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Means, B. D. (1982). Responses to winter burrow flooding of the gopher tortoise (gopherus polyphemus daudin). Herpetologica, 38(4), 521–525.
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| Resource type: Journal Article BibTeX citation key: anon1982 View all bibliographic details  |
Categories: General Keywords: Gopherus polyphemus, Habitat - habitat, Nordamerika - North America, Schildkröten - turtles + tortoises, Testudinidae Creators: Means Collection: Herpetologica |
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Testudinidae During four winters (1976-1980), water was observed more than 100 times in burrows in Leon County, Florida and Thomas County, Georgia. Water occurred in burrows as early as 8 October (1976) and as late as 11 March (1977 and 1978) for periods up to 48 consecutive days; several occupied burrows contained ground water at least once every winter during the study. I observed tortoises totally or partially submerged in water most of the time that water was present, indicating a preference for immersion even when water levels were low in burrows. Burrow flooding may be common in colonies of Gopherus polyphemus.
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