Stopped Dead in Their Tracks: The Impact of Railways on Gopher Tortoise (Gopherus polyphemus) Movement and Behavior
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DOI: 10.1643/ce-17-635
Abstract: Habitat fragmentation is one of the leading causes of biodiversity decline and most commonly results from urbanization and construction of transportation infrastructure. Roads are known to negatively impact species, but railways can often cause similar… read more here.
Keywords: movement behavior; movement; gopher tortoises; gopherus polyphemus ... See more keywords
A comparison of non-surgical methods for sexing young gopher tortoises (Gopherus polyphemus)
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DOI: 10.7717/peerj.13599
Abstract: Many turtle species have temperature-dependent sex determination (TSD), raising the prospect that climate change could impact population dynamics by altering sex ratios. Understanding how climate change will affect populations of animals with TSD requires a… read more here.
Keywords: young gopher; testosterone levels; sex; gopher tortoises ... See more keywords