Articles
Chelonian Conservation and Biology
International Journal of Turtle and Tortoise Research
(ISSN 1071-8443)
Volumes 1–4 (1993–2005)
Volume 1 (1993–1995)
Volume 1, Number 1 – November 1993
Prologue
Editorial: A new turtle and tortoise journal. JOHN L. BEHLER, PETER C.H. PRITCHARD, AND ANDERS G.J. RHODINÂ Â Â 2
Articles
Conservation biology of the pig-nosed turtle, Carettochelys insculpta. ARTHUR GEORGES AND MARK ROSEÂ Â Â 3
Status and exploitation of the Madagascan big-headed turtle, Erymnochelys madagascariensis. GERALD KUCHLING AND RUSSELL A. MITTERMEIERÂ Â Â 13
Distribution, osteology, and natural history of the Asian giant softshell turtle, Pelochelys bibroni, in Papua New Guinea. ANDERS G.J. RHODIN, RUSSELL A. MITTERMEIER, AND PHILIP M. HALLÂ Â Â 19
Carapacial pankinesis in the Malayan softshell turtle, Dogania subplana. PETER C.H. PRITCHARDÂ Â Â 31
On growth, sexual dimorphism, and the general ecology of the African spurred tortoise, Geochelone sulcata, in Mali. MICHAEL R.K. LAMBERTÂ Â Â 37
Notes and Field Reports
Range extension for Emydura subglobosa in Papua New Guinea. ANDERS G.J. RHODINÂ Â Â 47
A ranching project for freshwater turtles in Costa Rica. PETER C.H. PRITCHARDÂ Â Â 48
New localities for Pyxis planicauda in west-central Madagascar. JOHN L. BEHLER, QUENTIN M.C. BLOXAM, EDMOND R. RAKOTOVAO, AND HERILALA J.A.R. RANDRIAMAHAZOÂ Â Â 49
Reunion Island – still a land of tortoises. JUAN GONZALEZ GONZALEZÂ Â Â 51
Translations
On the distribution, relative abundance and protection of tortoises in Bulgaria. VLADIMIR A. BESHKOV [1984]. Translation from Bulgarian arranged by JAMES R. BUSKIRKÂ Â Â 53
Newsnotes and Announcements
International conference on conservation, restoration, and management of turtles and tortoises. MICHAEL W. KLEMENS, KRISTIN H. BERRY, AND SUZANNE DOHMÂ Â Â 63
Bibliographic database of chelonian literature established. ANDERS G.J. RHODIN, KENT R. BEAMAN, AND LORI A. DICONZAÂ Â Â 64
Chelonian Research Foundation Linnaeus Fund: 1992 grant recipients. ANDERS G.J. RHODINÂ Â Â 64
Appendix
IUCN/SSC Tortoise and Freshwater Turtle Specialist Group 1993 membership list.   67
Volume 1, Number 2 – July 1994
Prologue
Editorial comment. JOHN L. BEHLER, PETER C.H. PRITCHARD, AND ANDERS G.J. RHODINÂ Â Â 79
Articles
The Mary River tortoise: a new genus and species of short-necked chelid from Queensland, Australia (Testudines; Pleurodira). JOHN CANN AND JOHN M. LEGLERÂ Â Â 81
Activity patterns and habitat use of box turtles (Terrapene carolina bauri) on a Florida island, with recommendations for management. C. KENNETH DODD, JR., RICHARD FRANZ, AND LORA L. SMITHÂ Â Â 97
The ecology of sea beach nesting in slider turtles (Trachemys scripta venusta) from Caribbean Costa Rica. DON MOLLÂ Â Â 107
Morphometric analysis and taxonomy of cooter and red-bellied turtles in the North American genus Pseudemys (Emydidae). MICHAEL E. SEIDELÂ Â Â 117
Comments on Chinemys palaeannamitica and certain other chelonian taxa based upon material from archaeological sites. PETER C.H. PRITCHARDÂ Â Â 131
Notes and Field Reports
Husbandry and captive breeding of the parrot-beaked tortoise, Homopus areolatus. JAMES E. BARZYKÂ Â Â 138
Thermal limits of incubation in embryos of softshell turtles (Apalone mutica). MICHAEL V. PLUMMER, CHRIS E. SHADRIX, AND REBEKAH C. COXÂ Â Â 141
Reproduction of the cabeçudo, Peltocephalus dumerilianus, in the Biological Reserve of Rio Trombetas, Pará, Brazil. RICHARD C. VOGT, VITOR HUGO CANTARELLI, AND ALBERTO GUERREIRO DE CARVALHO   145
Maximum size and clutch size records for eastern painted turtles, Chrysemys picta picta, from mid-coastal Maine. ANDERS G.J. RHODlN AND GLEN H. MITTELHAUSERÂ Â Â 148
Translations
Status and conservation prospects of Testudo graeca L. inhabiting the Black Sea coast of the Caucasus. ALEXANDER A. INOZEMTSEV AND SOLOMON L. PERESHKOLNlK. [1985]. Translation from Russian by MARINA PROUTKINA, arranged by DEWEY I. WALLACEÂ Â Â 151
Commentaries and Reviews
Temperature controlled sex determination as a tool for turtle conservation. RICHARD C. VOGTÂ Â Â 159
Newsnotes and Announcements
Turtle and tortoise papers presented at the Second World Congress of Herpetology.   163
Chelonia Neotropica – a new turtle and tortoise newsletter from Brazil. ALINE TRISTAO BERNARDES  165
Chelonian Research Foundation Linnaeus Fund: 1993 grant recipients. ANDERS G.J. RHODINÂ Â Â 166
Volume 1, Number 3 – January 1995
Prologue
Editorial comment. JOHN L. BEHLER, PETER C.H. PRITCHARD, AND ANDERS G.J. RHODINÂ Â Â 171
Articles
Movements and home range of hatchling and yearling gopher tortoises, Gopherus polyphemus. JOSEPH A. BUTLER, RAY D. BOWMAN, TODD W. HULL, AND SCOTT SOWELLÂ Â Â 173
Reproductive biology of the chopontil, Claudius angustatus (Testudines: Kinosternidae), in southern Veracruz, Mexico. OSCAR A. FLORES-VILLELA AND GEORGE R. ZUGÂ Â Â 181
Early post-emergent behavior and habitat selection in hatchling Blanding’s turtles, Emydoidea blandingii, in Massachusetts. BRIAN O. BUTLER AND TERRY E. GRAHAMÂ Â Â 187
An assessment of the effects of commercial exploitation on the pancake tortoise, Malacochersus tornieri, in Tanzania. MICHAEL W. KLEMENS AND DON MOLLÂ Â Â 197
Habitat use and population parameters of the spotted turtle, Clemmys guttata, a Species of Special Concern in Massachusetts. TERRY E. GRAHAMÂ Â Â 207
Observations and morphometric data on the Namaqualand speckled tortoise, Homopus signatus signatus (Gmelin, 1789), in South Africa. NICOLAS BAYOFFÂ Â Â 215
Notes and Field Reports
Exploitation of the alligator snapping turtle, Macroclemys temminckii, in Louisiana: a case study. KEVIN SLOAN AND JEFFREY E. LOVICHÂ Â Â 221
Turtles at a market in western Yunnan: possible range extensions for some southern Asiatic chelonians in China and Myanmar. GERALD KUCHLINGÂ Â Â 223
Reproductive biology of the Indian roofed turtle, Kachuga tecta, in Bangladesh. MD. LOKMAN HOSSAIN AND MD. SOHRAB UDDIN SARKERÂ Â Â 226
Incubation period and sex ratio of Hermann’s tortoise, Testudo hermanni boettgeri. BERT T. EENDEBAKÂ Â Â 227
Growth of head-started Kemp’s ridley sea turtles (Lepidochelys kempii) following release. CHARLES W. CAILLOUET, JR., CLARK T. FONTAINE, SHARON A. MANZELLA-TIRPAK, AND THEODORE D. WILLIAMSÂ Â Â 231
Translations
Population density of the steppe tortoise in some regions of the Almaty and Taldyqorghan Districts, Kazakhstan. RUDOLF A. KUBYKIN. [1988]. Translation from Russian by CHERYL A. WHlTE, arranged by JAMES R. BUSKIRKÂ Â Â 235
Commentaries and Reviews
Manipulating sex ratios: turtle speed ahead! N. MROSOVSKY AND MATTHEW H. GODFREYÂ Â Â 238
Workshop on the ecology, status, and management of the diamondback terrapin (Malaclemys terrapin), Savannah River Ecology Laboratory, 2 August 1994: final results and recommendations. Compiled by RICHARD A. SEIGEL AND J. WHITFIELD GIBBONSÂ Â Â 240
Turtle issues at CITES 1994. PETER C.H. PRITCHARDÂ Â Â 243
In Memoriam. Leo Brongersma — an appreciation. PETER C.H. PRITCHARD   244
Newsnotes and Announcements
Chelonian Research Foundation Linnaeus Fund: 1994 grant recipients. ANDERS G.J. RHODINÂ Â Â 248
Research activities of the Sea Turtle Research Unit (SEATRU) of Universiti Pertanian Malaysia. SEA TURTLE RESEARCH UNITÂ Â Â 248
Centre de Reproducció de Tortugues de l’Albera in Spain. RAMON MASCORT BRUGAROLAS   249
New publication on turtle and tortoise trade in the United States. ALLEN SALZBERGÂ Â Â 250
Chelonian Research Monographs, a new publication series by Chelonian Research Foundation. ANDERS G.J. RHODINÂ Â Â 250
Volume 1, Number 4 – August 1995
Articles
On geographical size variation, growth, and sexual dimorphism of the leopard tortoise, Geochelone pardalis, in Somaliland. MICHAEL R.K. LAMBERTÂ Â Â 269
Mycoplasmosis and the desert tortoise (Gopherus agassizii) in Las Vegas Valley, Nevada. ELLIOTT R. JACOBSON, MARY B. BROWN, ISABELLA M. SCHUMACHER, BOBBY R. COLLINS, RICHARD K. HARRIS, AND PAUL A. KLEINÂ Â Â 279
Survival of head-started Kemp’s ridley sea turtles (Lepidochelys kempii) released into the Gulf of Mexico or adjacent bays. CHARLES W. CAILLOUET, JR., CLARK T. FONTAINE, SHARON A. MANZELLA-TIRPAK, AND DONNA J. SHAVERÂ Â Â 285
Geographic variation in the matamata turtle, Chelus fimbriatus, with observations on its shell morphology and morphometry. MARCELO R. SANCHEZ-VILLAGRA, PETER C.H. PRITCHARD, ALFRED PAOLILLO, AND OMAR J. LINARESÂ Â Â 293
Redescription and neotype designation of Pelochelys bibroni from southern New Guinea (Testudines: Trionychidae). ROBERT G. WEBBÂ Â Â 301
A new batagurid turtle from northern Sulawesi, Indonesia. WILLIAM P. MCCORD, JOHN B. IVERSON, AND BOEADIÂ Â Â 311
Notes and Field Reports
