In recent years, it has become clear that frugivory and seed dispersal (FSD) by turtles and
tortoises is much more common than previously thought. We here review published and …

The improvement of techniques and analyses to understand the movement of freshwater
turtles has helped managers in decision-making and the establishment of management …

Human‐induced transformations of ecosystems usually result in fragmented populations
subject to increased extinction risk. Fragmentation is also often associated with novel …

Land-use change is a factor that may alter the assembly of herpetofaunal communities. To
determine the effects of land use change, we characterized the herpetofaunal community of …

The objective of our study was to review and quantify the level of knowledge of the biology of
tortoise and freshwater turtle species of Colombia based on studies conducted in the …

Population fragmentation is one of the most concerning consequences of habitat
fragmentation, as small and isolated populations suffer increased genetic drift and …

We aimed to discern the seasonal movement patterns, home range sizes, and microhabitat
associations of subadult Macrochelys temminckii in a West Tennessee population. Because …

Spatially explicit individual-based models (SE-IBMs) can simulate species' movement
behaviors. Although such models allow many applications to ecology and conservation …

Accepted: 19. November 2014/Available online: 03. August 2015/Printed: December 2015
Abstract. In spite of the increasing number of demographic studies about freshwater turtles …

Studying how different variables influence the size and shape of animals' home ranges
helps our understanding of the ecology of individuals and populations. This study aims to …