Interpopulation variation in egg size, clutch size and clutch mass was studied 3 years in four populations of painted turtles (Chrysemys picts bellii) from western Nebraska. Body size varied among all ...

Only 50-70% of the female Chrysemys picta in southern Michigan reproduce every year, and approximately 10% produce two clutches in a season. Energy allocation to the largest class of follicles begins ...

It is always fascinating to learn about how other animals reproduce and raise their young. Recently while on vacation in Mexico, I observed sea turtles nesting on the beach. The process seemed to be ...

Painted Turtles take about 10 years to mature, and lay small numbers of eggs. This means that even small increases in adult deaths can lead to large declines in population size. Although the Painted ...

I was surprised by the movement underneath the shrub I was watering when a medium-size painted turtle came scurrying out. OK, it wasn’t that much of a scurry, but it was still moving quite quickly for ...