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1 Adler, Kraig The influence of prehistoric man on the distribution of the box turtle. Annals of Carnegie Museum 41(9): Adler, Kraig K Egg-laying in the spotted turtle, Clemmys guttata (Schneider). Ohio Journal of Science 61(3): Anderson, P. K The photic responses and water-approach behavior of hatchling turtles. Copeia 1958: Arndt, Rudolf G Additional records of Clemmys muhlenbergi in Delaware, with notes on reproduction. Bulletin of the Maryland Herpetological Society 8(1):1-5. Arndt, Rudolf G The occurrence of barnacles and algae on the red-bellied turtle, Chrysemys r. rubriventris (Le Conte). Journal of Herpetology 9(4): Arndt, Rudolf G Notes on the natural history of the bog turtle, Clemmys muhlenbergi (Schoepff), in Delaware. Chesapeake Science 18(1): Arndt, Rudolf G Notes on the bog turtle, Clemmys muhlenbergi, in Warren County, New Jersey. Bulletin of the Maryland Herpetological Society. 22(2): Babcock, Harold L The Turtles of New England. Memoirs of the Boston Society of Natural History 8(3): , 16 plates. Baker, Randy E. and James C. Gillingham An analysis of courtship behavior in Blanding's turtle, Emydoidea blandingi. Herpetologica 39(2): Banicki, L. H New records of the spotted turtle, Clemmys guttata in northern Florida. Florida Scientist 44: Barbour, Roger W The reptiles of Big Black Mountain, Harlan County, Kentucky. Copeia 1950(1): Barton, A. J. and John W. Price, Sr Our knowledge of the bogturtle, Clemmys muhlenbergi, surveyed and augmented. Copeia 1955(3): Bearse, L Loggerheads mate off Cape Hatteras. Marine Turtle Newsletter No. 34:8. Behler, John L. and F. Wayne King National Audubon Society field guide to North American reptiles and amphibians. Alfred A. Knopf, New York. 743 pp. Belmore, B Clemmys guttata--notes on reproduction. HERP, Bulletin of the New York Herpetological Society 10: Belmore, B The basic ecology of the spotted turtle Clemmys guttata (Schneider) in Massachusetts. Journal of the Northern Ohio Association of Herpetologists 6:5-13. Berry, J. F. and C. F. Gidden The spotted turtle in Florida and southern Georgia. Florida Scientist 36(2-4): Bishop, C. A., R. J. Brooks, J. H. Carey, P. Ng, R. J. Norstrom, and D. R. S. Lean The case for a cause-effect linkage between environmental contamination and development in eggs of the common snapping turtle (Chelydra s. serpentina) from Ontario, Canada. Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health 33: Page 1 of 20

2 Bjorndal, K. A., A. Carr, A. B. Meylan, and J. A. Mortimer Reproductive biology of the hawksbill, Eretmochelys imbricata, at Trotuguero, Costa Rica, with notes on the ecology of the species in the Caribbean. Biological Conservation 34: Bjorndal, K. A., A. B. Meylan, and B. J. Turner Sea turtles nesting at Melbourne Beach, Florida. I. Size, growth and reproductive biology. Biological Conservation 26: Bleakney, J. Sherman Notes on the distribution and life histories of turtles in Nova Scotia. Canadian Field-Naturalist 77(2): Bloomer, T. J Hibernacula congregating in the Clemmys genus. Journal of the Northern Ohio Association of Herpetologists 4: Bloomer, T. J. and D. M. Bloomer New Jersey's bog turtle: Destined to extinction? HERP, Bulletin of the New York Herpetological Society 9(3 & 4):8-12. Bolten, A. B., J. C. Santana, and K. A. Bjorndal Transatlantic crossing by a loggerhead turtle. Marine Turtle Newsletter 59:7-8. Brecke, Bruce and John J. Moriarty Emydoidea blandingi (Blanding's turtle). Longevity. Herpetological Review 20(2):53. Breckenridge, W. J Observations on the life history on the soft-shelled turtle Trionyx