Latest painted turtle research
Newest papers on Chrysemys picta in the HerpAtlas research library, updated automatically.
- Plastral Patterns Serve an Anti-Predator Function in Freshwater Turtle Hatchlings.
Clark MA, Crowther C, Reinke BA · Ecology and evolution · 2026-07 · open access
Color and pattern serve as a range of anti-predator defense mechanisms across taxa, from crypsis to warning coloration, and these phenomena are well described across invertebrate and vertebrate systems. Coloration is often assumed to have a consistent anti-predator function across life stages, but…
- Stenotrophomonas testudinis sp. nov., isolated from the faecal material of a painted turtle living in the wild.
Grachan TJ, McLaughlin RW, Lawson PA et al. · International journal of systematic and evolutionary microbiology · 2026-05
- How beavers affect habitat availability for two native turtle species
Krige RN, Guderyahn L, Holzer K et al. · journal of wildlife management. · 2026-05
- A standardized drone-based protocol for monitoring freshwater turtles.
Dobie L, Blouin-Demers G · MethodsX · 2026-01 · open access
- Forelimb stripe coloration signals age, but not physiological health, in painted turtles.
Judson JM, Hoekstra LA, Holden KG et al. · Behavioral ecology and sociobiology · 2025-12 · open access
Variation in aspects of carotenoid-based coloration reflects physiological health in many taxa. Painted turtles ( Chrysemys picta ) have brightly colored limb stripes produced by carotenoids, but the function of this color and its relation to physiological function are unknown. We tested the…
- Temporary threshold shifts in the Eastern painted turtle (Chrysemys picta picta) in response to narrowband underwater noise exposures.
Salas AK, Sims MA, Harms CA et al. · The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America · 2025-09
- Assessing the Impact of Environment on the Color of Painted Turtles ( Chrysemys picta ) in the Wild.
Jaimes G, Maki E, Reinke BA · Ecology and evolution · 2025-07 · open access
Animal coloration is a complex phenotype that may be affected by genetics, evolution, ecology, and environment. Disentangling the impact of environment on phenotype can often be done in laboratory studies, but the results do not necessarily correspond to the natural variation present in the wild.…
- Cue relevance during navigation is a function of scale and experience
Krochmal AR, Roth TC, Simmons NT · Animal Behaviour · 2025-07
- Antipredator behavioural syndromes and nest site choice in a freshwater turtle
Clark MA, Crowther C, Janzen FJ · Animal Behaviour · 2025-06
- Isolation of Bacillus cereus Group from the Fecal Material of Turtles.
Storz JL, Bevis DL, McLaughlin RW · microPublication biology · 2025-05 · open access
Members of the Bacillus cereus group can be animal and human pathogens. They can be found in foods, the environment and in animals. In this study, two B. cereus group members were isolated in a previous study from the fecal material of endangered Wood Turtles ( Glyptemys insculpta ) and three…
- Role of Trachemys scripta elegans in polystome (Platyhelminthes, Monogenea, Polystomatidae) spillover and spillback following the trade of freshwater turtles in southern Europe and North America.
Verneau O, Quinn D, Smith KG et al. · Parasite (Paris, France) · 2025-05 · open access
The red-eared slider, Trachemys scripta elegans (Wied, 1938), has been introduced worldwide, partly because of the exotic pet trade in the 1980s and 1990s. When T. s. elegans is released or escapes into natural environments, it often establishes new feral populations due to its tolerance for a…
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- Detection of Adenoviruses in Free-Ranging Blanding's Turtles (Emydoidea blandingii), Painted Turtles (Chrysemys picta), and Red-Eared Sliders (Trachemys scripta elegans) in Illinois, USA.
Ready ZC, Adamovicz L, Wellehan JFX et al. · Journal of wildlife diseases · 2025-04
- Epidemiology of Sulawesi Tortoise Adenovirus in Free-living Blanding's Turtles (Emydoidea blandingii), Painted Turtles (Chrysemys picta), and Red-eared Sliders (Trachemys scripta elegans) in Illinois, USA.
Ready ZC, Adamovicz L, Daleo M et al. · Journal of wildlife diseases · 2025-04
- Comparison of Baseline Painted Turtle (Chrysemys picta) Health Assessments at a Confined Disposal Facility and a Protected Coastal Marsh in Southwestern Lake Erie, Ohio, USA.
Vincent EC, Satern F, Flint J et al. · Journal of wildlife diseases · 2025-01
- Chrysemys picta (Painted Turtle). Railroad mortality.
Steven G. Platt and Jordan M. Gray · Herpetological Review · 2025-01
- