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Showing 1 to 3 of 3 for “"Kinosternidae"”.
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Seasonal and Ontogenetic Changes in the Sex Ratio of a Population of Stinkpots (Kinosternidae: Sternotherus odoratus)
Current hypotheses suggest turtle populations with biased sex ratios are the result of sampling errors such as improper sex determination, trapping bias, and behavioral differences between the sexes. This study was undertaken to determine if the observed sex ratio of a population of stinkpots …
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Effects of Senescence on Vascular Smooth Muscle in the Yellow Mud Turtle "Kinosternon flavescens" (Family "Kinosternidae")
Current literature suggests that reptiles do not undergo senescence and certainly do not age in a manner similar to mammals. This study examines age-related changes in reptilian arteries to evaluate similarities to age-related changes in mammals. Arterial sections from a wild population of turtles …
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Comparing Semi-Urban and Forest Populations of the Jalisco Mud Turtle (<i>Kinosternon chimalhuaca</i>)
<p>Mud turtles (family <em>Kinosternidae</em>) are primarily threatened by climate change, overexploitation, and land development. To survive in increasingly urbanized and arid regions, mud turtles often inhabit man-made water sources such as cattle troughs and irrigation ditches. These bodies of …