ferox, with especial reference to growth. Copeia 1955:5-9. Brooks, R. J., C. M. Shilton, G. P. Brown, and N. W. S. Quinn Body size, age distribution, and reproduction in a northern population of wood turtles (Clemmys insculpta ). Canadian Journal of Zoology 70(3): Brown, Gregory P. and Ronald J. Brooks Characteristics of and fidelity to hibernacula in a northern population of snapping turtles, Chelydra serpentina. Copeia 1994(1): Bryan, A. M., W. B. Stone, and P. G. Olafsson Disposition of toxic PCB congeners in snapping turtle eggs: expressed as toxic equivalents of TCDD. Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology 39(5): Buhlmann, K. A. and J. C. Mitchell Clemmys insculpta (wood turtle). USA: Virginia. Herpetological Review 20:76. Buhlmann, K. A. and M. R. Vaughan Ecology of the turtle Pseudemys consinna in the New River, West Virginia. Journal of Herpetology 25: Bull, J. J., J. M. Legler, and R. C. Vogt Non-temperature dependent sex determination in two suborders of turtles. Copeia 1985(3): Burger, J. and W. A. Montevecchi Nest site selection in the terrapin Malaclemys terrapin. Copeia 1975: Burns, T. A. and K. L. Williams Notes on the reproductive habits of Malaclemys terrapin pileata. Journal of Herpetology 6: Cagle, Fred R Home range, homing behavior, and migration in turtles. Miscellaneous Publications, Museum of Zoology, University of Michigan (61): plates. Page 2 of 20

3 Cagle, Fred R The life history of the slider turtle Pseudemys scripta troostii (Holbrook). Ecological Monographs 20: Cagle, Fred R A Louisiana terrapin population (Malaclemys). Copeia 1952(2): Cagle, Fred R Observations on the life cycles of painted turtles (genus Chrysemys). American Midland Naturalist 52(1): Cahn, A. R The turtles of Illinois. Illinois Biological Monographs 35: Caillouet, C. W. Jr., M. J. Duronslet, A. M. Landry, D. B. Revera, D. J. Shaver, K. M. Stanley, R. W. Heinly, and E. K. Stabenau Sea turtle strandings and shrimp fishing effort in the northwestern gulf of Mexico, Fishery Bulletin (US) 89: Caldwell, D. K The loggerhead turtles of Cape Romain, South Carolina. Bulletin of the Florida State Museum, Biological Sciences 4: Caldwell, D. K Baby loggerhead turtles associated with sargassum weed. Quarterly Journal of the Florida Academy of Sciences 31: Caldwell, D. K. and J. T. Collins Turtles in Kansas. AMS Publishing, Lawrence, Kansas. 67 pp. Caldwell, D. K. and W. F. Rathjen Unrecorded West Indian nesting sites for the leatherback and hawksbill sea turtles, Dermochelys coriacea and Eretmochelys iimbricata. Copeia 1969: Carr, A. and S. Stancyk Observations on the ecology and survival outlook of the hawksbill turtle. Biological Conservation 8: Carr, A. F A contribution to the herpetology of Florida. University of Florida Publication, Biological Sciences Series 3 (1): Carr, A. F The zoogeography and migrations of sea turtles. Yearbook of the American Philosophical Society 1954: Carr, A. F. and A. B. Meylan Evidence of passive migrations of green turtle hatchlings in Sargassum. Copeia 1980(2): Carr, A. F., Jr The Ascension Island green turtle colony. Copeia 1975: Carr, Archie Handbook of Turtles: Turtles of the United States, Canada, and Baja California. Comstock, Ithaca, NY. xviii, 542 pp. Carr, Archie So Excellent a Fishe: A Natural History of Sea Turtles. Published for the American Museum of Natural History by Natural History Press, Garden City, NY. xii, 248 pp. Carr, Archie F New perspectives on the pelagic stage of sea turtle development. Conservation Biology 1: Carr, Archie Fairly, Marjorie Harris Carr, and Anne Barkau Meylan The ecology and migrations of sea turtles : 7, The West Caribbean green turtle colony. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 162(1):1-46. Carr, Archie Fairly, Harold Hirth, and Larry H. Ogren The ecology and migrations of sea turtles, 6. The hawksbill turtle in the Caribbean Sea. American Museum Novitates (2248):1-29. Page 3 of 20