Salvage of eggs from road-killed red-eared sliders, Trachemys scripta elegans. JOHN K. TUCKERÂ Â Â 317
Repatriation of radiated tortoises, Geochelone radiata, from Reunion Island to Madagascar. STEPHANE BOULLAYÂ Â Â 319
Observations on feeding habits of Hydromedusa maximiliani (Testudines: Chelidae) in southeastern Brazil. FRANCO LEANDRO SOUZA AND AUGUSTO SHINYA ABEÂ Â Â 320
The date of publication of Gray’s Catalogue of Shield Reptiles. ROBERT G. WEBBÂ Â Â 322
Translations
Results of studies on the chelonians of Albania. IDRIZ HAXHIU. [1985]. Translation from Albanian by JAMES R. BUSKIRKÂ Â Â 324
Current data on the chelonians of Albania. IDRIZ HAXHIUÂ Â Â 326
Commentaries and Reviews
A clarification on the activities of Projeto TAMAR, Brazil. CECILIA BAPTISTOTTEÂ Â Â 328
Systematics of the Pseudemys concinna-floridana complex (Testudines: Emydidae): an alternative interpretation. DALE R. JACKSONÂ Â Â 329
How many species of cooter turtles and where is the scientific evidence? – a reply to Jackson. MICHAEL E. SEIDEL   333
Book Review: ACUNA MESEN, R.A. 1993. Las Tortugas Continentales de Costa Rica. San Jose, Costa Rica: Editorial ICER, 58 pp. MAHMOOD SASAÂ Â Â 336
Newsnotes and Announcements
Turtle and tortoise papers presented at the International Congress of Chelonian Conservation.   338
Volume 2 (1996–1997)
Volume 2, Number 1 – February 1996
Prologue
Editorial comment. JOHN L. BEHLER, PETER C.H. PRITCHARD, AND ANDERS G.J. RHODINÂ Â Â 3
Articles
Overwintering in the nest chamber by hatchling painted turtles, Chrysemys picta, in northern New Jersey. JOSEPH A. DEPARIÂ Â Â 5
Reproductive biology of a flood-season nesting freshwater turtle of the northern neotropics: Dermatemys mawii in Belize. JOHN POLISARÂ Â Â 13
Ecological characteristics of the pancake tortoise, Malacochersus tornieri, in Tanzania. DON MOLL AND MICHAEL W. KLEMENSÂ Â Â 26
Observations on ecological changes threatening a population of Testudo graeca graeca in the Souss Valley, southern Morocco. JANE R. BAYLEY AND ANDY C. HIGHFIELDÂ Â Â 36
Seasonal variation of embryonic diapause in the striped mud turtle (Kinosternon baurii) and general considerations for conservation planning. MICHAEL A. EWERT AND DAWN S. WILSONÂ Â Â 43
A six season study of marine turtle nesting at Praia do Forte, Bahia, Brazil, with implications for conservation and management. MARIA ANGELA MARCOVALDI AND ANTONIO LAURENTÂ Â Â 55
A survey of organized turtle watch participants on sea-turtle nesting beaches in Florida. STEVE A. JOHNSON, KAREN A. BJORNDAL, AND ALAN B. BOLTENÂ Â Â 60
Observations on the natural history and exploitation of the turtles of Nepal, with life history notes on Melanochelys trijuga. JOSEPH C. MITCHELL AND ANDERS G.J. RHODINÂ Â Â 66
Notes and Field Reports
The origin of marine turtles: a pluralistic view of evolution. JOSEPH J. KINNEARYÂ Â Â 73
Occurrence and diet of juvenile loggerhead sea turtles, Caretta caretta, in the northwestern Gulf of Mexico. PAMELA T. PLOTKINÂ Â Â 78
First record of Heosemys spinosa from the Philippines, with biogeographic notes. INDRANEIL DASÂ Â Â 80
Neural bones in Australian chelid turtles. SCOTT THOMSON AND ARTHUR GEORGESÂ Â Â 82
Temperature-dependent sex determination and hatching success in the gopher tortoise (Gopherus polyphemus). RUSSELL L. BURKE, MICHAEL A. EWERT, JEFFREY B. McLEMORE, AND DALE R. JACKSONÂ Â Â 86
Marine turtle nesting, nest predation, hatch frequency, and nesting seasonality on the Osa Peninsula, Costa Rica. DANA L. DRAKEÂ Â Â 89
Nesting activity of the loggerhead turtle, Caretta caretta, on Fethiye Beach, Turkey, in 1994. IBRAHIM BARAN AND OGUZ TURKOZANÂ Â Â 93
Stomach contents of commercially harvested adult alligator snapping turtles, Macroclemys temminckii. KEVIN N. SLOAN, KURT A. BUHLMANN, AND JEFFREY E. LOVICHÂ Â Â 96
Distribution of nesting sites of sea turtles in Okinawajima and adjacent islands of the central Ryukyus, Japan. AKIRA KIKUKAWA, NAOKI KAMEZAKI, KOICHI HIRATE, AND HIDETOSHI OTAÂ Â Â 99
Mating behavior in captive alligator snapping turtles (Macroclemys temminckii). J. BRENT HARREL, NEIL H. DOUGLAS, MAURY M. HARDAWAY, AND R. DALE THOMASÂ Â Â 101
Meat on the move: diet of a predatory turtle, Deirochelys reticularia (Testudines: Emydidae). DALE R. JACKSONÂ Â Â 105
Kemp’s ridley sea turtle (Lepidochelys kempii) tracked by satellite telemetry from Louisiana to nesting beach at Rancho Nuevo, Tamaulipas, Mexico. MAURICE L. RENAUD, JAMES A. CARPENTER, JO A. WILLIAMS, AND ANDRE M. LANDRY, JR.   108
Observations on Manouria impressa at Phu Luang Wildlife Sanctuary, northeastern Thailand. TANYA CHAN-ARD, KUMTHORN THIRAKHUPT, AND PETER PAUL VAN DIJKÂ Â Â 109
Commentaries and Reviews
Possible demographic and ecologic consequences of sex ratio manipulation in turtles. JEFFREY E. LOVICHÂ Â Â 114
On the absence of spur-thighed tortoises, Testudo graeca, from Egypt. JAMES R. BUSKIRKÂ Â Â 118
Turtle Poetry
To a box turtle. JOHN UPDIKEÂ Â Â 121
Newsnotes and AnnouncementsÂ
Chelonian Research Foundation Linnaeus Fund: 1995 grant recipients. ANDERS G.J. RHODINÂ Â Â 122
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Volume 2, Number 2 – October 1996
Special Focus Issue
The Leatherback Turtle, Dermochelys coriacea
Prologue
Editorial comment. JOHN L. BEHLER, PETER C.H. PRITCHARD, AND ANDERS G.J. RHODINÂ Â Â 139
Articles
Nesting Populations and Conservation
Leatherback turtles (Dermochelys coriacea) on St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands: fifteen years of conservation. RALF H. BOULON, JR., PETER H. DUTTON, AND DONNA L. McDONALDÂ Â Â 141
Use of PIT tags and photoidentification to revise remigration estimates of leatherback turtles (Dermochelys coriacea) nesting in St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands, 1979–1995. DONNA L. McDONALD AND PETER H. DUTTON   148
Nesting of the leatherback turtle (Dermochelys coriacea) in Tongaland, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, 1963–1995. GEORGE R. HUGHES   153
Leatherback turtle, Dermochelys coriacea, nesting and nest success at Tortuguero, Costa Rica, in 1990–1991. ALISON J. LESLIE, DAVID N. PENICK, JAMES R. SPOTILA, AND FRANK V. PALADINO   159
Leatherback turtle, Dermochelys coriacea, nesting at Tortuguero, Costa Rica, in 1995. CATHI L. CAMPBELL, CYNTHIA J. LAGUEUX, AND JEANNE A MORTIMERÂ Â Â 169
Nesting leatherback turtles at Las Baulas National Park, Costa Rica. ANTHONY C. STEYERMARK, KRISTINA WILLIAMS, JAMES R. SPOTILA, FRANK V. PALADINO, DAVID C. ROSTAL, STEPHEN J. MORREALE, MARIA TERESA KOBERG, AND RANDALL ARAUZÂ Â Â 173
Biology and conservation of leatherback turtles, Dermochelys coriacea, at Playa Langosta, Costa Rica. ANNY CHAVES, GUSTAVO SERRANO, GUILLERMO MARIN, EUGENIA ARGUEDAS, ALEJANDRO JIMENEZ, AND JAMES R. SPOTILAÂ Â Â 184
Subsistence hunting of leatherback turtles, Dermochelys coriacea, in the Kai Islands, Indonesia. ALEXIS SUAREZ AND CHRISTOPHER H. STARBIRDÂ Â Â 190
Decline of the leatherback population in Terengganu, Malaysia, 1956–1995. ENG-HENG CHAN AND HOCK-CHARK LIEW   196
Leatherback turtles, Dermochelys coriacea, nesting in French Guiana, 1978–1995. MARC GIRONDOT AND JACQUES FRETEY   204
Worldwide population decline of Dermochelys coriacea: are leatherback turtles going extinct? JAMES R. SPOTILA, ARTHUR E. DUNHAM, ALISON J. LESLIE, ANTHONY C. STEYERMARK, PAMELA T. PLOTKIN, AND FRANK V. PALADINOÂ Â Â 209
Biology and Morphology
Respiratory physiology of adult leatherback turtles (Dermochelys coriacea) while nesting on land. FRANK V. PALADINO, JAMES R. SPOTILA, MICHAEL P. O’CONNOR, AND ROBERT E. GATTEN, JR.   223
Reproductive physiology of nesting leatherback turtles (Dermochelys coriacea) at Las Baulas National Park, Costa Rica. DAVID C. ROSTAL, FRANK V. PALADINO, RHONDA M. PATTERSON, AND JAMES R. SPOTILAÂ Â Â 230
Shallow water diving by leatherback turtles in the South China Sea. SCOTT A. ECKERT, HOCK-CHARK LIEW, KAREN L. ECKERT, AND ENG-HENG CHANÂ Â Â 237
Age and growth in leatherback turtles, Dermochelys coriacea (Testudines: Dermochelyidae): a skeletochronological analysis. GEORGE R. ZUG AND JAMES F. PARHAMÂ Â Â 244
Electron microscopic analysis of vascular cartilage canals in the humeral epiphysis of hatchling leatherback turtles, Dermochelys coriacea. JOHANNES A.G. RHODIN, ANDERS G.J. RHODIN, AND JAMES R. SPOTILAÂ Â Â 250
Systematics and Evolution
On the availability of the name Dermochelys coriacea schlegelii (Garman, 1884) as a species or subspecies of the leatherback turtle. LEO DANIEL BRONGERSMAÂ Â Â 261
Evolution and phylogeny of the leatherback turtles (Dermochelyidae), with descriptions of new fossil taxa. ROGER CONANT WOOD, JONNIE JOHNSON-GOVE, EUGENE S. GAFFNEY, AND KEVIN F. MALEYÂ Â Â 266
Translations
