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Ornate box turtle (Terrapene ornata) demography in northern Illinois
… species rather than at the population level. The Ornate Box Turtle (Terrapene ornata) is a threatened species in Illinois and lacks essential demographic data. Over the last two centuries, nearly all Illinois prairie has been converted to agriculture, and consequently, Ornate Box Turtles are now …
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Reintroduction Biology of Head-Started Ornate Box Turtles
<p>The ornate box turtle (Terrapene ornata) is a prairie-dwelling species that has experienced population declines, especially near the northern edge of its range. In order to provide supporting research for a reintroduction program at the Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge …
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Genetic effects of persistent population bottlenecks on long-lived organisms with overlapping generations
… study uses microsatellite markers to compare two ornate box turtle (Terrapene ornata) populations, one of which experienced a recent bottleneck due to habitat loss while the other is relatively undisturbed. The heterozygosity excess test detected the genetic signature of a recent bottleneck in the …
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A Method for Detecting Nesting Activity, Thermal Implications of Different Nesting Strategies, and Activity Patterns of Ornate Box Turtles (Terrapene Ornata)
The ornate box turtle (Terrapene ornata) is a small emydid terrestrial turtle that has experienced declines throughout its wide geographic range. In an effort to provide supporting research for a reintroduction program at the Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge in northern …
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Modeling the health of free-living Illinois herptiles: an integrated approach incorporating environmental, physiologic, spatiotemporal, and pathogen factors
… 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, and …