Volume 3, Number 4- November 2000
Special Focus Section: The Blanding’s Turtle, Emydoidea blandingii
CONTENTS
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