Books on Marine Fish, in which True Figures of the Fish are Presented. Book XVI. Chapters II–V. On Turtles. GUILLAUME RONDELET. [1554]. Translated and annotated from Latin by KENNETH F. KITCHELL, JR., arranged and edited by ANDERS G.J. RHODIN   287
Commentaries and Reviews
Are leatherbacks really threatened with extinction? PETER C.H. PRITCHARDÂ Â Â 303
Turtle Poetry
Awakening. KEVIN GRIMESÂ Â Â 306
Volume 2, Number 3 – April 1997
Prologue
Editorial comment. ANDERS G.J. RHODIN, PETER C.H. PRITCHARD, JOHN L. BEHLER, AND RUSSELL A. MITTERMEIERÂ Â Â 327
Articles
A new species of mud turtle (genus Kinosternon) from Jalisco and Colima, Mexico, with notes on its natural history. JAMES F. BERRY, MICHAEL E. SEIDEL, AND JOHN B. IVERSONÂ Â Â 329
Life history and ecology of the Sonoran mud turtle (Kinosternon sonoriense) in southeastern Arizona: a preliminary report. RICHARD C. VAN LOBEN SELS, JUSTIN D. CONGDON, AND JOSIAH T. AUSTINÂ Â Â 338
Response of embryos of the red-eared turtle (Trachemys scripta elegans) to experimental exposure to water-saturated substrates. JOHN K. TUCKER, FREDRIC J. JANZEN, AND GARY L. PAUKSTISÂ Â Â 345
Growth, reproduction, and survivorship in the red-eared turtle, Trachemys scripta elegans, in Illinois, with conservation implications. JOHN K. TUCKER AND DON MOLLÂ Â Â 352
Home range characteristics of radiotagged gopher tortoises on Kennedy Space Center, Florida. REBECCA B. SMITH, DAVID R. BREININGER, AND VICKIE L. LARSONÂ Â Â 358
Ecology of the eastern spiny softshell, Apalone spinifera spinifera, in the Lamoille River, Vermont. TERRY E. GRAHAM AND ANDREW A. GRAHAMÂ Â Â 363
Clutch size and frequency in Florida box turtles (Terrapene carolina bauri): implications for conservation. C. KENNETH DODD, JR.   370
A comparative spotting-scope study of the distribution and relative abundance of river cooters (Pseudemys concinna) in western Kentucky and southern Mississippi. PETER V. LINDEMANÂ Â Â 378
Redescription of the Arakan forest turtle Geoemyda depressa Anderson 1875 (Testudines: Bataguridae). JOHN B. IVERSON AND WILLIAM P. McCORDÂ Â Â 384
Variation in shell morphology and color of Hermann’s tortoise, Testudo hermanni, in southern Europe. GHISLAINE GUYOT AND BERNARD DEVAUXÂ Â Â 390
Young desert tortoise survival: energy, water, and food requirements in the field. KENNETH A. NAGY, DAVID J. MORAFKA, AND REBECCA A. YATESÂ Â Â 396
Notes and Field Reports
The spotted turtle (Clemmys guttata) in central Florida. MARY E. BARNWELL, PETER A. MEYLAN, AND TIMOTHY WALSHÂ Â Â 405
Radiographic determination of fecundity: is the technique safe for developing turtle embryos? THOMAS G. HINTON, PETER D. FLEDDERMAN, JEFFREY E. LOVICH, JUSTIN D. CONGDON, AND J. WHITFIELD GIBBONSÂ Â Â 409
Maximum size of the Egyptian tortoise, Testudo kleinmanni. BALAZS L. FARKAS, LASZLO SASVARI, AND JAMES R. BUSKIRKÂ Â Â 415
New locality records for freshwater turtles from the Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico. JAMES R. BUSKIRKÂ Â Â 415
Problems for conservation of pond turtles (Emys orbicularis) in central Italy: is the introduced red-eared turtle (Trachemys scripta) a serious threat? LUCA LUISELLI, MASSIMO CAPULA, DARIO CAPIZZI, ERNESTO FILIPPI, VERONICA TRUJILLO JESUS, AND CLAUDIO ANIBALDIÂ Â Â 417
Occurrence of double clutching in the southwestern pond turtle, Clemmys marmorata pallida, in the Los Angeles Basin. ROBERT H. GOODMAN, JR.   419
Allometry in the loggerhead turtle, Caretta caretta. NAOKl KAMEZAKl AND MASAFUMI MATSUIÂ Â Â 421
Incidental capture of sea turtles in shrimp trawls with and without TEDs in U.S. Atlantic and Gulf waters. MAURICE L. RENAUD, JAMES M. NANCE, ELIZABETH SCOTT-DENTON, AND GREGG R. GITSCHLAGÂ Â Â 425
Thermoregulation of the European pond turtle, Emys orbicularis, in central Italy. CORINNE DI TRANI AND MARCO A.L. ZUFFIÂ Â Â 428
Dietary overlap in three sympatric congeneric freshwater turtles (Pseudemys) in Florida. KAREN A. BJORNDAL, ALAN B. BOLTEN, CYNTHIA J. LAGUEUX, AND DALE R. JACKSONÂ Â Â 430
Predation by the imported fire ant (Solenopsis invicta) on loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta) nests on Wassaw National Wildlife Refuge, Georgia. ROBERT A. MOULISÂ Â Â 433
Green turtle, Chelonia mydas, with fused carapacial scutes nesting at Atol das Rocas, Brazil. CLAUDIO BELLINI AND TAISI MARIA SANCHESÂ Â Â 437
Commentaries and Reviews
Movement of hawksbill turtles — a different perspective on the DNA data. N. MROSOVSKY   438
Movement of hawksbill turtles: what scale is relevant to conservation, and what scale is resolvable with mtDNA data? BRIAN W. BOWEN AND ANNA L. BASSÂ Â Â 440
Resolutions of the participants at the 17th Annual Symposium on Sea Turtle Biology and Conservation. Compiled by JEANETTE WYNEKEN AND DEBORAH T. CROUSEÂ Â Â 442
Linnaeus Fund Research Reports
Seasonal movements and habitat preferences of spotted turtles (Clemmys guttata) in north central Connecticut. KATHLEEN M. PERILLOÂ Â Â 445
Ecology and natural history of the wood turtle (Clemmys insculpta) in southern New Hampshire. SHEILA E. TUTTLE AND DAVID M. CARROLLÂ Â Â 447
Geographic variation in the giant softshell turtle, Pelochelys bibroni. ROBERT G. WEBBÂ Â Â 450
Orientation by the Australian eastern long-necked turtle, Chelodina longicollis. TERRY E. GRAHAMÂ Â Â 450
Impact of egg content on post-hatching size, body composition, and performance in the common snapping turtle (Chelydra serpentina). MICHAEL S. FINKLERÂ Â Â 452
Turtle Poetry
Ancient ones. GRACE S. McLAUGHLINÂ Â Â 456
Newsnotes and Announcements
Chelonian Research Foundation Linnaeus Fund: 1996 grant recipients. ANDERS G.J. RHODINÂ Â Â 457
The 17th Annual Sea Turtle Symposium — largest ever. JEANETTE WYNEKEN   457
El Mundo de la Tortuga: the leatherback turtle museum. CORINNE VIGNON, UBALDO ESTEBAN, LAURENT LOMBART, AND MAXIME MARQUEZÂ Â Â 458
The plight of the giant tortoises of Changuu Island, Zanzibar. STEVE TOLAN AND JOHN E. COOPERÂ Â Â 459
Amphibian and Reptile Conservation — a new journal. CRAIG HASSAPAKIS   460
Three turtle conservation groups win Getty Prize. GILLIAN HAGGERTYÂ Â Â 460
The 5th Annual Workshop on Natural History and Conservation of Florida Turtles. GEORGE L. HEINRICHÂ Â Â 461
Volume 2, Number 4 – December 1997
Prologue
Editorial comment. Anders G.J. Rhodin, Peter C.H. Pritchard, John L. Behler, and Russell A. Mittermeier         481
Articles
Population structure, activity, and sexual dimorphism in a central Florida population of box turtles, Terrapene carolina bauri. Melissa A. Pilgrim, Terence M. Farrell, and Peter G. May     483
Behavior, hibernacula, and thermal relations of softshell turtles (Trionyx spiniferus) overwintering in a small stream. Michael V. Plummer and J. Cary Burnley      489
Home range of the turtle, Phrynops rufipes, in an isolated reserve in central Amazônia, Brazil. William E. Magnusson, Aldeniza Cardoso de Lima, Valdenise Lopes da Costa, and Richard C. Vogt           494
Restoration of epidermal scute patterns during regeneration of the chelonian carapace. Gerald Kuchling         500
Patterns of size and longevity of gopher tortoise (Gopherus polyphemus) burrows: implications for the longleaf pine ecosystem. Craig Guyer and Sharon M. Hermann 507
Activity, habitat, and movement patterns of softshell turtles (Trionyx spiniferus) in a small stream. Michael V. Plummer, Nathan E. Mills, and Steve L. Allen     514
Population structure, activity, and conservation of the neotropical freshwater turtle, Hydromedusa maximiliani, in Brazil. Franco Leandro Souza and Augusto Shinya Abe       521
Osteological characters of the shell and humerus in hinged tortoises of the African genus Kinixys. Donald G. Broadley    526
Age and growth of wild Kemp’s ridley turtles (Lepidochelys kempi): cumulative results of tagging studies in Florida. Jeffrey R. Schmid and Wayne N. Witzell       532
Nesting physiology of Kemp’s ridley sea turtles, Lepidochelys kempi, at Rancho Nuevo, Tamaulipas, Mexico, with observations on population estimates. David C. Rostal, Janice S. Grumbles, Richard A. Byles, René Márquez-M., and David Wm. Owens          538
The phylogeny of cheloniid sea turtles revisited. James F. Parham and David E. Fastovsky      548
Mauremys pritchardi, a new batagurid turtle from Myanmar and Yunnan, China. William P. McCord     555
Notes and Field Reports
Differences in body size among populations of red-eared sliders (Trachemys scripta elegans) subjected to different levels of harvesting. Lisa M. Close and Richard A. Seigel      563
Ecological distribution and population dynamics of the Mediterranean tortoise, Testudo graeca nikolskii, in xerophytic forests of the western Caucasus, southern Russia. Alexander A. Inozemtsev       567
