18 December 2018 Ecological Observations of the Mexican Mud Turtle (Kinosternon integrum) in the Pátzcuaro Basin, Michoacán, México
Ángeles Aparicio, Ivette Enríquez Mercado, Alejandro Montiel Ugalde, Eder Gaona-Murillo, Taggert Butterfield, Rodrigo Macip-Ríos
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Abstract

Capture–mark–recapture and radiotelemetry was used in a population of the Mexican mud turtle (Kinosternon integrum) in the Pátzcuaro Basin. Calculated population size was 60 individuals. Sex ratio was skewed to females (1:4.75). Home range of the tracked females ranged from 0.08 to 2.7 ha and indicates a high fidelity with their aquatic and terrestrial microhabitats.

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Ángeles Aparicio, Ivette Enríquez Mercado, Alejandro Montiel Ugalde, Eder Gaona-Murillo, Taggert Butterfield, and Rodrigo Macip-Ríos "Ecological Observations of the Mexican Mud Turtle (Kinosternon integrum) in the Pátzcuaro Basin, Michoacán, México," Chelonian Conservation and Biology 17(2), 284-290, (18 December 2018). https://doi.org/10.2744/CCB-1305.1
Received: 28 February 2018; Accepted: 27 June 2018; Published: 18 December 2018
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