Habitat Selection in the Three-Toed Box Turtle, Terrapene carolina triunguis

Abstract

JSTOR is a not-for-profit service that helps scholars, researchers, and students discover, use, and build upon a wide range of content in a trusted digital archive. We use information technology and tools to increase productivity and facilitate new forms of scholarship. For more information about JSTOR, please contact support@jstor.org.

Spatial and Temporal Activity Patterns in Two Terrestrial Turtles

“…Stickel (1950) similarly found frequent rains conducive to Terrapene activity, and droughts inhibitive, but her turtles were most active on warm sunny days with high humidity. Reagan (1974) also noted that T. carolina triunguis tended to remain buried under leaves in a relatively moist microenvironment, in times of low atmospheric humidity and high temperatures. No statistically significant difference was evident in the Clemmys data (rain = 138.9 m, SD = 80.6, N = 8; no-rain x = 110.1 m, SD = 94.5, N = 19; Mann-Whitney U-test, z = -1.09; P > 0.05).…”

“…Although the eastern box turtle's (Terrapene carolina) home range configuration and activity patterns have been studied intensively (Stickel, 1950;Reagan, 1974;Schwartz and Schwartz, 1974), little work has been done with the wood turtle (Clemmys insculpta), a terrestrial species often sympatric with Terrapene. In this paper I will consider spatial and temporal activity patterns of sympatric Clemmys and Terrapene in the light of food availability and meteorological variation.…”

Seasonal Shifts in Relative Density of the LizardAnolis polylepis(Squamata, Dactyloidae) in Forest and Riparian Habitats

“…We tentatively suggest that migration, possibly in response to decreased local resources, may be a principle driver of the observed patterns (Reagan, 1974;Spiller et al, 2010). The symmetry and timing of changes in density-the decrease in density in one habitat coincides with a comparable increase in the other habitat (Fig.…”

Discrimination of predatory versus nonpredatory mammals by box turtles, Terrapene carolina

“…Three-toed box turtles, Terrapene carolina triunguis, inhabit mainly woodlands (Schwartz & Schwartz 1974), but also use open grasslands and prairies during parts of the year (Reagan 1974;Sammartano 1994). Although they can be locally abundant, box turtles are listed on Appendix II of CITES, meaning that they have been afforded a moderate level of international protection.…”