Delayed feeding in neonatal Kemp’s ridley, Lepidochelys kempii: a captive sea turtle management technique. Clark T. Fontaine and Theodore D. Williams       573
Growth of the turtle, Phrynops rufipes, in central Amazônia, Brazil. William E. Magnusson, Aldeniza Cardoso de Lima, Valdenise Lopes da Costa, and Odilon Pimentel de Lima          576
Estimating the time between hatching of sea turtles and their emergence from the nest. Matthew H. Godfrey and N. Mrosovsky        581
Predation upon olive ridley sea turtles (Lepidochelys olivacea) by the American crocodile (Crocodylus acutus) at Playa Nancite, Costa Rica. Rudy M. Ortiz, Pamela T. Plotkin, and David Wm. Owens          585
Growth and reproductive estimates from alligator snapping turtles, Macroclemys temminckii, taken by commercial harvest in Louisiana. Anton D. Tucker and Kevin N. Sloan     587
Record-sized tortoises, Testudo graeca ibera and Testudo hermanni boettgeri, from Bulgaria. Vladimir A. Beshkov   593
Reproductive biology and demography of gopher tortoises (Gopherus polyphemus) from the western portion of their range. Kelley R. Smith, Janie A. Hurley, and Richard A. Seigel      596
Decline of the loggerhead turtle, Caretta caretta, nesting on Senri Beach in Minabe, Wakayama, Japan. Katsufumi Sato, Takeharu Bando, Yoshimasa Matsuzawa, Hideji Tanaka, Wataru Sakamoto, Shingo Minamikawa, and Kiyoshi Goto 600
A comparison of plastral scute lengths among members of the box turtle genera Cuora and Terrapene. Carl H. Ernst, Jeffrey E. Lovich, Arndt F. Laemmerzahl, and Steve Sekscienski  603
An ecotourism initiative to increase awareness and protection of marine turtles in Brazil: the Turtle by Night Program. Claudia Figueiredo Vieitas and Maria Ângela Marcovaldi          607
An anomalous specimen of Pelusios sinuatus lacking mesoplastra. Donald G. Broadley    610
Characteristics of hibernacula use by spotted turtles, Clemmys guttata, in Ohio. Timothy L. Lewis and John Ritzenthaler        611
Observations of reproductive behavior of male green turtles (Chelonia mydas) at a nesting beach in Cyprus. Annette C. Broderick and Brendan J. Godley       615
Kachuga sylhetensis recorded from northern Bengal, with notes on turtles of Gorumara National Park, eastern India. Indraneil Das     616
Commentaries and Reviews
Galápagos tortoise nomenclature: still unresolved. George R. Zug  618
Galápagos tortoise nomenclature: a reply. Peter C.H. Pritchard      619
In Memoriam. A man to envy: James J. Parsons, 1915–1997. David R. Stoddart    621
Linnaeus Fund Research Reports
Molecular phylogeography of the western pond turtle (Clemmys marmorata): preliminary results. Fredric J. Janzen, Stacia L. Hoover, and H. Bradley Shaffer  623
Translations
Reptiles of the Autonomous Republic of Turkmenistan. Chary A. Ataev. [1985]. Translated from Russian by Balázs Farkas, arranged by James R. Buskirk    627
Turtle Poetry
Wake, Methuselah! (Tortoise in midwinter at the London Zoo). Author Unknown 635
Newsnotes and Announcements
Chelonian conservation news. Allen Salzberg           636
Seychelles Giant Tortoise Conservation Project       638
Sea Turtle Survival League     638
Reviewers for Chelonian Conservation and Biology Volume 2 (1996 – 1997)         639
International Conference on Turtles and Tortoises  640
18th International Symposium on Sea Turtle Biology and Conservation     640
Volume 3 (1998–2000)
Volume 3, Number 1 – August 1998
Articles
Taxonomy of Indian Ocean giant tortoises (Dipsochelys). Justin Gerlach and Laura Canning         3
Distribution and habitats of the Euphrates softshell turtle, Rafetus euphraticus, in southeastern Anatolia, Turkey, with observations on biology and factors endangering its survival. Ertan Taskavak and Mehmet K. Atatür          20
Temperature effect on incubation period in the yellow-spotted river turtle, Podocnemis unifilis, in the Colombian Amazon. Vivian P. Páez and Brian C. Bock  31
Impact of agricultural development on a population of wood turtles (Clemmys insculpta) in southern Québec, Canada. Raymond A. Saumure and J. Roger Bider 37
On growth and morphometrics of leopard tortoises, Geochelone pardalis, in Serengeti National Park, Tanzania, with observations on effects of bushfires and latitudinal variation in populations of eastern Africa. Michael R.K. Lambert, Kenneth L.I. Campbell, and Jonathan D. Kabigumila 46
Decline of the olive ridley sea turtle (Lepidochelys olivacea) nesting assemblage at Nancite Beach, Santa Rosa National Park, Costa Rica. Roldán A. Valverde, Stephen E. Cornelius, and Claudette L. Mo           58
Population structure and movement patterns of alligator snapping turtles (Macroclemys temminckii) in northeastern Arkansas. Stanley E. Trauth, J.D. Wilhide, and Anthony Holt         64
Water transport by nesting painted turtles (Chrysemys picta marginata) in Michigan. Owen M. Kinney, Roy D. Nagle, and Justin D. Congdon  71
Demography and population status of the flattened musk turtle, Sternotherus depressus, in the Black Warrior River Basin of Alabama. Karan A. Bailey and Craig Guyer          77
Notes and Field Reports
Assessment and initial treatment of cold-stunned sea turtles. Samuel S. Sadove, Robert Pisciotta, and Robert DiGiovanni   84
Ecological notes on feral populations of Trachemys scripta elegans in northern Taiwan. Tien-Hsi Chen and Kuang-Yang Lue     87
Testosterone titers of immature loggerhead sea turtles (Caretta caretta) incidentally caught in the central Mediterranean: a preliminary sex ratio study. Paolo Casale, Guido Gerosa, Roberto Argano, Salvatore Barbaro, and Gaetano Fontana    90
Female-biased sex ratio of juvenile loggerhead sea turtles in Georgia. C. Robert Shoop, Carol A. Ruckdeschel, and Robert D. Kenney   93
Reproductive ecology of the Indian softshell turtle, Aspideretes gangeticus, in northern India. Karthikeyan Vasudevan 96
Morphometrics of the fossil box turtle, Terrapene innoxia Hay 1916, from Florida. Carl H. Ernst, James C. Wilgenbusch, Timothy P. Boucher, and Steven W. Sekscienski 99
Use of passive integrated transponder (PIT) tags for marking small freshwater turtles. Kurt A. Buhlmann and Tracey D. Tuberville       102
First record of fibropapilloma on an olive ridley turtle in Nicaragua. Todd M. Steiner, Randall Arauz Vargas, and Pandora Martinez     105
Food habits of the pelomedusid turtle Pelusios castaneus castaneus in southeastern Nigeria. Luca Luiselli         106
Annual deposition of scute rings in the western pond turtle, Clemmys marmorata. R. Bruce Bury and David J. Germano           108
Bait preferences of southeastern United States Coastal Plain riverine turtles: fish or fowl? John B. Jensen          109
Sexual dimorphism of neonate eastern spiny softshells, Apalone spinifera spinifera. Terry E. Graham and Cynthia B. Cobb       111
Molecules, morphology, and mud turtle phylogenetics (family Kinosternidae). John B. Iverson    113
Commentaries and Reviews
How to minimize risk and optimize information gain in assessing reproductive condition and fecundity of live female chelonians. Gerald Kuchling           118
Age determination in turtles: evidence of annual deposition of scute rings. David J. Germano and R. Bruce Bury 123
Linnaeus Fund Research Reports
Identification of Seychelles giant tortoises. Justin Gerlach and Laura Canning       133
Current status and conservation of the river cooter (Pseudemys concinna) in southern Illinois. Michael J. Dreslik          135
Of deadwood and map turtles (Graptemys): an analysis of species status for five species in three river drainages using replicated spotting-scope counts of basking turtles. Peter V. Lindeman 137
Nesting ecology of the striped mud turtle (Kinosternon baurii) in central Florida. Dawn S. Wilson 142
Morphology and histology of the digestive system of the desert tortoise, Gopherus agassizi. Robert M. Winokur, Martin Hicks, and Naomi Chaney           144
Turtle Poetry
Turtle Soup. Marilyn Chin      146
Newsnotes and Announcements
Chelonian conservation news. Allen Salzberg           147
Chelonian Research Foundation Linnaeus Fund: 1997 grant recipients. Anders G.J. Rhodin          150
Turtle decoys – a request for information. René E. Honegger         151
The 18th Annual Sea Turtle Symposium – Student Paper Awards. Anders G.J. Rhodin and F. Alberto Abreu Grobois      152
Symposium on the Status and Conservation of Florida Turtles. George L. Heinrich 152
Volume 3, Number 2 – April 1999
Special Focus Issue
The Hawksbill Turtle, Eretmochelys imbricata
Prologue
Editorial comment. Anders G.J. Rhodin and Peter C.H. Pritchard    171
Reviews
Biology and Status of the Hawksbill in the Caribbean.
A Review Prepared by the IUCN/SSC Marine Turtle Specialist Group.
