America; United States; United States, Eastern; United States, Southeastern

Publication Type: Newsletter Article

Language: English

Database: WILDLIFE REVIEW ABSTRACTS

Title: Mysterious terrapin die-off on Cape Cod, Massachusetts.

Author: Lewis, Don

Author Address: Cape Cod Consultants, P.O. Box 1054, South Wellfleet, MA 02663.

Source: Turt. Tortoise Newsl., No. 2: 4-6. 2000.

Abstract:
In November 1999, nearly one hundred diamondback terrapins ranging in age from two-years-old to ancient breeding adults died on Cape Cod Bay. Their remains were soon covered in a thick layer of river ice, but resurfaced during a late January thaw. The author reports that the likely cause of this die-off was a long sheet of loose aquaculture netting that had become anchored in debris and stretched across the main transport channel supporting the terrapins within this habitat.

Taxonomic Name: Malaclemys terrapin terrapin

Index Terms:
amphibians/reptiles; mortality; nets/netting ¦ diamondback terrapin

Index Terms, Spanish:
anfibios/reptiles; capturando con redes; crianza; hielo; mortalidad; procreando

Geographical Area: North America; United States; Massachusetts

Publication Type: Newsletter Article

Language: English

Database: WILDLIFE REVIEW ABSTRACTS

Title: Terrapin conservation efforts.

Author: Golder, Walker; Lee, David; Whilden, Marguerite

Author Address: Natl. Audubon Soc., P.O. Box 443, Wrightsville Beach, NC 28480. e-mail:wgolder@audubon

Source: Turt. Tortoise Newsl., No. 2: 7. 2000.

Abstract:
Issues affecting diamondback terrapin conservation include commercial harvest, illegal harvest, loss of nesting beaches through shoreline erosion and bulkhead construction, road mortality of nesting females, increased egg predation by raccoons, and fatal collisions with boats and jet skis. One of the most serious problems is the drowing of terrapins accidentally captured in crab pots. Some states now require terrapin excluders on all crab pots. The Maryland Fisheries Service has implemented a pilot program toward citizens who do not fish or otherwise fit into the typical resource agency demographics. The project which beckons "Make your connection at Terrapin Station" has thirteen connections, at least one of which should pique everyone's interest. The author discusses this and other conservation efforts involving diamondback terrapins.

Taxonomic Name: Malaclemys terrapin

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Malaclemys terrapin: http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/accounts/malaclemys/m._terrapin$narrative.html

Index Terms:
amphibians/reptiles; conservation; conservation programs; distribution; management; mortality; status; wildlife ¦ diamondback terrapin

Index Terms, Spanish:
administración; anfibios/reptiles; barcos; conservación; depredación; dirección; distribución; erosión; estado numérico; fauna silvestre; manejo; mortalidad; programas de conservación

Geographical Area: North America; United States; Maryland

Publication Type: Newsletter Article

Language: English

Database: WILDLIFE REVIEW ABSTRACTS

Title: Terrapin research at Gateway National Recreational Area.

Author: Burke, Russell L.; Feinberg, Jeremy

Author Address: Dep. Biol., Hofstra Univ., Hempstead, NY 11549. e-mail:biorlb@hofstra.edu

Source: Turt. Tortoise Newsl., No. 2: 8. 2000.

Abstract:
Researchers began studying diamondback terrapin nesting ecology at the Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge in New York in 1998. With the help of volunteers, mostly from New York City and Long Island, populations of nesting terrapins were located at three different locations in Gateway National Recreation Area. Estimates of activity levels were made on the basis of evidence of nest depredation, turtle egg shell fragments, dead adult female terrapins found in upland regions, hatchlings, false nests, and tracks leading inland from the water. Research at Gateway is now branching out into different directions and is summarized in this article.

Taxonomic Name: Malaclemys terrapin

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Malaclemys terrapin: http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/accounts/malaclemys/m._terrapin$narrative.html

Index Terms:
amphibians/reptiles; life history/general; reserves/refuges/parks ¦ diamondback terrapin

Index Terms, Spanish:
anfibios/reptiles; fauna silvestre; historia de vida/general; pichones; reservas/refugios/parques

Geographical Area: North America; United States; New York

Publication Type: Newsletter Article

Language: English

Database: WILDLIFE REVIEW ABSTRACTS

Title: The diamondback terrapins of Piermont Marsh, Hudson River, New York.

Author: Simoes, Jose C.; Chambers, Randolph M.