4 Carr, T. and N. Carr Dermochelys coriacea (Leatherback sea turtle) copulation. Herpetological Review 17(1): Carroll, T. E. and D. W. Ehrenfeld Intermediate-range homing in the wood turtle, Clemmys insculpta. Copeia 1978(1): Chase, Janis Davis, Kenneth R. Dixon, J. Edward Gates, Dan Jacobs, and Gary J. Taylor Habitat characteristics, population size, and home range of the bog turtle, Clemmys muhlenbergii, in Maryland. Journal of Herpetology 23(4): Chavez, H., M. Contreras G, and T. P. E. Hernandez D On the coast of Tamaulipas. Part 1. International Turtle and Tortoise Society Journal 2(4):20-29, 37. Chavez, H., M. Contreras G, and T. P. E. Hernandez D On the coast of Tamaulipas. Part 2. International Turtle and Tortoise Society Journal 2(5):16-19, Christiansen, J. L. and R. R. Burken Growth and maturity of the snapping turtle (Chelydra serpentina). Herpetologica 35: Clark, P. J., M. A. Ewert, and C. E. Nelson Physiological aspects of temperature dependent sex. Proceedings of the Indiana Academy of Science 95:519. Collins, D. E Western New York bog turtles: Relics of ephemeral islands or simply elusive? Pages in R. S. Mitchell, C. J. Sheviak, and D. J. Leopold, editors. Ecosystem management: Rare species and significant habitats. Proceedings of the 15th Annual Natural Areas Conference. Bulletin of the New York State Museum No Conant, Roger The Reptiles of Ohio. 2nd edition. University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN. vi, 284 pp. Conant, Roger and Reeve M. Bailey Some herpetological records from Monmouth and Ocean Counties, New Jersey. Occasional Papers of the Museum of Zoology, University of Michigan No. 328:1-10. Congdon, J. D., G. L. Breitenbach, R. C. van Loben Sels, and D. W. Tinkle Reproduction and nesting ecology of snapping turtles (Chelydra serpentina) in southeastern Michigan. Herpetologica 43(1): Congdon, J. D., J. L. Greene, and J. W. Gibbons Biomass of freshwater turtles: A geographic comparison. American Midland Naturalist 115(1): Congdon, J. D. and R. C. van Loben Sels Relaionships of reproductive traits and body size with attainment of sexual maturity and age in Blanding's turtles (Emydoidea blandingi). Journal of Evolutionary Biology 6: Congdon, J. D., D. W. Tinkle, G. L. Breitenbach, and R. C. van Loben Sels Nesting ecology and hatching success in the turtle Emydoidea blandingii. Herpetologica 39(4): Congello, K Nesting and egg laying behavior in Terrapene carolina. Proceedings of the Pennsylvania Academy of Science 52: Cook, Francis R., J. Donald Lafontaine, Shirley Black, Lubomyr Luciuk, and Robert V. Lindsay Spotted turtles (Clemmys guttata) in eastern Ontario and adjacent Quebec. Canadian Field- Naturalist 94(4): Page 4 of 20

5 Corliss, L. A., J. I. Richardson, C. Ryder, and R Bell The hawksbills of Jumby Bay, Antigua, West Indies. Pages in S. A. Eckert, K. L. Eckert, and T. H. Richardson, compilers. Proceedings of the Ninth Annual Workshop on Sea Turtle Conservation and Biology, 7-11 February 1989, Jekyll Island, Georgia. U.S. Dept. of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Marine Fisheries Service, Southeast Fisheries Center, Miami, Florida. Cornelius, S. E Status of sea turtles along the Pacific Coast of Middle America. Pages in K. Bjorndal. Biology and Conservation of Sea Turtles. Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington, D.C. Cox, W. A., J. B. Hazelrig, M. E. Turner, R. A. Angus, and K. R. Marion A model for growth in the musk turtle, Sternotherus minor, in a north Florida spring. Copeia 1991: Cox, W. A., M. C. Nowak, and K. R. Marion Observations on courtship and mating behavior in the musk turtle, Sternotherus minor. Journal of Herpetology 14(2): David, W. D., Jr Notes on the egg laying habits of Deirochelys reticularia. Herpetological Review 6:127. Delikat, D. S Ixtoc I oil spill - Atlantic ridley sea turtle survival. Underwater Naturalist 13: Dobie, J. L., L. H. Ogren, and J. F. Fitzpatrick, Jr Food notes and records of the Atlantic ridley turtle (Lepidochelys kempi) from Louisiana. Copeia 1961: Dodd, C. Kenneth, Jr Synopsis of the biological data on the loggerhead sea turtle Caretta caretta (Linnaeus 1758). U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Biological Report 88(14): Dodge, C. H., M. T. Dimond, and C. C. Wunder Effect of temperature on the incubation time of eggs of the eastern box turtle (Terrapene carolina carolina Linné). Pages 8-11 in G. E. Henderson, editor. Proceedings of the Florida and Interregional Conference on Sea Turtles, July 1976, Jensen Beach, Florida. Florida marine research publications No. 33. Florida Dept. of Natural Resources, Marine Research Laboratory, St. Petersburg. Dundee, Harold A. and Douglas A. Rossman The Amphibians and Reptiles of Louisiana. Louisiana State University Press, Baton Rouge. xii, 300 pp. Dunson, W. A Behavioral osmoregulation by the Key mud turtle (Kinosternon b. baurii). Journal of Herpetology 15: Dunson, William A Estuarine populations of the snapping turtle (Chelydra) as a model for the evolution of marine adaptations in reptiles. Copeia 1986(3): Dutton, P., D. McDonald, and R. Boulon a 'record year' for leatherback productivity on St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands. Marine Turtle Newsletter (57): Eckert, K. L. and S. A. Eckert Pre-reproductive movements of leatherback sea turtles (Dermochelys coriacea) nesting in the Caribbean. Copeia 1988(2): Eckler, J. T., A. R. Breisch, and J. L. Behler Radio telemetry techniques applied to the bog turtle (Clemmys muhlenbergii Schoepff 1801). Pages in R. S. Mitchell, C. J. Sheviak, and D. J. Leopold. Ecosystem management: Rare species and significant habitats: Proceedings of the 15th Annual Natural Areas Conference. New York State Museum Bulletin No Ehrhardt, N. M. and R. Witham Analysis of growth of the green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) in the Page 5 of 20

6 western central Atlantic. Bulletin of Marine Science 50(2): Ehrhart, L. M A review of sea turtle reproduction. Pages in K. Bjorndal, editor. Biology and Conservation of Sea Turtles. Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington, D.C. Einem, G. E Certain aspects of the natural history of the mud turtle, Kinosternon bauri. Copeia 1956 : Ernst, C. H Overwintering of hatchling Chelydra serpentina in southeastern Pennsylvania. Bulletin of the Philadelphia Herpetological Society 14:8-9. Ernst, C. H A mating aggregation of the turtle Clemmys guttata. Copeia 1967: Ernst, C. H Evaporative water-loss relationships of turtles. Journal of Herpetology 2: Ernst, C. H Homing ability in the spotted turtle, Clemmys guttata (Schneider). Herpetologica 24: Ernst, C. H A turtle's territory. International Turtle and Tortoise Society Journal 2(6):9, 34. Ernst, C. H Observations on the egg and hatchling of the American turtle, Chrysemys picta. British Journal of Herpetology 4: Ernst, C. H Sexual cycles and maturity of the turtle, Chrysemys picta. Biological