Foreword. Maria Angela (Neca) Marcovaldi 173
Introduction. Conservation of hawksbill sea turtles: perceptions and realities. Karen A. Bjorndal 174
Status of the hawksbill turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata) in the Caribbean region. Anne B. Meylan 177
Population modeling and implications for Caribbean hawksbill sea turtle management. Deborah T. Crouse        185
International movements of immature and adult hawksbill turtles (Eretmochelys imbricata) in the Caribbean region. Anne B. Meylan 189
Genetic analysis to elucidate the natural history and behavior of hawksbill turtles (Eretmochelys imbricata) in the wider Caribbean: a review and re-analysis. Anna L. Bass        195
Articles
Status justification for listing the hawksbill turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata) as Critically Endangered on the 1996 IUCN Red List of Threatened Animals.  Anne B. Meylan and Marydele Donnelly   200
Differential tag retention in Caribbean hawksbill turtles. Robert P. van Dam and Carlos E. Diez    225
Population structure of hawksbill turtles on a foraging ground in the Dominican Republic. Yolanda M. León and Carlos E. Diez 230
Internesting movements and behavior of hawksbill turtles (Eretmochelys imbricata) around Buck Island Reef National Monument, St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands. Christopher H. Starbird, Zandy Hillis-Starr, James T. Harvey, and Scott A. Eckert    237
Population ecology and demographic implications drawn from an 11-year study of nesting hawksbill turtles, Eretmochelys imbricata, at Jumby Bay, Long Island, Antigua, West Indies. James I. Richardson, Rebecca Bell, and Thelma H. Richardson     244
Estimating the annual size of hawksbill (Eretmochelys imbricata) nesting populations from mark-recapture studies: the use of long-term data to provide statistics for optimizing survey effort. Rhema Kerr, James I. Richardson, and Thelma H. Richardson       251
Reproduction and nesting of the hawksbill turtle, Eretmochelys imbricata, in the Cuban archipelago. Felix Moncada, Elvira Carrillo, Ana Saenz, and Gonzalo Nodarse 257
Hawksbill turtles (Eretmochelys imbricata) in Cuba: an assessment of the historical harvest and its impacts. Elvira Carrillo, Grahame J.W. Webb, and S. Charlie Manolis 264
Nesting of the hawksbill turtle, Eretmochelys imbricata, in RÃo Lagartos, Yucatán, Mexico, 1990–1997. Mauricio Garduño-Andrade     281
Increases in hawksbill turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata) nestings in the Yucatán Peninsula, Mexico, 1977–1996: data in support of successful conservation? Mauricio Garduño-Andrade, Vicente Guzmán, Emma Miranda, Raquel Briseño-Dueñas, and F. Alberto Abreu-Grobois  286
Genetic sourcing for the hawksbill turtle, Eretmochelys imbricata, in the northern Caribbean region. Rogelio DÃaz-Fernández, Toshinao Okayama, Tomouki Uchiyama, Elvira Carrillo, Georgina Espinosa, René Márquez, Carlos Diez, and Hiroko Koike      296
Nesting and conservation management of hawksbill turtles (Eretmochelys imbricata) in northern Bahia, Brazil. Maria Angela Marcovaldi, Claudia F. Vieitas, and Matthew H. Godfrey  301
Juvenile Eretmochelys imbricata and Chelonia mydas in the Archipelago of Fernando de Noronha, Brazil. Taisi Maria Sanches and Claudio Bellini           308
The hawksbill turtle, Eretmochelys imbricata, in the Arabian Gulf. Nicolas J. Pilcher         312
Temporal distribution and periodicity in hawksbill turtles (Eretmochelys imbricata) nesting at Cousin Island, Republic of Seychelles, 1971–1997. Jeanne A. Mortimer and Roby Bresson         318
Hawksbill turtles, Eretmochelys imbricata, nesting on Redang Island, Terengganu, Malaysia, from 1993 to 1997. Eng-Heng Chan and Hock-Chark Liew    326
Reproductive biology of the hawksbill turtle, Eretmochelys imbricata, in Sabah, Malaysia. Nicolas J. Pilcher and Lamri Ali         330
Current status of nesting populations of the hawksbill turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata) in the Java Sea, Indonesia. Hiroyuki Suganuma, Naoki Kamezaki, and Akil Yusuf       337
Hawksbill turtle, Eretmochelys imbricata, nesting at Milman Island, northern Great Barrier Reef, Australia. Kirstin A. Dobbs, Jeffrey D. Miller, Colin J. Limpus, and André M. Landry, Jr.     344
Genetic diversity of the hawksbill turtle in the Indo-Pacific and Caribbean regions. Toshinao Okayama, Rogelio DÃaz-Fernández, Yoshiyuki Baba, Matheus Halim, Osamu Abe, Naofumi Azeno, and Hiroko Koike     362
Turtle Poetry
Adelita sleeps…. Barbara Garrison    368
Caretta’s Return. Barbara Garrison   369
Newsnotes and Announcements
Chelonian conservation news. Allen Salzberg           370
Chelonian Research Foundation Linnaeus Fund: 1998 grant recipients. Anders G.J. Rhodin          373
The 19th Annual Sea Turtle Symposium – student presentation awards. Anders G.J. Rhodin and David Wm. Owens      374
2nd ASEAN Symposium and Workshop on Sea Turtle Biology and Conservation. Nicolas J. Pilcher 375
2nd International Symposium on Emys orbicularis. Alain Veysset and Barbara Livoreil      375
A Forum on the Biology and Conservation of Turtles in the Genus Clemmys. Sheila Tuttle 376
World’s first turtle shell stockpile to go up in flames as Miss World 1998 contestants look on. Jeanne A. Mortimer       376
New data reverse turtle’s spot on reptile tree. Carol Kaesuk Yoon  377
Sri Lanka herpetological publications available. Anslem de Silva     378
Chelonian Research Foundation announces a new turtle and tortoise newsletter and web site: www.chelonian.org. Anders G.J. Rhodin         378
Volume 3, Number 3 – December 1999
Prologue
Editorial comment. Anders G.J. Rhodin        391
Articles
Home range and microhabitat use in the angonoka (Geochelone yniphora) in Madagascar. Lora L. Smith, Bourou Robert, Mahatoly Joby, and Sibo Clément         393
Environmental correlates of hatchling emergence in the red-eared turtle, Trachemys scripta elegans, in Illinois. John K. Tucker 401
Thermal profiles of sea turtle hatcheries and nesting areas at Praia do Forte, Brazil. Eugênia Naro-Maciel, N. Mrosovsky, and Maria Ângela Marcovaldi     407
Ecology and status of a wood turtle (Clemmys insculpta) population in West Virginia. Allan J. Niederberger and Michael E. Seidel        414
Nesting ecology of Podocnemis sextuberculata (Testudines, Pelomedusidae) in the Japurá River, Amazonas, Brazil. Juarez C.B. Pezzuti and Richard C. Vogt          419
Habitat selection and movements of diamondback terrapins, Malaclemys terrapin, in a Maryland estuary. Willem M. Roosenburg, Katherin L. Haley, and Scott McGuire      425
Home ranges of spotted turtles (Clemmys guttata) in southwestern Ohio. Timothy L. Lewis and Craig A. Faulhaber       430
Leopard tortoises (Geochelone pardalis) in Valley Bushveld, Eastern Cape, South Africa: specialist or generalist herbivores? Mervyn C. Mason, Graham I.H. Kerley, Craig A. Weatherby, and William R. Branch     435
Occurrence and trade of the golden turtle, Cuora trifasciata, in Laos. Robert J. Timmins and Khamkhoun Khounboline 441
Physical and microhabitat characteristics of burrows used by juvenile desert tortoises (Gopherus agassizii). Dawn S. Wilson, C. Richard Tracy, Kenneth A. Nagy, and David J. Morafka        448
Conservation genetics of the giant Amazon River turtle (Podocnemis expansa; Pelomedusidae) – inferences from two classes of molecular markers. Jack W. Sites, Jr., Nancy N. FitzSimmons, Nelson Jorge da Silva, Jr., and Vitor H. Cantarelli        454
Notes and Field Reports
Growth of slider turtles (Trachemys scripta) from temperate and tropical populations. John K. Tucker, Don Moll, and Edward O. Moll 464
Husbandry, behavior, and captive breeding of the Namaqualand speckled padloper (Homopus signatus signatus). Victor J.T. Loehr     468
Diet of Elseya purvisi and Elseya georgesi (Testudines: Chelidae), a sibling species pair of freshwater turtles from eastern Australia. Mathew Allanson and Arthur Georges 473
Short-term effectiveness of Passive Integrated Transponder (PIT) tags used in the study of Mediterranean marine turtles. Brendan J. Godley, Annette C. Broderick, and Sinead Moraghan 477
On the turtles of Hainan Island, southern China. Ron W.F. de Bruin and Harald G. Artner 479
Observations on predation of marine turtle nests at Akyatan, Turkey, eastern Mediterranean. Monica Aureggi, Guido Gerosa, and Sedat V. Yerli            487
Occurrence of the furrowed wood turtle (Rhinoclemmys areolata) on Turneffe Atoll, Belize. Steven G. Platt, William B. Karesh, John B. Thorbjarnarson, and Thomas R. Rainwater   490
Size differences in hind limbs and carapaces of hatchling green turtles (Chelonia mydas) from Hawaii and Florida, USA. Jeanette Wyneken, George H. Balazs, S.K.K. Murakawa, and Yvette Anderson   491
Feeding behavior and the saddleback shell of Dipsochelys arnoldi. Justin Gerlach 496
Long-term trends in size of stranded juvenile loggerhead sea turtles (Caretta caretta). C. Robert Shoop, Carol A. Ruckdeschel, and Robert D. Kenney           501
Effects of short-term water temperature variation on food consumption in painted turtles (Chrysemys picta marginata). Kristie D. Gianopulos and John W. Rowe 504
Habitat structures associated with juvenile gopher tortoise burrows on pine plantations in Alabama. Matthew J. Aresco          507
First record of the Nile soft-shelled turtle, Trionyx triunguis, from Kos Island, Greece, with comments on its occurrence in the eastern Mediterranean. Ertan Taskavak, Michael J. Reimann, and Wouter N. Polder         510
Cutaneous surface area in freshwater turtles. Paul A. Stone and John B. Iverson   512
Stomach contents of an olive ridley turtle (Lepidochelys olivacea) from the Gulf of Papua, Papua New Guinea. C. Sylvia Spring and Janet Gwyther           516
First record of introduced eastern Mediterranean tortoises, Testudo hermanni boettgeri, in southern France. Ghislaine Guyot and Peter C.H. Pritchard        518
Commentaries and Reviews
Estimating the time between hatching and emergence from the nest of sea turtles: effects of ignoring water potential. Anthony C. Steyermark           521
Linnaeus Fund Research Reports
Reproductive cycles of male and female giant tortoises (Geochelone nigra) on the Galápagos Islands by plasma steroid analysis and ultrasound scanning. Beatrix G. Schramm, Valentine A. Lance, and Miguel Casares     523
A test of the comparative influences of constant and fluctuating incubation temperatures on phenotypes of hatchling turtles. J. Sean Doody 529
Mercury concentration in the scutes of black sea turtles, Chelonia mydas agassizii, in the Gulf of California. Stephanie M. Presti, Antonio Resendiz S. Hidalgo, Albert E. Sollod, and Jeffrey A. Seminoff 531
Turtle Poetry
Ancient Chelonians. Anders G.J. Rhodin       534
Newsnotes and Announcements
Chelonian Research Foundation Linnaeus Fund: 1999 grant recipients. Anders G.J. Rhodin          535
A fish spearing decoy in the likeness of a Blanding’s turtle (Emydoidea blandingii). Philip A. Cochran      536
A new outlet for chelonian newsnotes and announcements: Turtle and Tortoise Newsletter. Heather J. Kalb and Allen Salzberg          536
Volume 3, Number 4 – November 2000
Special Focus Issue
The Blanding’s Turtle, Emydoidea blandingii
Prologue
Editorial comment. Anders G.J. Rhodin        553
Special Focus Section
Foreword
Blanding’s Turtle Workshop summary. John J. Moriarty      555
Articles
The Blanding’s turtles (Emydoidea blandingii) of Weaver Dunes, Minnesota. Michael J. Pappas, Bruce J. Brecke, and Justin D. Congdon          557
