Prioritizing nationally endemic species for conservation
Over 90% of recent human‐caused extinctions are wild species known from only one nation.
These nationally endemic species represent one of the greatest global conservation …
These nationally endemic species represent one of the greatest global conservation …
Habitat selection by Blanding's turtles (Emydoidea blandingii) in a relatively pristine landscape
Identifying habitats in which a species is likely to be found is extremely important for
understanding the life history and general ecology of the species. Studies of habitat …
understanding the life history and general ecology of the species. Studies of habitat …
The effects of road mortality on small, isolated turtle populations
Roads impact wildlife in a variety of direct and indirect ways. Roads may act as barriers to
dispersal, lead to decreasing population size and genetic diversity, change animal behavior …
dispersal, lead to decreasing population size and genetic diversity, change animal behavior …
Conflicting Mitochondrial and Nuclear Phylogenies for the Widely Disjunct Emys (Testudines: Emydidae) Species Complex, and What They Tell Us about …
Understanding the mechanisms by which widely disjunct members of a clade came to
occupy their current distribution is one of the fundamental challenges of biogeography …
occupy their current distribution is one of the fundamental challenges of biogeography …
Evaluating the significance of paleophylogeographic species distribution models in reconstructing Quaternary range-shifts of Nearctic chelonians
The climatic cycles of the Quaternary, during which global mean annual temperatures have
regularly changed by 5–10° C, provide a special opportunity for studying the rate …
regularly changed by 5–10° C, provide a special opportunity for studying the rate …
Effects of landscape composition on wetland occupancy by Blanding's Turtles (Emydoidea blandingii) as determined by environmental DNA and visual surveys
VK Fyson, G Blouin-Demers - Canadian Journal of Zoology, 2021 - cdnsciencepub.com
Habitat loss and degradation have led to the extinction of many species worldwide. The
endangered Blanding's Turtle (Emydoidea blandingii (Holbrook, 1838)), a semi-aquatic …
endangered Blanding's Turtle (Emydoidea blandingii (Holbrook, 1838)), a semi-aquatic …
Conservation genetics of Blanding's turtle and its application in the identification of evolutionarily significant units
SW Mockford, TB Herman, M Snyder, JM Wright - Conservation Genetics, 2007 - Springer
Blanding's turtle is a North American freshwater turtle whose main range occurs south of the
Great Lakes; disjunct populations occur east of the Appalachian Mountains from New York …
Great Lakes; disjunct populations occur east of the Appalachian Mountains from New York …
[HTML][HTML] PVA-based assessment of resiliency, redundancy, and representation in an imperiled freshwater turtle
RB King - Global Ecology and Conservation, 2023 - Elsevier
Conservation decisions benefit from projections about the future condition of a species as
generated using population viability analysis (PVA) or other analytical techniques. For listing …
generated using population viability analysis (PVA) or other analytical techniques. For listing …
Genetic structure, population dynamics, and conservation of black caiman (Melanosuchus niger)
Microsatellite DNA polymorphisms were screened in seven populations of the largest
Neotropical predator, the Black caiman Melanosuchus niger (n= 169), originating from …
Neotropical predator, the Black caiman Melanosuchus niger (n= 169), originating from …
Extremely low genetic diversity and weak population differentiation in the endangered Colombian river turtle Podocnemis lewyana (Testudines: Podocnemididae)
Podocnemis lewyana is an endangered endemic river turtle of Colombia. Using ten unlinked
polymorphic microsatellite loci and a 691-bp-long DNA fragment corresponding to the more …
polymorphic microsatellite loci and a 691-bp-long DNA fragment corresponding to the more …