Morphology, Performance, and Ecology of Three Sympatric Turtles in a Tropical Dry Forest

Butterfield, Taggert; Olson, Mark E.; Beck, Daniel; Macip-Ríos, Rodrigo

doi:10.1643/ce-18-165

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“…Of the 17 species found in Mexico, 10 (59%) are endemic (Berriozabal et al 2023. Population ecology has only been studied in some of these endemics including Kinosternon abaxillare Baur, 1925(Reyes-Grajales et al 2021, K. alamose Berry andLegler, 1980 (Iverson 1989), K. chimalhuaca Berry, Seidel, and Iverson, 1997(Butterfield et al 2020), K. creaseri Hartweg, 1934(Macip-Ríos et al 2018, K. oaxacae Berry and Iverson, 1980(Vázquez-Gómez et al 2015, 2016, and K. vogti López-Luna, Cupul-Magaña, Escobedo-Galván, González-Hernández, Centenero-Alcalá, Rangel-Mendoza, Cazares-Hernández, 2018 (Rosales-Martínez et al 2022).…”

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Reproductive ecology and natural history of Kinosternon herrerai (Testudines: Kinosternidae) at the center of its distribution

Mimila-Manzur,

Ramírez-Bautista,

Macip-Ríos

et al. 2023

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Mexico harbors 10 endemic species of mud turtles of genus Kinosternon, but natural history information is lacking for most of them. Herein we describe some generalities of the reproductive ecology and natural history of one population of the Mexican endemic, Herrera’s mud turtle, K. herrerai from Hidalgo, Mexico. Females and males were similar in body mass and carapace length. Additionally, larger and heavier turtles moved more than smaller and lighter ones. Clutch size varied from one to six eggs, with an average of 3.4 ± 1.7, and egg laying occurred at environmental temperatures between 15 and 21°C (x̅ = 18.6°C). Total nesting time (from selection of nesting site to oviposition) lasted ca. 37 min, and the incubation period was 75 days in situ. These results enhance our understanding of natural history aspects of Kinosternon mud turtles, which are necessary to carry out conservation actions to preserve all of its populations.

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Reproductive ecology and natural history of Kinosternon herrerai (Testudines: Kinosternidae) at the center of its distribution

Mimila-Manzur,

Ramírez-Bautista,

Macip-Ríos

et al. 2023

Phyllomedusa

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Is the Shape of Turtle Claws Driven by Locomotor Modes?

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Home range of three turtle species in Central Yucatan. A comparative study

Enríquez-Mercado,

Butterfield,

Aguilar-Romero

et al. 2024

BMC Ecol Evo

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Home range is a fundamental characteristic of an animal natural history. The study of home range provides information on the sites where organisms forage for food, find shelter, or locate mates. Home range size and shape can change throughout the lifespan of an organism, during the year, or across seasons, driven by resource availability and the basic needs for each organism. For freshwater and semi-aquatic turtles, home range is greatly affected by water availability, humidity, and temperature throughout the year, nevertheless demographic factors such age and sex are also important determinants of home range size. In this study we estimated home range and dispersal movements for Kinosternon creaseri, Terrapene yucatana, and Rhinoclemmys areolata in a semi-tropical dry forest in central Yucatán. For a two-year period, turtles were surveyed using hoop traps and visual encounters. Twenty-one individuals (5–8 per species) were equipped with radio transmitters to track them across the landscape. Distances between relocations and home range were compared across species seasons, sex, and interactions of these variables. Monthly average movements were positively correlated with rain in the three species studied. Home range of R. areolata was larger than those of K. creaseri and T. yucatana. Home range of the three studied species were larger during the wet season. Home range overlap index within same species individuals was higher during the rainy than dry season, but overall overlap is low between and within species.

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Morphology, Performance, and Ecology of Three Sympatric Turtles in a Tropical Dry Forest

Cited by 3 publications

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Reproductive ecology and natural history of Kinosternon herrerai (Testudines: Kinosternidae) at the center of its distribution

Reproductive ecology and natural history of Kinosternon herrerai (Testudines: Kinosternidae) at the center of its distribution

Is the Shape of Turtle Claws Driven by Locomotor Modes?

Home range of three turtle species in Central Yucatan. A comparative study

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