Nesting ecology and embryo mortality: implications for hatchling success and demography of Blanding’s turtles (Emydoidea blandingii). Justin D. Congdon, Roy D. Nagle, Owen M. Kinney, Matthew Osentoski, Harold W. Avery, Richard C. van Loben Sels, and Donald W. Tinkle       569
Population structure and reproductive ecology of Blanding’s turtle (Emydoidea blandingii) in Maine, near the northeastern edge of its range. Lisa A. Joyal, Mark McCollough, and Malcolm L. Hunter, Jr.       580
Spatial ecology of Blanding’s turtle in central Minnesota. Stephen A. Piepgras and Jeffrey W. Lang         589
Occurrence, habitat selection, and movement patterns of juvenile Blanding’s turtles (Emydoidea blandingii) in Kejimkujik National Park, Nova Scotia. Natalie L. McMaster and Thomas B. Herman 602
Movement of hatchling Blanding’s turtles (Emydoidea blandingii) in Nova Scotia in response to proximity to open water: a manipulative experiment. Jennifer A. McNeil, Thomas B. Herman, and K. Lorraine Standing    611
Growth and population structure of Emydoidea blandingii from western Nebraska. David J. Germano, R. Bruce Bury, and Mary Jennings        618
Thermal ecology of Blanding’s turtle in central Minnesota. Todd D. Sajwaj and Jeffrey W. Lang   626
Results of the nest protection program for Blanding’s turtle in Kejimkujik National Park, Canada: 1987–1997. K. Lorraine Standing, Thomas B. Herman, Maria Shallow, Terry Power, and Ian P. Morrison 637
Impact of a controlled wetland drawdown on Blanding’s turtles in Minnesota. Carol Dorff Hall and Francesca J. Cuthbert         643
Restoration of wetland and upland habitat for the Blanding’s turtle, Emydoidea blandingii. Erik Kiviat, Gretchen Stevens, Robert Brauman, Sven Hoeger, Peter J. Petokas, and Garrett G. Hollands   650
Notes and Field Reports
Predation of neonate Blanding’s turtles (Emydoidea blandingii) by short-tailed shrews (Blarina brevicauda). K. Lorraine Standing, Thomas B. Herman, and Ian P. Morrison      658
Developmental abnormalities in a northeastern population of Blanding’s turtle, Emydoidea blandingii. K. Lorraine Standing, Thomas B. Herman, and Ian P. Morrison   661
Commentaries and Reviews
Commercial exploitation of Blanding’s turtle, Emydoidea blandingii, and the wood turtle, Clemmys insculpta, for the live animal trade. John P. Levell  665
Regular Contributions
Articles
A new species of long-necked turtle (Testudines: Chelidae) from the Arnhem Land Plateau, Northern Territory, Australia. Scott Thomson, Rod Kennett , and Arthur Georges 675
Reproductive ecology of the loggerhead turtle, Caretta caretta, on Fethiye and Kizilot beaches, Turkey. Oguz Türkozan 686
Do wire cages protect sea turtles from foot traffic and mammalian predators? Melissa L. Mroziak, Michael Salmon, and Kirt Rusenko 693
Habitat selection and modification by the gopher tortoise, Gopherus polyphemus, in Georgia longleaf pine forest. Melissa D. Boglioli, William K. Michener, and Craig Guyer    699
Ultrasound scanning of ovaries and eggs in Galápagos tortoises, Geochelone nigra, on Santa Cruz Island, Galápagos. Beatrix G. Schramm, Miguel Casares, and Valentine A. Lance        706
Environmental characteristics of desert tortoise (Gopherus agassizii) burrow locations in an altered industrial landscape. Jeffrey E. Lovich and Ramona Daniels         714
Local harvest of hingeback tortoises, Kinixys erosa and K. homeana, in southwestern Cameroon. Dwight P. Lawson      722
Notes and Field Reports
The green turtle, Chelonia mydas, in the Saudi Arabian Gulf. Nicolas J. Pilcher      730
Use of a marked population of diamondback terrapins (Malaclemys terrapin) to determine impacts of recreational crab pots. Margaret E. Hoyle and J. Whitfield Gibbons       735
Update on permanent residency, persistence, and longevity in a 35-year study of a population of three-toed box turtles in Missouri. Elizabeth R. Schwartz        737
A translocation strategy for confiscated pancake tortoises. Luke James Harmon   738
Aquatic home ranges of female western pond turtles, Clemmys marmorata, at two sites in southern California. Robert H. Goodman, Jr. and Glenn R. Stewart      743
The identification of the holotype of Chelodina oblonga (Testudines: Chelidae) with a discussion of taxonomic implications. Scott Thomson   745
Observations of male green turtles (Chelonia mydas) on the nesting beach at Tortuguero National Park, Costa Rica. Sebastian Troëng 749
Predation of green (Chelonia mydas) and leatherback (Dermochelys coriacea) turtles by jaguars (Panthera onca) at Tortuguero National Park, Costa Rica. Sebastian Troëng 751
Mud accumulation in nesting aquatic turtles (Emydidae) in Illinois. John K. Tucker and Daniel A. Warner 753
Commentaries and Reviews
Sexing juvenile sea turtles: is there an accurate and practical method? Thane Wibbels, David Wm. Owens, and Colin J. Limpus 756
A response to Nicholas Mrosovsky’s Sustainable Use of Hawksbill Turtles: Contemporary Issues in Conservation. Peter C.H. Pritchard 761
Conservation and cultural diversity: reply to Pritchard. N. Mrosovsky        767
Turtle Poetry
Tragedy of the road. Don Blanding   770
Volume 4 (2001–2005)
Volume 4, Number 1 – September 2001
Prologue
Editorial comment. Anders G.J. Rhodin        3
Articles
Observations on body size, sympatry, and niche divergence in softshell turtles (Trionychidae). Peter C.H. Pritchard       5
Sexing young free-ranging desert tortoises (Gopherus agassizii) using external morphology. James L. Boone and Eric A. Holt    28
The green turtle, Chelonia mydas, in Queensland, Australia: the Bramble Cay rookery in the 1979–1980 breeding season. Colin J. Limpus, David Carter, and Mark Hamann     34
Genetic population structure of two threatened South American river turtle species, Podocnemis expansa and Podocnemis unifilis. Brian C. Bock, Vivian P. Páez, and Matthew M. White         47
Morphometric model for sex assessment in hatchling olive ridley sea turtles. Jesús Emilio Michel-Morfin, Victor M. Gómez Muñoz, and Carmen Navarro RodrÃguez     53
Deforestation and habitat loss for the Malagasy flat-tailed tortoise from 1963 through 1993. Stephen T. Tidd, John E. Pinder III, and Gary W. Ferguson 59
Demographic and ecological factors affecting conservation and management of the diamondback terrapin (Malaclemys terrapin) in South Carolina. J. Whitfield Gibbons, Jeffrey E. Lovich, Anton D. Tucker, Nancy N. FitzSimmons, and Judith L. Greene         66
Seasonal movements and reproduction in the striped mud turtle (Kinosternon baurii) from the southern Everglades, Florida. Walter E. Meshaka, Jr. and Eric Blind        75
Use of thermal springs for aquatic basking by the pig-nosed turtle, Carettochelys insculpta. J. Sean Doody, Rachel A. Sims, and Arthur Georges           81
A system-of-equations growth function for southern Great Barrier Reef green sea turtles. Milani Chaloupka     88
Some ecological parameters of the wood turtle, Clemmys insculpta, in southeastern Pennsylvania. Carl H. Ernst           94
Sexual dimorphism and morphological differentiation in European pond turtle (Emys orbicularis) populations from northwestern Spain. César Ayres Fernández and Adolfo Cordero Rivera 100
Migration routes and destination characteristics of post-nesting hawksbill turtles satellite-tracked from Barbados, West Indies. Julia A. Horrocks, Lotus A. Vermeer, Barry Krueger, Michael Coyne, Barbara A. Schroeder, and George H. Balazs    107
Terrestrial habitat use by aquatic turtles from a seasonally fluctuating wetland: implications for wetland conservation boundaries. Kurt A. Buhlmann and J. Whitfield Gibbons  115
Trace metal concentrations in blood of the Kemp’s ridley sea turtle (Lepidochelys kempii). Lisa O. Kenyon, André M. Landry, Jr., and Gary A. Gill           128
Habitat use and movements of radiotagged Blanding’s turtles (Emydoidea blandingii) in a suburban landscape. Cory S. Rubin, Richard E. Warner, and Daniel R. Ludwig 136
The loggerhead turtle, Caretta caretta, in Queensland: breeding migrations and fidelity to a warm temperate feeding area. Colin J. Limpus and Duncan J. Limpus       142
Notes and Field Reports
Notes on the distribution, life history, and exploitation of turtles in Sulawesi, Indonesia, with emphasis on Indotestudo forstenii and Leucocephalon yuwonoi. Steven G. Platt, Robert J. Lee, and Michael W. Klemens        154
Kyphosis in a musk turtle (Sternotherus odoratus) from Ontario, Canada. Raymond A. Saumure 159
Surface ultrastructure and retention of the egg caruncle in the European pond turtle, Emys orbicularis. Slawomir Mitrus         160
Response of juvenile softshell turtles (Apalone mutica) in a thermal gradient. Alan V. Nebeker and R. Bruce Bury          162
Husbandry, behavior, and captive breeding of the Nama padloper, Homopus bergeri, from southwestern Namibia. Alfred Schleicher and Victor J.T. Loehr        165
Mycoflora identified from failed green (Chelonia mydas) and loggerhead (Caretta caretta) sea turtle eggs at Heron Island, Australia. Andrea D. Phillott, C. John Parmenter, and Colin J. Limpus       170
A tortoise survey of Shwe Settaw Wildlife Sanctuary, Myanmar, with notes on the ecology of Geochelone platynota and Indotestudo elongata. Steven G. Platt, Saw Tun Khaing, Win Ko Ko, and Kalyar      172
Summertime foraging and feeding by immature loggerhead sea turtles (Caretta caretta) from Georgia. Michael G. Frick, Kristina L. Williams, and Lianne Pierrard          178
Winter survey of a gopher tortoise population in South Carolina. Tracey D. Tuberville and Michael E. Dorcas     182
Penis displays of snapping turtles (Chelydra serpentina) in response to handling: defensive or displacement behavior? Shane R. de Solla, Melinda Portelli, Holly Spiro, and Ronald J. Brooks    187
Maximum size and mass of the ploughshare tortoise, Geochelone yniphora. Miguel Pedrono and Tim Markwell 190
Nesting biology of the sea turtles of St. Kitts, West Indies. Joseph A. Butler           191
Assessment of sea turtle mortality rates in the BahÃa Magdalena region, Baja California Sur, México. Susan C. Gardner and Wallace J. Nichols 197
Diet of the softshell turtle, Trionyx triunguis, in an Afrotropical forested region. Godfrey C. Akani, Dario Capizzi, and Luca Luiselli        200
Feeding of Dermochelys coriacea on medusae in the northwest Atlantic. Michael C. James and Thomas B. Herman      202
Over three decades of persistence of a small and apparently isolated population of painted turtles (Chrysemys picta) in a Kentucky reservoir. Peter V. Lindeman and A. Floyd Scott           206
On the possible occurrence of the marginated tortoise, Testudo marginata, in Turkey. Oguz Türkozan, Yusuf Kumlutas, and Çetin Ilgaz           208
Commentaries and Reviews
An overview of the North American turtle genus Clemmys Ritgen, 1828. Carl H. Ernst      211
Relative importance of thermal and nonthermal factors on the incubation period of sea turtle eggs. Matthew H. Godfrey and N. Mrosovsky  217
Linnaeus Fund Research Reports
Age estimation of Eretmochelys imbricata by schlerochronology of carapacial scutes. Anton D. Tucker, Damien Broderick, and Lorelei Kampe 219
Investigations of the ecology of Graptemys versa and Pseudemys texana in southcentral Texas. Peter V. Lindeman       223
Molecular systematics of emydine turtles. Chris R. Feldman and James Ford Parham       224
Genetic relatedness of populations of the mud turtle, Kinosternon baurii, from mainland Florida and the upper and Lower Florida Keys. Dawn S. Wilson and Stephen A. Karl   228
Turtle Poetry
Playa Grande beach. Michael H.J. Rhodin     231
Volume 4, Number 2 – December 2002
Special Focus Issue
The Gopherine Tortoises, Gopherus spp.
