Northeastern Naturalist Volume 31, Special Issue 12, 2024

Biology and Conservation of Emydine Turtles

Issue-in-Progress (articles will be added as they become ready)

Contents. Click on the hotlinked titles to view open-access first pages with abstracts.

Front cover
Inside front cover
Board of Editors/indicia page
General Acknowledgments
Introduction
RESEARCH ARTICLES
*Clemmys*
*Ghosts of the Swamp: Challenges Associated with Surveying for Spotted Turtles (Clemmys guttata) in the Southeastern United States* Houston C. Chandler, Benjamin S. Stegenga, Zachary A. Cava, Andrea Colton, Michael T. Holden, David Hutto Jr., Trina M. Wantman, and Jonathan D. Mays	C1
Space-Use Patterns of Spotted Turtles Occupying Two Wetland Types in West Virginia Kevin J. Oxenrider and Donald J. Brown	C17
*Under-ice Behavior of Spotted Turtles (Clemmys guttata) Late in the Overwintering Period* Peter B. Mills, Lyndsey N. Friesen, and Jacqueline D. Litzgus	C27
*Evaluating the Relationship Between Injuries and Home-range Size in the Endangered Spotted Turtle (Clemmys guttata)* Karsin M. Bachran, Tami. S. Ransom, and Eric B. Liebgold	C32
*Current Status of the Spotted Turtle (Clemmys guttata) on the Island of Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts* Elizabeth Olson and Luanne Johnson	C45
*Spotted Turtles (Clemmys guttata) on a Morainal Island Affected by Coastal Erosion* Michael T. Jones and Stephanie L. Koch	C48

Emys Clade
Severe Wildfire Affects the Thermal and Moisture Regimes of At-risk Turtle Nesting Habitat Chantel E. Markle, Kyra L. Simone, Sophie L. Wilkinson, Hope C.A. Freeman, Sarah Wiebe, Emma Sherwood, and James M. Waddington	E1
Recovery of a Blanding’s Turtle Population Through Nest Protection and Headstarting Cara L. McElroy, Bryan Windmiller, John Berkholtz, Emilie R. Wilder, James F. Welch, Kevin T. Shoemaker, and Matthew D. Kamm	E25
Schools as Conservation Partners: Lessons Learned from over a Decade of Headstarting Turtles Emilie R. Wilder, Cara L. McElroy, Matthew D. Kamm, John Berkholtz, and Bryan Windmiller	E43
*Sexual Dichromatism of Tomia in Blanding’s Turtles (Emydoidea blandingii) in Central Ontario* Kelsey Moxley, Scott Gillingwater, and Madelaine Kellett	E59
Post-release Survivorship in a New Population of Blanding’s Turtles Established Using Headstarted and Directly Released Turtles Jared M. Green, Stephanie L. Koch, Kurt A. Buhlmann, Brian A. Bastarache, Kourtnie A. Bouley, Brian O. Butler, Richard B. Chandler, and Tracey D. Tuberville	E68
Spatial Ecology of an Urban Population of Blanding’s Turtles in Ontario, Canada Stéphanie J. Delay, Sarah B. Woods, and Jacqueline D. Litzgus	E85
*Observations of Blanding’s Turtles (Emydoidea blandingii) Nesting Sites on High Rocky Outcrops near the Northern Extent of their Range* Sarah B. Woods	E103
*Aspects of the Demography of a Relict Population of Southwestern Pond Turtles (Actinemys pallida) in a West Mojave Desert Stream in California* David Muth, Jeffrey E. Lovich, Rodrigo Macip-Rios, Doug Gomez, Kristy Cummings, Shellie Puffer, and Charles B. Yackulic	E109
Patterns of Contemporary Genetic Variation and Effective Population Size in Blanding’s Turtle Populations Mark A. Jordan, Brendan N. Reid, Daniel J. Guinto, Whitney J.B. Anthonysamy,Christina M. Davy, Judith Rhymer, Michael Marchand, Matthew Cross, Gregory Lipps Jr., Yu Man Lee, Bruce Kingsbury, Lisabeth Willey, Michael Jones, Jonathan Mays, Glenn Johnson, and Lori Erb	E131

