Home range characteristics and overwintering ecology of the stripe-necked musk turtle (Sternotherus minor peltifer) in middle Tennessee
Chelonian Conservation and Biology
By: Joshua R. Ennen and A. Floyd Scott
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Abstract
Little is known about the movement behavior of the stripe-necked musk turtle, Sternotherus minor peltifer. Using radiotelemetry, we calculated mean (± SD) home range length, which was 341.4 ± 90.3 m, with home range length not differing between the sexes (males, 335 ± 194 m; females, 346 ± 79.5 m). Sternotherus m. peltifer were active in every month of the year but decreased their movement distance and frequency between December and March; during nonwinter and winter periods, individuals used limestone bluffs most often.
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Ennen, J.R., and Scott, A., 2013, Home range characteristics and overwintering ecology of the stripe-necked musk turtle (Sternotherus minor peltifer) in middle Tennessee: Chelonian Conservation and Biology, v. 12, no. 1, p. 199-203, https://doi.org/10.2744/CCB-1026.1.
| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Home range characteristics and overwintering ecology of the stripe-necked musk turtle (Sternotherus minor peltifer) in middle Tennessee |
| Series title | Chelonian Conservation and Biology |
| DOI | 10.2744/CCB-1026.1 |
| Volume | 12 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Year Published | 2013 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Chelonian Research Foundation |
| Publisher location | Lunenburg, MA |
| Contributing office(s) | Southwest Biological Science Center |
| Description | 5 p. |
| Larger Work Type | Article |
| Larger Work Subtype | Journal Article |
| Larger Work Title | Chelonian Conservation and Biology |
| First page | 199 |
| Last page | 203 |
| Country | United States |
| State | Tennessee |