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Showing 1 to 7 of 7 for “"softshell"”.
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Metapopulation dynamics of the softshell clam, Mya arenaria
… and population connectivity, with a focus on the softshell clam, Mya arenaria. I first worked towards developing a method for using elemental signatures retained in the larval shell as a tag of natal habitat. I designed and implemented an experiment to determine whether existing methods commonly …
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Metapopulation dynamics of the softshell clam, Mya arenaria
… and population connectivity, with a focus on the softshell clam, Mya arenaria. I first worked towards developing a method for using elemental signatures retained in the larval shell as a tag of natal habitat. I designed and implemented an experiment to determine whether existing methods commonly …
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Spatial ecology of the smooth softshell turtle (Apalone mutica) in the Kaskaskia River of Illinois
… for many river turtles including the Smooth Softshell Turtle (Apalone mutica), a species inhabiting the Midwestern United States. I investigated the spatial ecology of A. mutica in two reaches of the Kaskaskia River in south-central Illinois from 2013-2014. My objectives were to determine …
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Geographical Distribution and Morphometrics of South Dakota Turtles
… bellii), snapping (Chelydra serpentina), spiny softshell (Apalone spinifera), smooth softshell (Apalone mutica), false map (Graptemys pseudogeographica), ornate box (Terrapene ornata ornata) and Blanding’s (Emydoidea blandingii) turtle. Relevant historic and more recent literature was …
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The Effects of Commercial Harvest on the Density and Demography of Aquatic Turtles in Arkansas
… sliders (Trachemys scripta; N = 2695), spiny softshell turtles (Apalone spinifera; N = 640), common musk turtles (Sternotherus odoratus; N = 508), eastern mud turtles (Kinosternon subrubrum; N = 81), common snapping turtles (Chelydra serpentina; N = 56), river cooters (Pseudemys concinna; N = …
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Relation of Missouri river flows to sandbar morphology with implications for selected biota
… creating more emergent sandbar habitat during softshell turtle nesting. Flows under the current flow regime and selected management alternatives provided greater area of submergent-sandbar ATTZ during the initial months of age-0 riverine fish nursery than historical flow conditions under ROR.
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The Ecology and Evolution of the Freshwater Turtles of Southern Mississippi
… state-wide population genetic study on the Spiny Softshell turtle (<em>Apalone spinifera) </em>was initiated.</p> <p>The surveys performed for this study captured a total of 1,230 turtles, from 16 species. Analyses showed that land-use had no significant impact on turtle communities or species, …