Prologue
Editorial comment. Anders G.J. Rhodin        247
Articles
The Desert Tortoise, Gopherus agassizii
Defining the desert tortoise(s): our first priority for a coherent conservation strategy. Kristin H. Berry, David J. Morafka, and Robert W. Murphy           249
Is Gopherus agassizii a desert-adapted tortoise, or an exaptive opportunist? Implications for tortoise conservation. David J. Morafka and Kristin H. Berry          263
Reproduction in a desert tortoise (Gopherus agassizii) population on the Beaver Dam Slope, Washington County, Utah. Ann M. McLuckie and Rick A. Fridell         288
Reproduction of Gopherus agassizii in the Sonoran Desert, Arizona. Roy C. Averill-Murray           295
The annual reproductive cycle of the male and female desert tortoise: physiology and endocrinology. Valentine A. Lance and David C. Rostal 302
Chronology of sex determination in the desert tortoise (Gopherus agassizii). David C. Rostal, Thane Wibbels, Janice S. Grumbles, Valentine A. Lance, and James R. Spotila   313
Energy and water balance, diet, and reproduction of female desert tortoises (Gopherus agassizii). Brian Thomas Henen          319
Alien plants and fire in desert tortoise (Gopherus agassizii) habitat of the Mojave and Colorado deserts. Matthew L. Brooks and Todd C. Esque           330
Selective spring foraging by juvenile desert tortoises (Gopherus agassizii) in the Mojave Desert: evidence of an adaptive nutritional strategy. Olav T. Oftedal, Scott Hillard, and David J. Morafka         341
Diet selection by the desert tortoise in relation to the flowering phenology of ephemeral plants. W. Bryan Jennings     353
An experimental assessment of color, calcium, and insect dietary preferences of captive juvenile desert tortoises (Gopherus agassizii). Chris L. Okamoto        359
A landscape sampling protocol for estimating distribution and density patterns of desert tortoises at multiple spatial scales. Anthony J. Krzysik           366
Regional desert tortoise monitoring in the Upper Virgin River Recovery Unit, Washington County, Utah. Ann M. McLuckie, Deborah L. Harstad, Jesse W. Marr, and Rick A. Fridell     380
Spatial organization of desert tortoises and their burrows at a landscape scale. Jeffrey J. Duda, Anthony J. Krzysik, and Joel M. Meloche         387
Patterns of burrow use by desert tortoises (Gopherus agassizii) in southcentral Nevada. Kurt R. Rautenstrauch, Danny L. Rakestraw, Greg A. Brown, James L. Boone, and Patrick E. Lederle         398
Comparative dispersion of neonate and headstarted juvenile desert tortoises (Gopherus agassizii): a preliminary assessment of age effects. Lisa C. Hazard and David J. Morafka         406
Shell kinesis in juvenile desert tortoises, Gopherus agassizii. Marsha L. Marolda   410
Using growth ring counts to age juvenile desert tortoises (Gopherus agassizii) in the wild. Kristin H. Berry          416
A condition index for the desert tortoise (Gopherus agassizii). Kenneth A. Nagy, Brian T. Henen, Devesh B. Vyas, and Ian R. Wallis       425
Effects on survival of desert tortoises (Gopherus agassizii) urinating during handling. Roy C. Averill-Murray       430
Deaths of desert tortoises following periods of drought and research manipulation. Kristin H. Berry, E. Karen Spangenberg, Bruce L. Homer, and Elliott R. Jacobson      436
Impacts of vehicle road traffic on desert tortoise populations with consideration of conservation of tortoise habitat in southern Nevada. Karin von Seckendorff Hoff and Ronald William Marlow   449
Comparison of desert tortoise (Gopherus agassizii) populations in an unused and off-road vehicle area in the Mojave Desert. R. Bruce Bury and Roger A. Luckenbach 457
The Gopher Tortoise, Gopherus polyphemus
Reserve area requirements for gopher tortoises (Gopherus polyphemus). Jeannine Ott Eubanks, Jeff W. Hollister, Craig Guyer, and William K. Michener       464
A comparison of GIS and survey estimates of gopher tortoise habitat and numbers of individuals in Florida. Earl D. McCoy, Beth Stys, and Henry R. Mushinsky  472
Population biology of the gopher tortoise (Gopherus polyphemus) in southeast Georgia. David C. Rostal and Douglas N. Jones, Jr.      479
The Texas Tortoise, Gopherus berlandieri
Home range and dispersal of Texas tortoises, Gopherus berlandieri, in a managed thornscrub ecosystem. Richard T. Kazmaier, Eric C. Hellgren, and Donald C. Ruthven, IIIÂ Â Â Â Â 488
Mycoplasmal Disease in Gopherus spp.
