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Chippindale, P. (1989). Courtship and nesting records for spotted turtles, clemmys guttata , in the mer bleue bog, southeastern ontario. Canadian Field-Naturalist, 103(2), 289–291.
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| Resource type: Journal Article BibTeX citation key: Chippindale1989 View all bibliographic details  |
Categories: General Keywords: Clemmys, Clemmys guttata, Emydidae, Fortpflanzung = reproduction, Habitat = habitat, Nordamerika = North America, Schildkröten = turtles + tortoises Creators: Chippindale Collection: Canadian Field-Naturalist |
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Two instances of courtship between Spotted Turtles, Clemmys guttata , in the Mer Bleue bog are described. On 30 May 1985 an adult male was seen nudging an biting and adult female, but no mating was observed; on 17 June 1985 courtship and brief mating of an adult pair were noted. A single nesting record for C. guttata in the Mer Bleue is presented: an adult female laid one egg in a shallow hole in a hummock of moist sphagnum moss on 29 June 1986. Other reproductive behaviour records for this species in Ontario are reviewed.
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