*Glyptemys*
*Water Depth Used by Wood Turtles (Glyptemys insculpta) in Iowa During Seasonal Activity Periods* Jeff Tamplin, Jessica Haugen, Tyler Anderson, Samuel Berg, Jordan Burtch, Alexandra Hayes, and Gavin Hobbs	G1
*Hepatic Neoplasia in Two Bog Turtles (Glyptemys muhlenbergii) from the Same Massachusetts Fen* Kenneth J. Conley, Michael T. Jones, Esther Crouch, Susan L. Bartlett, Angela Sirois-Pitel, Denise McAloose, and Maureen Murray	G18
*Baseline Abundances and Population Demographics at Wood Turtle (Glyptemys insculpta) Monitoring Sites in Wisconsin* Andrew F. Badje, Donald J. Brown, Jena M. Staggs, Lena V. Carlson, and Carly N. Lapin	G28
*Increased Mortality in Wood Turtles (Glyptemys insculpta) During Drought Years* Matthew D. Kamm, Cara L. McElroy, Bryan Windmiller, Emilie R. Wilder, James F. Welch, and Julie Lisk	G47
*Occurrence of the Fragile Ancylid (Ferrissia californica) on the Shells of Wood Turtles (Glyptemys insculpta) in a South-central Pennsylvania Stream* Andrew S. Weber, Danielle D’Amato, Stephen J. Enders, Miranda L. McCleaf, Christopher B. Bortz, Jessica T. Weber, Ellie Campbell, Lyndsi Gilbert, and Arthur E. Bogan	G57
*Home Range and Movement Patterns in a Maine Population of Wood Turtles (Glyptemys insculpta)* Matthew W.H. Chatfield, Gregory LeClair, Kathleen Dunckel, and Cheryl A. Frederick	G63
*Long-Distance Dispersal by a Northern Bog Turtle (Glyptemys muhlenbergii)* Michael T. Jones, Angela Sirois-Pitel, Jason Tesauro, and Rene Wendell	G79
Wood Turtle Use of Agricultural Hayfields and Their Behavior During Hay Harvest: Implications for Wood Turtle Management in Agricultural Landscapes Shaylyn D. Wallace, Graham, J. Forbes, and Joseph J. Nocera	G85
*Effects of Capture and Handling on Wood Turtle (Glyptemys insculpta) Movement* Anna C. Varty, Damien I. Mullin, Graham J. Forbes, and Christopher B. Edge	G97
*Baseline Wood Turtle (Glyptemys insculpta) Population Demography and Abundance Estimates at Long-term Monitoring Sites in West Virginia* Michelle Fonda, Kevin Oxenrider, and Donald J. Brown	G110
*Bog Turtle (Glyptemys muhlenbergii) Nesting Ecology and the Efficacy of Predator Excluders in New York* Suzanne K. Macey, Andrew T. Myers, Jason Tesauro, Arden Feil, Karina Polanco, J. Alan Clark, and Kevin T. Shoemaker	G117
*Survival and Age at Maturity in Head-started Wood Turtles (Glyptemys insculpta) with Implications for Population Recovery* Kurt A. Buhlmann, Colin P. Osborn, James R. Angley, Brian A. Bastarache, Kourtnie A. Boulel, Ryan J. Rimple, Amelia L. Russell, and Tracey D. Tuberville	G138

*Terrapene*
*Kyphosis in the Spotted Box Turtle (Terrapene nelsoni) from Nayarit, Mexico* Jesús Alberto Loc-Barragán	T1
*Evaluation of Road-Crossing Terrapene carolina major* (Gulf Coast Box Turtle) in the Florida Panhandle** Jessica R. Meck, Michael T. Jones, Lisabeth L. Willey, and Jonathan D. Mays	T4
*Home Range and Habitat Selection of Florida Box Turtles (Terrapene carolina bauri) in Coastal Southwest Florida* Jordan Donini, Michela Coury, Brooke L. Talley, Adrian Rodriguez, Jaclyn Drew, Tori Mann, and Cody Weber	T12
Translocation of Long-term Captive Eastern Box Turtles and the Efficacy of Soft-release: Implications for Turtle Confiscations Ryan J. Rimple, Michel T. Kohl, Kurt A. Buhlmann, and Tracey D. Tuberville	T37
*The Effect of Myiasis on Eastern Box Turtle (Terrapene carolina carolina) Body Condition, Movement, and Habitat Use at Camp Edwards in Massachusetts* Andrew B. Gordon Jr., Donovan Drummey, Anthony Tur, Annie E. Curtis, Jacob C. McCumber, Michael T. Jones, Jeremy C. Andersen, and Graziella V. DiRenzo	T55
*Life History of the Ornate Box Turtle (Terrapene ornata) in the Sandhills of Western Nebraska* John B. Iverson	T77
*Movement and Home Range of the Coahuila Box Turtle (Terrapene coahuila) in the Cuatro Ciénegas Valley, Mexico* Ernesto Becerra, Norma Manríquez-Moran, Craig B. Stanford, Sara Valenzuela-Ceballos, Miguel Borja, and Gamaliel Castañeda-Gaytán	T118