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Showing 1 to 10 of 10 for “"kinosternon"”.
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Senescent Changes in the Kidney of the Yellow Mud Turtle Kinosternon flavescens
Current literature suggests that reptiles do not undergo senescence. This study addresses age-related changes that occur in the kidneys of reptiles and compares them to senescent changes in mammalian kidneys. Kidney sections from a wild population of turtles ranging in age from 6 to 35 years were …
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Physiological Plasticity and Ecology of the Yellow Mud Turtle (Kinosternon Flavescens) During Hibernation
… degree to which hibernating yellow mud turtles (Kinosternon flavescens) were affected by warming winter temperatures. Temperature data collected by data loggers attached to turtles hibernating in the field were compared with soil temperature data. Turtles hibernated at a mean temperature of …
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Reproduction and Diet of Kinosternon Odoratum Inhabiting a Cold Water Reservoir in Southwest Missouri
Kinosternon odoratum were collected from two habitats on Lake Taneycomo, a hypothermic cove (Rockaway Slough) and a normothermic cove (Bull Creek), from April 1993 through August 1994. Dietary analysis showed a significant difference between sites in the frequency of food items taken. There were no …
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Comparing Semi-Urban and Forest Populations of the Jalisco Mud Turtle (<i>Kinosternon chimalhuaca</i>)
… poorly understood. The Jalisco mud turtle (<em>Kinosternon chimalhuaca</em>) was described in 1997 from a small range south of Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. Since its description, critical ecological research has remained largely nonexistent, hindering effective conservation and management. Recent …
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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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Conservation and recovery of the Yellow Mud Turtle (Kinosternon flavescens) in Mason and Tazewell counties, Illinois
The Yellow Mud Turtle, Kinosternon flavescens, is listed as state endangered in Illinois and has suffered severe declines throughout its Midwest range. Trapping surveys were performed to document the presence and distribution of K. flavescens inhabiting Mason and Tazewell counties, Illinois. …
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A Herpetofaunal Survey of Boehler Seeps and Sandhills Preserve with an Emphasis on Turtle Communities and the Ecology of Deirochelys Reticularia Miaria
… communities in the two lakes at this site. Kinosternon subrubrum, Sternotherus odoratus, and Trachemys scripta were the dominant species in both lakes. The community structure and distribution of biomass differed between the lakes, but when species were grouped by niche type, the biomass of …
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The Effects of Commercial Harvest on the Density and Demography of Aquatic Turtles in Arkansas
… odoratus; N = 508), eastern mud turtles (Kinosternon subrubrum; N = 81), common snapping turtles (Chelydra serpentina; N = 56), river cooters (Pseudemys concinna; N = 11), southern painted turtles (Chrysemys dorsalis; N = 7), Mississippi map turtles (Graptemys pseudogeographica kohnii; N = …
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Invasive species: fundamental and applied science
… scripta, T. s. troostii, Sternotherus odoratus, Kinosternon subrubrum – using Relative Invasion Risk, an adapted version of RIP that incorporates propagule pressure. T. s. scripta was found to have high impact, corroborating its now banned status in the EU, but still a high risk. In Chapter 6, I …