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Senescent Changes in the Kidney of the Yellow Mud Turtle Kinosternon flavescens
… Kidney sections from a wild population of turtles ranging in age from 6 to 35 years were examined histologically by light and electron microscope. Kidney tubules of the older turtles showed a statistically significant greater deposition of a pigment believed to be lipofuscin or ceroid than …
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Physiological Plasticity and Ecology of the Yellow Mud Turtle (Kinosternon Flavescens) During Hibernation
… assessed the 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 …
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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 …
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Effects of Senescence on Vascular Smooth Muscle in the Yellow Mud Turtle "Kinosternon flavescens" (Family "Kinosternidae")
… Arterial sections from a wild population of turtles ranging in age from 6 to 3% years were examined histologically. Connective tissue-stained arteries showed statistically significant deposition of connective tissue in the tunica media with advancing age, consistent with senescent mammalian …
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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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The Distribution and Ecology of Two Kinosternid Turtles in Iowa
… the habitat preferences or behavior of Illinois mud turtles and stinkpot turtles in Iowa, at the extreme edge of the species' ranges. The mud turtle is restricted in Iowa to ephemeral ponds associated with Sparta sand or Chelsea loamy fine sand. The stinkpot is restricted to permanent water with …