Bulletin 140(2): Ernst, C. H. 1971a. Observations of the painted turtle, Chrysemys picta. Journal of Herpetology 5: Ernst, C. H. 1971b. Population dynamics and activity cycles of Chrysemys picta in southeastern Pennsylvania. Journal of Herpetology 5: Ernst, C. H Growth of the spotted turtle, Clemmys guttata. Journal of Herpetology 9: Ernst, C. H Courtship behavior of male Terrapene carolina major (Reptilia, Testudines, Emydidae). Herpetological Review 12:7-8. Ernst, C. H Evironmental temperatures and activities in wild spotted turtles, Clemmys guttata. Journal of Herpetology 16(2): Ernst, C. H. 1986a. Ecology of the turtle, Sternotherus odoratus, in southeastern Pennsylvania. Journal of Herpetology 20(3): Ernst, C. H. 1986b. Environmental temperatures and activities in the wood turtle, Clemmys insculpta. Journal of Herpetology 20(2): Ernst, C. H. and J. F. McBreen Wood turtle. Clemmys insculpta (LeConte). K. Terwilliger, editor. Virginia's endangered species: proceedings of a symposium. McDonald and Woodward Publishers, Blacksburg, VA. Ernst, Carl H. and Roger W. Barbour Turtles of the United States. University of Kentucky Press, Lexington. x, 347 pp. Ernst, Carl H. and Roger W. Barbour Turtles of the World. Smithsonian Institution Press, Page 6 of 20

7 Washington, D.C. 313 pp. Ernst, Carl H., Jeffrey E. Lovich, and Roger W. Barbour Turtles of the United States and Canada. Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington, D.C. 578 pp. Ernst, Carl H. and George R. Zug Observations on the reproductive biology of the spotted turtle, Clemmys guttata, in southeastern Pennsylvania. Journal of Herpetology 28(1): Etchberger, C. R The reproductive biology of the male loggerhead musk turtle, Sternotherus minor minor, from the southern limit of its range in central Florida. American Elasmobranch Society Early Life History Section A. F. S. Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists Program and abstracts. Combined meetings of the Herpetologists' League. University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. Etchberger, C. R. and L. M. Ehrhart The reproductive biology of the female loggerhead musk turtle, Sternotherus minor minor, from the southern part of its range in central Florida. Herpetologica 43(1): Etchberger, C. R. and R. H. Stovall Season variation in the testicular cycle of the loggerhead musk turtle, Sternotherus minor minor, from central Florida. Canadian Journal of Zoology 68(6): Ewert, M. A The embryo and its egg: development and natural history. Pages in M. Harless and H. Morlock. Turtles: perspectives and research. John Wiley & Sons, New York, NY. Ewert, M. A Cold torpor, diapause, delayed hatching and aestivation in reptiles and birds. Pages in D. Charles Deeming and Mark W. J. Ferguson. Egg incubation : its effects on embryonic development in birds and reptiles. Cambridge University Press, New York, NY. Ewert, M. A. and C. E. Nelson Sex determination in turtles: diverse patterns and some possible adaptive values. Copeia 1991(1): Farrell, R. F. and T. E. Graham Ecological notes on the turtle Clemmys insculpta in northwestern New Jersey. Journal of Herpetology 25(1):1-9. Finneran, Leo Charles Reptiles at Branford, Connecticut. Herpetologica 4: Fitch, H. S. and M. V. Plummer A preliminary ecological study of the soft-shelled turtle Trionyx muticus in the Kansas River. Israel Journal of Zoology 24: Fletemeyer, J Underwater tracking evidence of neonate loggerhead sea turtles seeking shelter in drifting sargassum. Copeia 1978: Folkerts, G. W Food habits of the striped-necked must turtle, Sternotherus minor peltifer Smith and Glass. Journal of Herpetology 2: Franz, R Life history notes: Pseudemys floridana peninsularis (peninsula cooter). Egg predation. Herpetological Review 17: Frazer, N. B Survivorship of adult female loggerhead sea turtles, Caretta caretta, nesting on Little Cumberland Island, Georgia, USA. Herpetologica 39(4): Frazer, N. B Survival from egg to adulthood in a declining population of loggerhead turtles, Caretta caretta. Herpetologica 42: Page 7 of 20