Author Address: Fairfield Univ., Biol., Fairfield, CT 06430

Source: Northeastern Naturalist, 6 (3): 241-248. 1999. ISSN: 1092-6194

Abstract:
We investigated the size and structure of a population of diamondback terrapins (Malaclemys terrapin) inhabiting Piermont Marsh on the lower Hudson River, New York. From 6 June through 24 August 1997, 39 trapping periods were completed using trammel nets set in and around the marsh complex. Only eight terrapins were captured-six males and two females-indicative of a smaller or broadly-dispersed population. Terrapins were trapped near a sandbar area outside of the marsh but never seen or trapped in two marsh creeks, suggesting the creeks were not used by terrapins during the study. Instead, terrapins were observed basking and swimming around the rocky piers and breakwaters in the Hudson River. Recent development, soil subsistence, and Phragmites australis growth may have deteriorated traditional terrapin nesting sites in the region.

Taxonomic Name: Malaclemys terrapin

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Malaclemys terrapin: http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/accounts/malaclemys/m._terrapin$narrative.html

Index Terms:
amphibians/reptiles; distribution; ecology; population; status; wildlife/habitat relationships ¦ diamondback terrapin

Index Terms, Spanish:
anfibios/reptiles; asoleando; distribución; estado numérico; natación; Phragmites spp.; planta acuática; relaciones fauna/habitat; sitios de anidamiento; suelo

Geographical Area: North America; United States; New York: Hudson River

Publication Type: Journal Article

Language: English

Abstract Language: English

Database: WILDLIFE REVIEW ABSTRACTS

Title: Food ingestion in the estuarine turtle Malaclemys terrapin: comparison with the marine leatherback turtle Dermochelys coriacea.

Author: Bels, V. L.; Davenport, J.; Renous, S.

Author Address: Haute Ecole Provinciale Hainaut Occidental & de Charleroi, & Cent. Agronomique Recher. Appliquees Hainault (CARAH) rue Paul Pastur 11, B-7800 Ath, Belgium

Source: Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom. Journal, 78(3): 953-972. 1998. ISSN: 0025-3154

Abstract:
Using two aquatic turtles as models, the authors examined the evolution of aquatic and terrestrial feeding modes in vertebrates. The diamondback turtle exhibits a feeding mechanism similar to basic feeding mechanisms of terrestrial tetrapods. This species modulates it feeding behavior and jaw action in relation to the type of prey being pursued. The leatherback turtle relies heavily on suction for ingestion. klf.

Taxonomic Name: Dermochelys coriacea; Malaclemys terrapin

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Dermochelys coriacea: http://lionfish.ims.usm.edu/~musweb/dermocor.htm
Dermochelys coriacea: http://www.orf.org/turtles_leatherback.html

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Dermochelys coriacea:   http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/accounts/dermochelys/d._coriacea$narrative.html
Dermochelys coriacea:   http://www.unep-wcmc.org/species/data/species_sheets/leatherb.htm
Dermochelys coriacea:   http://www.dec.state.ny.us/website/dfwmr/wildlife/endspec/leatfs.html
Malaclemys terrapin:   http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/accounts/malaclemys/m._terrapin$narrative.html

Index Terms:
amphibians/reptiles; behavior; endangered/threatened species; foods/feeding; predation ¦ diamondback turtle; leatherback turtle

Index Terms, Spanish:
alimentarse; alimentos; anfibios/reptiles; comportamiento; depredación; especies amenazadas; especies en peligro; evolución

Publication Type: Journal Article

Language: English

Abstract Language: English

Database: WILDLIFE REVIEW ABSTRACTS

Title: Allocation of reproductive output: egg-and clutch-size variation in the diamondback terrapin.

Author: Roosenburg, Willem M.; Dunham, Arthur E.

Author Address: Dep. Biol. Sci., Ohio Univ., Athens 45701

Source: Copeia, 1997(2): 290-297. 1997. ISSN: 0045-8511

Abstract:
The authors present five years of data on the relationship between egg size and clutch size in diamondback terrapins. Neither optimal egg size theory nor developmental plasticity provide an explanation for the egg size variation observed in these terrapins. pcp.

