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Carr, J. L. (2008). Terrestrial foraging by two species of semiaquatic turtles (testudines: emydidae). Southeastern Naturalist, 7(4), 748–752.
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| Resource type: Journal Article BibTeX citation key: Carr2008a View all bibliographic details  |
Categories: General Keywords: Emydidae, Ernährung = nutrition, Graptemys, Graptemys geographica, Graptemys pseudogeographica, Habitat = habitat, Nordamerika = North America, Schildkröten = turtles + tortoises, Trachemys, Trachemys scripta Creators: Carr Collection: Southeastern Naturalist |
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I describe terrestrial foraging behavior in Trachemys scripta elegans (Red-eared Slider) and Graptemys pseudogeographica kohnii (Mississippi Map Turtle), two species of semiaquatic turtles. I observed specimens of Red-eared Slider on two occasions in two different locations climbing onto the bank of a stream and consuming grass blades (Luziola fluitans and Eragrostis hypnoides ), which were swallowed when the turtles returned to the water. These observations included both adult males and females. In addition, I observed on one occasion two juvenile Mississippi Map Turtles leave the water and forage on plants on a stream bank also used by Red-eared Sliders. Individuals of Mississippi Map Turtles passed by grass and consumed the sprouts of a dicot (Ludwigia decurrens and/or Pentodon pentandrus ).
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