8 Frazer, N. B. and L. M. Ehrhart Preliminary growth models for green, Chelonia mydas, and loggerhead, Caretta caretta, turtles in the wild. Copeia 1985: Frazer, N. B., J. W. Gibbons, and J. L. Greene Life history and demography of the common mud turtle, Kinosternon subrubrum (Kinosternidae), in South Carolina. Ecology 72: Frazer, N. B. and F. J. Schwartz Growth curves for captive loggerhead turtles, Caretta caretta, in North Carolina, USA. Bulletin of Marine Science 34(3): Frick, J Orientation and behaviour of hatchling green turtles (Chelonia mydas) in the sea. Animal Behaviour 24: Fritts, T. H., R. P. Reynolds, and M. A. McGehee The distribution and abundance of marine turtles in the Gulf of Mexico and nearby Atlantic waters. Journal of Herpetology 17: Galbraith, D. A., C. A. Bishop, R. J. Brooks, W. L. Simser, and K. P. Lampman Factors affecting the density of populations of common snapping turtles (Chelydra serpentina serpentina). Canadian Journal of Zoology 66(5): Galbraith, D. A., M. W. Chandler, and R. J. Brooks The fine structure of home ranges of male Chelydra serpentina: are snapping turtles territorial? Canadian Journal of Zoology 65(11): Garber, S. D A comparison of two populations of Clemmys insculpta, the North American wood turtle. Plastron Papers 19: Gibbons, J. W Observations on the ecology and population dynamics of the Blanding's turtle, Emydoidea blandingi. Canadian Journal of Zoology 46: Gibbons, J. W Population structure and survivorship in the painted turtle, Chrysemys picta. Copeia 1968(2): Gibbons, J. W Ecology and population dynamics of the chicken turtle, Deirochelys reticularia. Copeia 1969(4): Gibbons, J. W Reproductive characteristics of a Florida population of musk turtles (Sternotherus odoratus). Herpetologica 26(2): Gibbons, J. W Reproductive characteristics and ecology of the mud turtle, Kinosternon subrubrum (Lacepede). Herpetologica 39(3): Gibbons, J. W Why do turtles live so long? Bioscience 37(4): Gibbons, J. W. and J. W. Coker Ecological and life history aspects of the cooter, Chrysemys floridana (Le Conte). Herpetologica 33(1): Gibbons, J. W. and J. L. Greene Selected aspects of the ecology of the chicken turtle, Deirochelys reticularia (Latreille) (Reptilia, Testudines, Emydidae). Journal of Herpetology 12(2): Gibbons, J. W. and J. L. Greene Reproduction in the slider and other species of turtles. Pages in J. W. Gibbons, editor. Life history and ecology of the slider turtle. Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington, DC. Page 8 of 20

9 Gibbons, J. W., J. L. Greene, and J. D. Congdon Temporal and spatial movement patterns of sliders and other turtles. Pages in J. W. Gibbons, editor. Life history and ecology of the slider turtle. Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington, DC. Gibbons, J. Whitfield Movement patterns among turtle populations: applicability to management of the desert tortoise. Herpetologica 42: Gibbons, J. Whitfield and Judith L. Greene X-ray photography: A technique to determine reproductive patterns of freshwater turtles. Herpetologica 35: Gibbons, J. Whitfield, Judith L. Greene, and Joseph P. Schubauer Variability in clutch size in aquatic chelonians. British Journal of Herpetology 6: Goldsmith, W. M Notes on the egg laying habits of the soft shell turtles. Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science 51: Gordon, David M. and Ross D. MacCulloch An investigation of the ecology of the map turtle, Graptemys geographica (Le Sueur), in the northern part of its range. Canadian Journal of Zoology 58(12): Graham, T. E Pursuit of the Plymouth turtle. International Turtle and Tortoise Society Journal 3(1): Graham, T. E Growth rate of the red-bellied turtle, Chrysemys rubiventris, at Plymouth, Massachusetts. Copeia 1971: Graham, T. E. and T. S. Doyle Growth and population characteristics of Blanding's turtle, Emydoidea blandingii, in Massachusetts. Herpetologica 33(4): Graham, T. E. and T. S. Doyle Dimorphism, courtship, eggs, and hatchlings of the Blanding's turtle, Emydoidea blandingii (Reptilia, Testudines, Emydidae) in Massachusetts. Journal of Herpetology 13(1): Graham, T. E., J. E. Forsberg, and J. J. Albright Updated distribution of Blanding's turtle, Emydoidea blandingi in Maine. Bulletin of the Maryland Herpetological Society 23(3): Hall, R. J., A. A. Belisle, and L. Sileo Residues of petroleum hydrocarbons in tissues of sea turtles exposed to the IXTOC I oil spill. Journal of Wildlife Diseases 19(2): Harding, J. H Blanding's turtle Emydoidea blandingii. Tortuga Gazette 26(1):3-4. Harding, J. H A twenty year wood turtle study in Michigan: Implications for conservation. Pages in K. R. Beaman, F. Caporaso, S. McKeown, and D. M. Graff, editors. Proceedings of the First International Symposium on Turtles & Tortoises--Conservation and Captive Husbandry, Chapman University, August 9-12, [California Turtle & Tortoise Club], [Van Nuys, CA] Harding, J. H. and T. J. Bloomer The wood turtle, Clemmys insculpta...a natural history. HERP, Bulletin of the New York Herpetological Society 15(1):9-26. Harry, J. L. and D. A. Briscoe Multiple paternity in the loggerhead turtle (Caretta caretta). Journal of Heredity 79: Henwood, T. A Movements and seasonal changes in loggerhead turtle Caretta caretta aggregations in the vicinity of Cape Canaveral, Florida ( ). Biological Conservation 40:191- Page 9 of 20

10 202. Herman, D. W Clemmys muhlenbergi (bog turtle) reproduction. Herpetological Review 14:122. Herman, D. W Clemmys muhlenbergi (bog turtle) reproduction. Herpetological Review 17:24. Herman, D. W. and R. D. Pharr Clemmys muhlenbergi (bog turtle) elevation. Herpetological Review 17:24. Hildebrand, Samuel F Growth of diamond-back terrapins: Size attained, sex ratio and longevity. Zoologia (New York) 9: Hildebrand, Samuel F. and Charles Hatsel Diamond-back terrapin culture at Beaufort, N.C. U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Fisheries, Economic Circular No. 60:1-20. Hirth, H. F Some aspects of the nesting behavior and reproductive biology of sea turtles. American Zoologist 20: Hoffman, W. and T. H. Fritts Sea turtle distribution along the boundary of the Gulf Stream current off eastern Florida. Herpetologica 38(3): Holub, R. J. and T. J. Bloomer The bog turtle, Clemmys muhlenbergii... a natural history. HERP, Bulletin of the New York Herpetological Society 13(2):9-23. Horrocks, J. A. and N. M. Scott Nest site location and nest success in the hawksbill turtle Eretmochelys imbricata in Barbados, West Indies. Marine Ecology Progress Series 69:1-8. Houseal, T. W. and J. L. Carr Notes on the reproduction of Kinosternon subrubrum (Testudines: Kinosternidae) in east Texas. Southwestern Naturalist 28: Hughes, G. R The sea turtles of South-East Africa II. The biology of the Tongaland loggerhead turtle Caretta caretta L. with comments on the leatherback turtle Dermochelys coriacea L. and the green turtle Chelonia mydas L. in the study region. Investigational Report No. 36. Oceanographic Research Institute, Durban, Republic of South Africa. 