Taxonomic Name: Malaclemys terrapin

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Malaclemys terrapin: http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/accounts/malaclemys/m._terrapin$narrative.html

Index Terms:
amphibians/reptiles; bioenergetics; clutches; eggs; life history/general; physiology; productivity; reproduction ¦ diamondback terrapin

Index Terms, Spanish:
anfibios/reptiles; bioenergética; fisiología; historia de vida/general; huevos; nidadas; productividad; reproducción

Geographical Area: North America; United States; Maryland: Saint Mary's County

Publication Type: Journal Article

Language: English

Abstract Language: English

Database: WILDLIFE REVIEW ABSTRACTS

Title: Malaclemys terrapin terrapin (northern diamondback terrapin). Predation.

Author: Watkins-Colwell, Gregory J.; Black, Matt

Author Address: Audubon Coastal Cent., 1 Milford Point Rd., Milford, CT 06460. e-mail: gjwc@aol.com

Source: Herpetological Review, 28(2): 87-88. 1997. ISSN: 0018-084x

Abstract:
The authors discuss the first documented case of gulls preying on northern diamondback terrapins. The predation event occurred near Milford, Connecticut. pcp.

Taxonomic Name: Malaclemys terrapin terrapin +Ciconiiformes; +Laridae; Larus

Index Terms:
amphibians/reptiles; behavior; birds; predator/prey relationships; predators ¦ gull; northern diamondback terrapin

Index Terms, Spanish:
anfibios/reptiles; aves; comportamiento; depredación; depredadores; relaciones depredador/presa

Geographical Area: North America; United States; Connecticut

Publication Type: Journal Article

Language: English

Database: WILDLIFE REVIEW ABSTRACTS

Title: On the paraphyly of Malaclemys: a molecular genetic assessment.

Author: Lamb, Trip; Osentoski, Matthew F.

Author Address: Dep. Biol., E. Carolina Univ., Greenville, NC 27858. e-mail: bilamb@ecuvm.cis.ecu.edu

Source: Journal of Herpetology, 31(2): 258-265. 1997. ISSN: 0022-1511

Abstract:
The authors created 32 equally parsimonious evolutionary trees from data composed of DNA sequences for the mitochrondrial control region and cytochrome b gene of diamondback terrapins and map turtles. The trees show that Malaclemys and Graptemys are distinct, monophyletic clades. lgh.

Taxonomic Name: Graptemys; Malaclemys

Index Terms:
amphibians/reptiles; evolution; genetics ¦ diamondback terrapin; map turtle

Index Terms, Spanish:
anfibios/reptiles; control; DNA; evaluación; evolución; genético; valoración

Publication Type: Journal Article

Language: English

Abstract Language: English

Database: WILDLIFE REVIEW ABSTRACTS

Title: Mortalidad de la tortuga Malaclemys terrapin en trampas para cangrejos. [Diamondback terrapin (Malaclemys terrapin) mortality in crab pots.]

Author: Roosenburg, Willem M.; Cresko, William; Modesitte, Michael; Robbins, Matthew B.

Author Address: Dep. Biol. Sci., Irvine Hall, Ohio Univ., Athens, OH 45701. e-mail: roosenbu@oak.cats.ohiou.edu

Source: Conservation Biology, 11(5): 1166-1172. 1997. ISSN: 0888-8892

Abstract:
Researchers studied the rate of capture, size, sex, and age of diamondback terrapins captured in crab pots in the shallow water areas of Chesapeake Bay, Maryland. The sex ratio was biased toward males, because females older than 8 years are too large to enter the traps. The results suggest that from 15 to 78 percent of a local population of terrapins are trapped each year in shallow water areas. The researchers developed and tested a modified trap that increases terrapin survival, but does not reduce the number of crabs caught. klf.

Taxonomic Name: Malaclemys terrapin

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Malaclemys terrapin: http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/accounts/malaclemys/m._terrapin$narrative.html

Index Terms:
age/sex ratios; amphibians/reptiles; commercial fishing; mortality ¦ crab pots; diamondback terrapin

Index Terms, Spanish:
anfibios/reptiles; mortalidad; pesca comercial; proporción de edad/sexo; proporción de sexo; sobrevivencia

Geographical Area: North America; Maryland; United States: Chesapeake Bay

Publication Type: Journal Article

Language: English

Abstract Language: English; Spanish

Database: WILDLIFE REVIEW ABSTRACTS

Title: Shell strength of mud snails (Ilyanassa obsoleta) may deter foraging by diamondback terrapins (Malaclemys terrapin)

Author: Tucker, Anton D.; Yeomans, S. Rebecca; Gibbons, J. Whitfield

Source: American Midland Naturalist, 138(1): 224-229. 1997. ISSN: 0003-0031

Abstract:
Data suggest that feeding on mud snails by diamondback terrapins may be uncommon due to the snail shells structural resistance to crushing. pcp.

