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Examining the Effects of Penning on Juvenile Eastern Box Turtles (Terrapene carolina carolina)
Box turtle (Terrapene carolina) populations have been declining over the last several decades, and one major cause is increasing urbanization. As a result of habitat fragmentation, wildlife managers are frequently turning to new and alternative management strategies. Traditional box turtle …
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Investigating the epidemiology of Terrapene herpesvirus 1 in freeranging eastern box turtle populations
… of herpesvirus infection in 409 free-ranging eastern box turtles (Terrapene carolina carolina) from Tennessee and Illinois. The overall prevalence in this study population was 31.3% (95% confidence interval: 27-36%), with a significantly higher prevalence in July (52.3%; 95% CI: 41-59%) …
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Home range and movement of the eastern box turtle (Terrapene carolina) in East Central Illinois
Studying the ecology of terrestrial turtle species provides understanding of their spatial needs. Radio-telemetry was used to study the home range size, movement, habitat use, and nesting of Terrapene carolina. Minimum Convex Polygons (MCP) and Kernel Density Estimates at 95, 75, and 50% were used …
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Pathogen surveillance and management strategies for confiscated and free-ranging eastern box turtles (Terrapene carolina carolina)
Submission original under an indefinite embargo labeled 'Open Access'. The submission was exported from vireo on 2025-10-19 without embargo terms
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The spatial ecology of the Eastern box turtle (Terrapene carolina carolina) in a fragmented landscape in Southeast Tennessee, Hamilton County
The landscape throughout the range of the Eastern Box turtle (Terrapene carolina carolina) has been altered significantly since the late 1880s by habitat fragmentation. In this study, the spatial ecology and seasonal movement patterns of the Eastern Box turtle in contrasting habitat types are …
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Head-start Juvenile and Adult Resident Eastern Box Turtles (Terrapene carolina carolina): Winter Ecology Including Microhabitat Selection, Temperature Tolerance and Philopatry
<p>The Eastern box turtle (Terrapene carolina carolina) is one of the most common reptiles in North America, but is soon to be threatened due to increased urbanization, disease, and the pet and food trades. In order to assist resource managers in choosing suitable sites for relocation studies, more …
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Landscape patterns and patch dynamics in Hamilton county over a forty year period: applicability to the conservation of the eastern box turtle
… the fastest growing form of land use in the southeastern US and the primary driver of habitat and biodiversity loss. Species with long generation times such as the eastern box turtle (Terrapene carolina carolina) can persist in an urbanizing environment but have higher mortality than in forested …
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Modeling the health of free-living Illinois herptiles: an integrated approach incorporating environmental, physiologic, spatiotemporal, and pathogen factors
… species of conservation concern in Illinois: the eastern box turtle (Terrapene carolina carolina), the ornate box turtle (Terrapene ornata ornata), and the silvery salamander (Ambystoma platineum) over the course of three years using a combination of physical examination, qPCR pathogen screening, …
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Characterizing the epidemiology of ranavirus in North American chelonians: diagnosis, surveillance, pathogenesis, and treatment
… the prevalence of ranavirus infections in 606 eastern box turtles (Terrapene carolina carolina) from several different states. The overall prevalence of ranaviruses in this study population was 1.5% (95% confidence interval: 0.8 – 2.9%), with a non-significantly higher prevalence in juveniles …