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Davis, J. D., & Jackson, C. G. (1973). Notes on the courtship of a captive male chrysemys scripta taylori. Herpetologica, 29(1), 62–64.
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| Resource type: Journal Article BibTeX citation key: Davis1973 View all bibliographic details  |
Categories: General Keywords: Emydidae, Schildkröten = turtles + tortoises, Trachemys, Trachemys scripta, Trachemys taylori, Verhalten = ethology Creators: Davis, Jackson Collection: Herpetologica |
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The courtship behavior of the Mexican turtle, Trachemys scripta taylori, is described and contrasted with the courtship display of Trachemys scripta elegans. C. s. taylori is endemic to the Cuatro Cienegas basin and is relatively isolated from other species of emydine turtles. C. s. elegans ranges widely over central and eastern United States and is sympatric over parts of its range with several other species of Chrysemys. C. s. taylori lacks the sexually dimorphic foreclaws used by C. s. elegans in its courtship display. The much simpler precopulatory behavior of C. s. taylori is less stereotyped than that of C. s. elegans and more characteristic of unspecialized turtle courtship. It is suggested that these courtship differences reflect the lack of need for behavioral isolating mechanisms under conditions of relative geographical isolation.
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