Taxonomic Name: Malaclemys terrapin

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Malaclemys terrapin: http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/accounts/malaclemys/m._terrapin$narrative.html

Index Terms:
amphibians/reptiles; behavior; foods/feeding; wildlife/invertebrate relationships ¦ diamondback terrapin; mud snail; Ilyanassa obsoleta

Index Terms, Spanish:
alimentarse; alimentos; anfibios/reptiles; comportamiento; relaciones fauna/invertebrados

Geographical Area: North America; United States; South Carolina

Publication Type: Journal Article

Language: English

Abstract Language: English

Database: WILDLIFE REVIEW ABSTRACTS

Title: Lepidochelys kempi (Kemp's ridley), Caretta caretta (loggerhead), and Malaclemys terrapin centrata (Carolina diamondback terrapin). Diet and predation.

Author: Frick, Michael G.

Author Address: Caretta Res. Proj., Savannah Sci. Mus., 4405 Paulsen St., Savannah, GA 31405

Source: Herpetological Review, 28(3): 149. 1997. ISSN: 0018-084x

Abstract:
Information is provided on the feeding habits of the loggerhead and Kemp's ridley sea turtles. Of special note were two separate accounts of these turtles feeding on Carolina diamondback terrapins. Dead sea turtles were collected off the coast of Georgia. pcp.

Taxonomic Name: Caretta caretta; Lepidochelys kempii; Malaclemys terrapin centrata

Index Terms:
amphibians/reptiles; behavior; endangered/threatened species; foods/feeding; interspecies relationships; predation; predators ¦ Kemp's ridley sea turtle; loggerhead sea turtle; Carolina; diamondback terrapin

Index Terms, Spanish:
alimentarse; alimentos; anfibios/reptiles; comportamiento; depredación; depredadores; especies amenazadas; especies en peligro; relaciones interespecíficas

Geographical Area: North America; United States; Georgia

Publication Type: Journal Article

Language: English

Database: WILDLIFE REVIEW ABSTRACTS

Title: Maternal condition and nest site choice: an alternative for the maintenance of environmental sex determination?

Author: Roosenburg, Willem M.

Author Address: Dep. Biol. Sci., Ohio Univ., Athens 45701

Source: American Zoologist, 36(2): 157-168. 1996. ("Maternal effects on early life history: their persistence and impact on organismal ecology"; Hanken, James, editor). ISSN: 0003-1569

Notes: 7 fig.

Abstract:
Malaclemys terrapin.

Taxonomic Name: Malaclemys terrapin

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Index Terms:
age/sex relationships; amphibians/reptiles; behavior; breeding; eggs; habitat use; incubation; morphology; nesting sites; physical condition; physiology; reproduction ¦ diamondback terrapin

Index Terms, Spanish:
anfibios/reptiles; comportamiento; condición física; crianza; fisiología; huevos; incubación; morfología; procreando; relaciones entre edad/sexo; reproducción; sitios de anidamiento; uso del hábitat

Publication Type: Journal Article

Language: English

Abstract Language: English

Database: WILDLIFE REVIEW ABSTRACTS

Title: The origin of marine turtles: a pluralistic view of evolution.

Author: Kinneary, Joseph J.

Author Address: Dep. Environ. Prot., Mar. Sect., Wards Island, New York, NY 10035

Source: Chelonian Conservation Biology, 2(1): 73-78. 1996. ISSN: 1071-8443

Abstract:
The evolution of sea turtles is described. Adaptation of freshwater species to a salt water environment is explained by using morphological, behavioral, and physiological examples. lgh.

Taxonomic Name: Caretta caretta; Chelonia mydas; Dermochelys coriacea; Eretmochelys imbricata; Lepidochelys kempii; Lepidochelys olivacea; Malaclemys terrapin

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Caretta caretta:   http://www.orf.org/turtles_loggerhead.html
Caretta caretta:   http://lionfish.ims.usm.edu/~musweb/carcar.htm
Chelonia mydas:   http://lionfish.ims.usm.edu/~musweb/chelmyd.htm
Chelonia mydas:   http://www.orf.org/turtles_green.html
Chelonia mydas:   http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/accounts/chelonia/c._mydas$narrative.html
Dermochelys coriacea:   http://lionfish.ims.usm.edu/~musweb/dermocor.htm
Dermochelys coriacea:   http://www.orf.org/turtles_leatherback.html
Eretmochelys imbricata:   http://lionfish.ims.usm.edu/~musweb/eretimb.htm
Lepidochelys kempii:   http://lionfish.ims.usm.edu/~musweb/lepidoke.htm
Lepidochelys olivacea:   http://www.orf.org/turtles_oliveridley.html

