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Physiological consequences of habitat use for Eastern box turtles (Terrapene carolina carolina) in Southwest Ohio

Parlin, Adam Fletcher
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1452532861

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2016, Master of Science, Miami University, Zoology.
Habitat selected by animals must provide suitable conditions and adequate resources for individuals to survive. Environmental conditions affect individual physiological processes that influence short-term performance and ultimately growth, survival, and reproduction. Ectothermic species are highly dependent on ambient temperatures and weather conditions, which influence body temperature regulation and, in turn, physiological processes. I investigated the physiological consequences of habitat selection for a temperate ectothermic species, the Eastern box turtle (Terrapene carolina carolina), in Southwest Ohio over two seasons of turtle activity (from May until October). We assessed the habitat characteristics, habitat use, and thermal variation of the habitat occupied in a fragmented landscape by T. carolina and characterized their thermoregulatory performance. T. carolina had meandering movement patterns in their habitat, selected evergreen and deciduous forests, and shrubs, and were thermoconformers. Our findings suggest that environmental conditions considerably impact thermoregulatory performance and, in turn, habitat selection and use.
Paul Schaeffer, Dr. (Advisor)
Thomas Crist, Dr. (Committee Member)
Mary Henry, Dr. (Committee Member)
José Pedro do Amaral, Dr. (Committee Member)
37 p.
Ecology; Physiology
thermoregulation; ecophysiology; terrapene

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  • Parlin, A. F. (2016). Physiological consequences of habitat use for Eastern box turtles (Terrapene carolina carolina) in Southwest Ohio [Master's thesis, Miami University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1452532861

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Parlin, Adam. Physiological consequences of habitat use for Eastern box turtles (Terrapene carolina carolina) in Southwest Ohio. 2016. Miami University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1452532861.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Parlin, Adam. "Physiological consequences of habitat use for Eastern box turtles (Terrapene carolina carolina) in Southwest Ohio." Master's thesis, Miami University, 2016. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1452532861

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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