Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2023
Department
Biology
Abstract
Annual estimates of survival for Common Snapping Turtles (Chelydra serpentina) in western Nebraska USA were generated from mark-recapture data from nesting females encountered in 2005–2017. Our population models suggested no annual variation in either adult annual survival (0.947 ± 0.017 SE) or annual capture probability (0.294 ± 0.027 SE). However, there was a tendency toward higher survival in larger females. High annual survival (e.g. > 90%) characterises populations of Chelydra from Ontario to Texas.
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Publisher
Herpetology Notes
Recommended Citation
Iverson, John B. and Smith, Geoffrey R., "Survival in Common Snapping Turtles, Chelydra serpentina (Testudines: Chelydridae), in western Nebraska" (2023). Faculty Publications. 1695.
https://digitalcommons.denison.edu/facultypubs/1695