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Influence of Sandy Coast Vegetation on the Reproductive Success of Green Turtles at Cuban Nesting Beaches 沙质海岸植被对古巴筑巢海滩绿海龟繁殖成功的影响

Chelonian Conservation and Biology: Celebrating 25 Years as the World's Turtle and Tortoise Journal Pub Date : 2021-11-03 DOI: 10.2744/CCB-1460.1

Claudia Cabrera Guerra, Julia Azanza Ricardo, Ryan Betancourt Ávila, F. Bretos, Pedro Pérez Álvarez

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Home Range, Site Fidelity, and Movement Patterns of the Wood Turtle (Glyptemys insculpta) at the Southwestern Edge of Its Range 在其活动范围的西南边缘，木龟的活动范围，地点保真度和运动模式

Chelonian Conservation and Biology: Celebrating 25 Years as the World's Turtle and Tortoise Journal Pub Date : 2021-11-03 DOI: 10.2744/CCB-1463.1

Joshua G. Otten, Austin C. Hulbert, S. Berg, J. Tamplin

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Sea Turtle Nesting Activity in Ghana, West Africa 西非加纳的海龟筑巢活动

Chelonian Conservation and Biology: Celebrating 25 Years as the World's Turtle and Tortoise Journal Pub Date : 2021-11-01 DOI: 10.2744/CCB-1487.1

Andrews Agyekumhene, Prince Yankson, Leyna R. Stemle, P. Allman

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On the Brink of Extinction: Results of a 20-Year Quest for Eiselt's Pond Turtle (Emys orbicularis eiselti) in Southeastern Turkey 濒临灭绝:对土耳其东南部的艾瑟尔塘龟(艾瑟尔塘龟)20年探索的结果

Chelonian Conservation and Biology: Celebrating 25 Years as the World's Turtle and Tortoise Journal Pub Date : 2021-11-01 DOI: 10.2744/CCB-1505.1

D. Ayaz, Yusuf Bayrakcı, K. Çiçek, F. Ihlow, C. V. Tok, U. Fritz

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Evidence for Synchronous Hatching in Marine Turtle (Caretta caretta) Embryos and Its Influence on the Timing of Nest Emergence 海龟(Caretta Caretta)胚胎同步孵化的证据及其对巢出时间的影响

Chelonian Conservation and Biology: Celebrating 25 Years as the World's Turtle and Tortoise Journal Pub Date : 2021-11-01 DOI: 10.2744/CCB-1489.1

Angela Field, Jessica K. McGlashan, M. Salmon

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Novel Use of Anchialine Ponds by Hawksbill Turtles in The Bahamas 巴哈马群岛玳瑁龟对安其林池塘的新利用

Chelonian Conservation and Biology: Celebrating 25 Years as the World's Turtle and Tortoise Journal Pub Date : 2021-10-29 DOI: 10.2744/CCB-1499.1

N. Robinson, R. Ditter, John Campion, E. Cole

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Distribution and Relative Abundance of the Suwannee Alligator Snapping Turtle (Macrochelys suwanniensis) 苏万尼鳄鳄龟的分布及相对丰度

Chelonian Conservation and Biology: Celebrating 25 Years as the World's Turtle and Tortoise Journal Pub Date : 2021-10-20 DOI: 10.2744/CCB-1488.1

Kevin M. Enge, Dirk J. Stevenson, Travis M. Thomas, Gerald R. Johnston, J. Jensen, Benjamin S. Stegenga, Houston C Chandler, P. Moler

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Interactions Among Hawaiian Hawksbills Suggest Prevalence of Social Behaviors in Marine Turtles 夏威夷玳瑁之间的相互作用表明海龟普遍存在社会行为

Chelonian Conservation and Biology: Celebrating 25 Years as the World's Turtle and Tortoise Journal Pub Date : 2021-10-07 DOI: 10.2744/CCB-1481.1

Alexander R. Gaos, C. E. Johnson, Don B. McLeish, Cheryl S. King, J. Senko

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Population Size and Structure of the Ornate Diamondback Terrapin (Malaclemys terrapin macrospilota) on Small Gulf Coast Islands in Florida 佛罗里达海湾沿岸小岛屿上华丽菱形龟的种群规模和结构

Chelonian Conservation and Biology: Celebrating 25 Years as the World's Turtle and Tortoise Journal Pub Date : 2021-09-09 DOI: 10.2744/CCB-1485.1

E. Suarez, Travis M. Thomas, W. Turner, Ryan Gandy, Kevin M. Enge, Steve A. Johnson

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Population Structure of the Spiny Softshell Turtle (Apalone spinifera) in Five Montana Rivers 蒙大拿五条河流中带刺软壳龟的种群结构

Chelonian Conservation and Biology: Celebrating 25 Years as the World's Turtle and Tortoise Journal Pub Date : 2021-09-03 DOI: 10.2744/CCB-1466.1

Kayhan Ostovar, Gabriel Wolff, D. Dockery, Ulrich A Hoensch, M. Ruggles, A. Massey, Reece Robinett, Earl Radonski

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