96 pp. Hughes, G. R., A. J. Bass, and M. T. Mentis Further studies on marine turtle in Tongaland. I. Lammergeyer 7:1-55. Hulse, Arthur C., C. J. McCoy, and Ellen Censky Amphibians and reptiles of Pennsylvania and the Northeast. Comstock books in herpetology. Comstock Publishing Associates, Ithaca, NY. x, 419 pp. Hurd, L. E., G. W. Smedes, and T. A. Dean An ecological study of a natural population of diamondback terrapins (Malaclemys t. terrapin) in a Delaware salt marsh. Estuaries 2(1): Iverson, J. B Reproductive cycle of female loggerhead musk turtles (Sternotherus minor minor) in Florida. Herpetologica 34(1): Iverson, J. B The female reproductive cycle in north Florida Kinosternon baurii (Testudines: Kinosternidae). Brimleyana 1: Iverson, J. B Biomass in turtle populations: a neglected subject. Oecologia 55: Iverson, J. B Patterns of survivorship in turtles (order Testudines). Canadian Journal of Zoology Page 10 of 20

11 69: Iverson, John B Reproduction in freshwater and terrestrial turtles of north Florida. Herpetologica 33(2): Jackson, C. G., Jr A biometrical study of growth in Pseudemys concinna suwanniensis. Copeia 1970(3): Jackson, Crawford G., Jr. and Marguerite M. Jackson The egg and hatchling of the Suwannee terrapin. Quarterly Journal of the Florida Academy of Sciences 31(3): Jackson, D. R Reproductive strategies of sympatric freshwater emydid turtles in northern peninsular Florida. Bulletin of the Florida State Museum Biological Sciences 33(3): Johnson, E. W A longevity record for the mud turtle (Kinosternon bauri). Proceedings of the Staten Island Institute of Arts and Sciences 33: Johnson, Tom R The Amphibians and Reptiles of Missouri. Missouri Department of Conservation, Jefferson City. xii, 368 pp. Joyal, L. A., M. McCollough, and M. L. Hunter, Jr Population structure and reproductive ecology of Blanding's turtle (Emydoidea blandingii) in Maine, near the northeastern edge of its range. Chelonian Conservation and Biology 3: Kaufmann, J. H Home ranges and movements of wood turtles, Clemmys insculpta, in central Pennsylvania. Copeia 1995: Kaufmann, John H The wood turtle stomp. Natural History 8(8):8, 10. Kaufmann, John H The social behavior of wood turtles, Clemmys insculpta, in central Pennsylvania. Herpetological Monographs No. 6: King, F. W Historical review of the decline of the green turtle and the hawksbill. Pages in K. Bjorndal, editor. Biology and Conservation of Sea Turtles. Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington, D.C. Kiviat, E A Hudson River tidemarsh snapping turtle population. Transactions of the Northeast Section of the Wildlife Society 37: Kiviat, E., G. Stevens, R. Brauman, S. Hoeger, P. J. Petokas, and G. G. Hollands Restoration of wetland and upland habitat for the Blanding's turtle, Emydoidea blandingii. Chelonian Conservation and Biology 3(4): Kofron, C. P. and A. A. Schreiber Ecology of two endangered aquatic turtles in Missouri: Kinosternon flavescens and Emydoidea blandingii. Journal of Herpetology 19(1): Lamb, T. and J. Lovich Morphometric validation of the striped mud turtle (Kinosternon baurii) in the Carolinas and Virginia. Copeia 1990(3): Lardie, Richard L Observations on reproduction in Kinosternon. Journal of Herpetology 9(2): Layne, J. N Behavior of captive loggerhead turtles, Caretta caretta (Linnaeus). Copeia 1952:115. Page 11 of 20

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