Application of diagnostic tests for mycoplasmal infections of desert and gopher tortoises, with management recommendations. Daniel R. Brown, Isabella M. Schumacher, Grace S. McLaughlin, Lori D. Wendland, Mary B. Brown, Paul A. Klein, and Elliott R. Jacobson 497
Turtle Poetry
Population density studies. Marian L. Griffey           508
Volume 4, Number 3 – December 2003
Prologue
Editorial comment. Anders G.J. Rhodin        521
Articles
Reproductive biology and conservation status of the loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta) in EspÃrito Santo State, Brazil. CecÃlia Baptistotte, João C.A. Thomé, and Karen A. Bjorndal       523
Post-nesting movements and behavior of loggerhead sea turtles (Caretta caretta) departing from east-central Florida nesting beaches. C. Kenneth Dodd, Jr. and Richard Byles       530
Previously unrecognized original type specimens of American turtles collected by John Le Conte in 1828. Roger Bour   537
Emergence success of flatback sea turtles (Natator depressus) at Fog Bay, Northern Territory, Australia. Sean J. Blamires and Michael L. Guinea           548
Influence of nest site selection on predation of flatback sea turtle (Natator depressus) eggs by varanid lizards in northern Australia. Sean J. Blamires, Michael L. Guinea, and Robert I.T. Prince 557
Diagnostic characteristics in lower Tennessee River populations of the map turtles Graptemys pseudogeographica and Graptemys ouachitensis. Peter V. Lindeman     564
Activity and thermal ecology of the box turtle, Terrapene ornata, at its southwestern range limit in Arizona. Michael V. Plummer       569
Daily and seasonal activity patterns and movements of juvenile box turtles (Terrapene carolina bauri) on Egmont Key, Florida. Alison Hamilton Jennings         578
Nesting and conservation of the hawksbill turtle, Eretmochelys imbricata, in the Pearl Cays, Nicaragua. Cynthia J. Lagueux, Cathi L. Campbell, and William A. McCoy      588
Comparative study of the nesting behavior of the green turtle, Chelonia mydas, during high- and low-density nesting periods at Ras Al-Hadd Reserve, Oman. A.Y.A. AlKindi, I.Y. Mahmoud, H.M. Al-Gheilani, C.S. Bakheit, A.A. Al-Habsi, and A. Al-Kiyumi         603
Status of the flatback sea turtle (Natator depressus) rookery on Crab Island, Australia, with notes on predation by crocodiles. Ronald W. Sutherland and Elizabeth G. Sutherland      612
Marine turtle conservation on Holbox Island, Quintana Roo, Mexico: the fishermen’s perceptions. Sonja Macys and George N. Wallace         620
Influence of geological factors on reproductive aspects of Podocnemis unifilis (Testudines, Pelomedusidae) on the Javaés River, Araguaia National Park, Brazil. Paulo Dias Ferreira Júnior, Adriana Malvasio, and Odimar Santos Guimarães  626
Morphological variation in the endangered Alabama red-bellied cooter (Pseudemys alabamensis) and taxonomic status of a population in Mississippi. Christopher J. Leary, James L. Dobie, Thomas M. Mann, and Peter S. Floyd  635
Biological prioritization of Asian countries for turtle conservation. Bryan L. Stuart and John Thorbjarnarson       642
Status of Testudo kleinmanni and T. werneri in Egypt. Sherif M. Baha El Din, Omar Attum, and Mindy Baha El Din         648
Home range and seasonal movements of the wood turtle (Glyptemys insculpta) in southern New Hampshire. Sheila E. Tuttle and David M. Carroll           656
Reproductive ecology of Podocnemis erythrocephala (Testudines: Podocnemididae) in the lower InÃrida River, Colombia. Olga Victoria Castaño-Mora, Pedro Alberto Galvis-Peñuela, and Juan Gabriel Molano      664
Notes and Field Reports
Akinesis and plastral scute homologies in Sternotherus (Testudines: Kinosternidae). Peter C.H. Pritchard           671
Marine turtle nesting activity at Playa Naranjo, Santa Rosa National Park, Costa Rica, for the 1998–1999 season. Dana L. Drake, Jocelyn E. Behm, Meghan A. Hagerty, Philippe A. Mayor, Seth J. Goldenberg, and James R. Spotila 675
Ecology and conservation status of the Arakan forest turtle, Heosemys depressa, in western Myanmar. Steven G. Platt, Win Ko Ko, Kalyar, Myo Myo, Lay Lay Khaing, and Thomas R. Rainwater       678
Comparative ultrastructural carapace morphology in three freshwater turtles. David A. Wooten 682
Diet of sea turtles in southern Brazil. Leandro Bugoni, LÃgia Krause, and Maria VirgÃnia Petry       685
Radiotransmitter attachment technique for box turtles (Terrapene spp.). Karen A. Wilson, Paul M. Cavanagh, and Jeffrey Villepique   688
Rediscovery of the critically endangered river terrapin, Batagur baska, in Cambodia, with notes on occurrence, reproduction, and conservation status. Steven G. Platt, Bryan L. Stuart, Heng Sovannara, Long Kheng, Kalyar, and Heng Kimchhay          691
Effects of sand hardness and human beach use on emergence success of loggerhead sea turtles on Yakushima Island, Japan. Hiromi Kudo, Akinobu Murakami, and Satomi Watanabe  695
Reproductive cycle of male snapping turtles (Chelydra serpentina) in southeastern Virginia. Lauren L. Glesenkamp, George R. Zug, and Joseph C. Mitchell          697
Natural hybridization between a Kemp’s ridley (Lepidochelys kempii) and loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta) confirmed by molecular analysis. Robert C. Barber, Clark T. Fontaine, Joseph P. Flanagan, and Edward E. Louis, Jr.        701
Double-chambered nest cavities in the leatherback turtle. Stephanie Kamel and N. Mrosovsky   705
Summer movements and home range of the cooter turtle, Pseudemys concinna, in Illinois. Michael J. Dreslik, Andrew R. Kuhns, Christopher A. Phillips, and Benjamin C. Jellen         706
Comparative efficiency of different sampling techniques to obtain DNA from freshwater turtles. Nathalie Tessier and François-Joseph Lapointe           710
Effect of translocation on egg viability of the giant Amazon river turtle, Podocnemis expansa. Kelly Bonach, Maristela P. Miranda-Vilela, Marcelo C. Alves, and Luciano M. Verdade     712
First record of a gravid marine turtle from Chile. Angélica González, Leyla Miranda, and Juan Carlos Ortiz          716
Repetitive data-logger attachments to sea turtles using a new quick-release method. Sandra Storch and Solvin Zankl   717
Preliminary observations on reproductive parameters of the Sulawesi forest turtle (Leucocephalon yuwonoi) in captivity. Charles J. Innis       720
Population ecology of musk turtles (Sternotherus odoratus) in a lake in Virginia. Alison M. Holinka, Radhika Dave, and Randolph M. Chambers           721
Axial bifurcation in a bicephalic Chelonia mydas embryo. Cheong H. Diong, Lenny K.A. Tan, and Charles M.U. Leh         725
Commentaries and Reviews
Turtle management as scientific experimentation. William E. Magnusson 728
Linnaeus Fund Research Reports
Distribution, status, and biology of the radiated tortoise, Geochelone radiata, in southwest Madagascar. Thomas E.J. Leuteritz and Rollande Ravolanaivo   730
Domestic trade of tortoises and freshwater turtles in Cambodia. Rohan H.P. Holloway    733
Assessing the impact of human hunting activities on populations of forest tortoises (genus Kinixys) in the Niger Delta, Nigeria. Luca Luiselli   735
Interpond movement patterns of Chrysemys picta picta (eastern painted turtles) in Virginia. David R. Bowne    739
Turtle Poetry
The egg and the machine. Robert Frost        742
Volume 4, Number 4 – April 2005
Special Focus Issue
The Kemp’s Ridley Sea Turtle, Lepidochelys kempii
Prologue
Editorial comment. Anders G.J. Rhodin     757
Special Focus Section
Foreword
Introduction to the Kemp’s ridley focus issue. Peter C.H. Pritchard and David W. Owens  759
Articles
Status of the Kemp’s ridley sea turtle, Lepidochelys kempii. René Márquez-M., Patrick M. Burchfield, Juan DÃaz-F., Manuel Sánchez-P., Miguel Carrasco-A., Carmen Jiménez-Q., Alma Leo-P., Rafael Bravo-G., and Jaime Peña-V.           761
A population model to estimate recovery time, population size, and management impacts on Kemp’s ridley sea turtles. Selina S. Heppell, Deborah T. Crouse, Larry B. Crowder, Sheryan P. Epperly, Wendy Gabriel, Terry Henwood, René Márquez, and Nancy B. Thompson 767
Time-series analyses of the relationship between nesting frequency of the Kemp’s ridley sea turtle and meteorological conditions. MarÃa del Carmen Jiménez-Quiroz, Anatoly Filonov, Irina Tereshchenko, and René Márquez-Millán 774
Reproductive parameters of the Kemp’s ridley sea turtle (Lepidochelys kempii) at Rancho Nuevo, Tamaulipas, Mexico. Wayne N. Witzell, Alfredo Salgado-Quintero, and Manuel Garduño-Dionte      781
Seasonal reproductive biology of the Kemp’s ridley sea turtle (Lepidochelys kempii): comparison of captive and wild populations. David C. Rostal           788
Population characteristics of Kemp’s ridley sea turtles in nearshore waters of the upper Texas and Louisiana coasts. André M. Landry, Jr., David T. Costa, F. Leonard Kenyon, II, and Michael S. Coyne 801
Kemp’s ridley sea turtle movements and migrations. Maurice L. Renaud and Jo A. Williams         808
Movements and home ranges of adult male Kemp’s ridley sea turtles (Lepidochelys kempii) in the Gulf of Mexico investigated by satellite telemetry. Donna J. Shaver, Barbara A. Schroeder, Richard A. Byles, Patrick M. Burchfield, Jaime Peña, René Márquez, and Hector J. Martinez          817
Developmental biology and ecology of the Kemp’s ridley sea turtle, Lepidochelys kempii, in the eastern Gulf of Mexico. Jeffrey R. Schmid and William J. Barichivich 828
Texans, turtles, and the early Kemp’s ridley population restoration project, 1963–67. Patrick M. Burchfield       835
Head-starting the Kemp’s ridley sea turtle, Lepidochelys kempii, at the NMFS Galveston Laboratory, 1978–1992: a review. Clark Fontaine and Donna Shaver 838
Analysis of the Kemp’s ridley imprinting and headstart project at Padre Island National Seashore, Texas, 1978–88, with subsequent nesting and stranding records on the Texas coast. Donna J. Shaver        846
On the sex ratio of juvenile Lepidochelys kempii in Georgia. Carol Ruckdeschel, C. Robert Shoop, and Robert D. Kenney           860
Diet analysis of Kemp’s ridley sea turtles (Lepidochelys kempii) in Virginia. Erin E. Seney and John A. Musick     864
Western North Atlantic waters: crucial developmental habitat for Kemp’s ridley and loggerhead sea turtles. Stephen J. Morreale and Edward A. Standora        872
Climatic and oceanographic factors affecting daily patterns of juvenile sea turtle cold-stunning in Cape Cod Bay, Massachusetts. Brett M. Still, Curtice R. Griffin, and Robert Prescott          883
Regular Contributions
Articles
Assessment of the threatened status of Testudo kleinmanni Lortet, 1883 (Testudines: Testudinidae) for the IUCN Red List. Jarmo Perälä        891
Conserving sea turtles in Canada: successful community-based collaboration between fishers and scientists. Kathleen Martin and Michael C. James 899
Ecology of the Jamaican slider turtle (Trachemys terrapen), with implications for conservation and management. Tracey D. Tuberville, Kurt A. Buhlmann, Rhema Kerr Bjorkland, and Doug Booher           908
Nesting activity and reproductive output of loggerhead sea turtles, Caretta caretta, over 19 seasons (1984–2002) at Laganas Bay, Zakynthos, Greece: the largest rookery in the Mediterranean. Dimitris Margaritoulis  916
Documenting the value of volunteer effort for sea turtle conservation in South Carolina. Sally R. Hopkins-Murphy and Joan S. Seithel 930
Notes and Field Reports
Bifid tail regeneration in a turtle, Emydura sp. (Testudines: Chelidae). Gerald Kuchling     935
Thermoregulation in captive Indian Ocean giant tortoises. Justin Gerlach  937
Noteworthy records and exploitation of chelonians from the Ayeyarwady, Chindwin, and Dokhtawady rivers, Myanmar. Steven G. Platt, Win Ko Ko, Lay Lay Khaing, Khin Myo Myo, Tint Lwin, Thanda Swe, Kalyar, and Thomas R. Rainwater      942
Distribution, natural history, and exploitation of Leucocephalon yuwonoi in central Sulawesi, Indonesia. Cris Hagen and Iwalani Y.S. Ching     948
Genetic analysis of mitochondrial DNA variation in eastern and western African spurred tortoises, Geochelone sulcata. Barbara Livoreil and Antoinette C. van der Kuyl         951
Distribution of the black-breasted leaf turtle (Geoemyda spengleri) on Hainan Island, China. Shi Haitao 954
Occurrence of diamondback terrapins, Malaclemys terrapin, on Bermuda: native or introduced? John Davenport, Anne F. Glasspool, and Lisa Kitson 956
Turtle Poetry
Turtles. Author Unknown      960
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