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Nieuwolt-Dacanay, P. M. (1996). Movement, activity, and microhabitat selection in the western box turtle, terrapene ornata luteola, in new mexico. Herpetologica, 52(4), 487–495.
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| Resource type: Journal Article BibTeX citation key: Nieuwolt1996 View all bibliographic details  |
Categories: General Keywords: Emydidae, Habitat = habitat, Nordamerika = North America, Schildkröten = turtles + tortoises, Terrapene, Terrapene ornata Creators: Nieuwolt-Dacanay Collection: Herpetologica |
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Movement patterns in the western box turtle, Terrapene ornata luteola, were estimated from both repeated sightings on a road and radiotelemetry. Home ranges were smaller than those expected from random movements. Turtles in the study area may have larger home ranges (mean area of 1.6 ha, minimum polygon method, mean maximum diameter of 276 m) than box turtles in more mesic habitats. No significant differences in home range size or distances moved were observed between sexes, and overlap was considerable. Turtles moved farther on the road than off the road and the road may have increased the size of the home range of some turtles. Turtles were most active when ambient temperatures were 13-24 C, solar radiation was <200 jules/cm super(2)/h, and humidity was high (<20 mbar vapour pressure deficit). Turtles selected microhabitats with lower soil temperatures, higher ambient temperatures, and lower humidity levels than those observed at the meteorological station on the study site.
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