Nathan Byer

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Does anyone have any scholarly sources on how Emydid turtles perceive predators (particularly mammals)?

This may seem like a very simplistic question, but I have yet to find any convincing answers. Harless and Morlock (1979) has some decent insights about chelonian sensory capabilities that suggest...

27 November 2015 9,582 3 View

In turtles, nests are generally only at risk for predation about 48-72 hours post-laying. Anyone know about predators that eat eggs past this point?

The reason I ask is that I have observed a great deal of predation on Glyptemys nests a month after nesting, which is fairly unusual.

22 October 2014 1,507 10 View