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Caretta caretta:   http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/accounts/caretta/c._caretta$narrative.html
Caretta caretta:   http://www.dec.state.ny.us/website/dfwmr/wildlife/endspec/loggfs.html
Caretta caretta:   http://www.unep-wcmc.org/species/data/species_sheets/loggerhe.htm
Chelonia mydas:   http://www.unep-wcmc.org/species/data/species_sheets/greentur.htm
Chelonia mydas:   http://www.dec.state.ny.us/website/dfwmr/wildlife/endspec/grtufs.html
Dermochelys coriacea:   http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/accounts/dermochelys/d._coriacea$narrative.html
Dermochelys coriacea:   http://www.unep-wcmc.org/species/data/species_sheets/leatherb.htm
Dermochelys coriacea:   http://www.dec.state.ny.us/website/dfwmr/wildlife/endspec/leatfs.html
Eretmochelys imbricata:   http://www.dec.state.ny.us/website/dfwmr/wildlife/endspec/athafs.html
Eretmochelys imbricata:   http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/accounts/eretmochelys/e._imbricata$narrative.html
Eretmochelys imbricata:   http://www.unep-wcmc.org/species/data/species_sheets/hawksbil.htm
Lepidochelys kempii:   http://www.dec.state.ny.us/website/dfwmr/wildlife/endspec/atrifs.html
Lepidochelys kempii:   http://www.orf.org/turtles_kempsridley.html
Lepidochelys kempii:   http://www.unep-wcmc.org/species/data/species_sheets/kempridl.htm
Lepidochelys olivacea:   http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/accounts/lepidochelys/l._olivacea$narrative.html
Lepidochelys olivacea:   http://www.unep-wcmc.org/species/data/species_sheets/oliverid.htm
Malaclemys terrapin:   http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/accounts/malaclemys/m._terrapin$narrative.html

Index Terms:
adaptation; amphibians/reptiles; behavior; body size; ecosystems; endangered/threatened species; estuaries; evolution; flippers; habitat use; legs; morphology; nests/nesting; oceans; osmoregulation; paleobiology; physiology ¦ sea turtle; diamondback terrapin; green sea turtle; hawksbill sea; turtle; Kemp's ridley sea turtle; leatherback sea turtle; loggerhead; sea turtle; olive ridley sea turtle

Index Terms, Spanish:
adaptación; aletas; anfibios/reptiles; comportamiento; ecosistemas; especies amenazadas; especies en peligro; estuarios; evolución; fisiología; morfología; nidos/anidamiento; océanos; osmoregulación; paleobiología; piernas; tamaño del cuerpo; uso del hábitat

Publication Type: Journal Article

Language: English

Database: WILDLIFE REVIEW ABSTRACTS

Title: Malaclemys terrapin terrapin (northern diamond-back terrapin). Reproduction and nest predation.

Author: Aresco, Matthew J.

Author Address: Dep. Zool. & Wildl. Sci., Auburn Univ., Auburn, AL 36849-5414

Source: Herpetological Review, 27(2): 77. 1996. ISSN: 0018-084x

Taxonomic Name: Malaclemys terrapin terrapin

Index Terms:
amphibians/reptiles; behavior; Connecticut; distribution; general; life history/general; nest predation; nests/nesting; physiology; productivity; reproduction ¦ northern diamond-back terrapin

Index Terms, Spanish:
anfibios/reptiles; comportamiento; depredación; depredación del nido; distribución; fisiología; historia de vida/general; nidos/anidamiento; productividad; reproducción

Geographical Area: North America; United States; Connecticut

Publication Type: Journal Article

Language: English

Database: WILDLIFE REVIEW ABSTRACTS

Title: Thermoregulation or osmotic control? Some preliminary observations on the function of emersion in the diamondback terrapin Malaclemys terrapin (Latreille)

Author: Davenport, John; Magill, Shona H.

Author Address: Univ. Mar. Biol. Stn., Millport, Isle of Cumbrae KA28 0EG, Scotland

Source: Herpetological Journal, 6(1): 26-29. 1996. ISSN: 0268-0130

Notes: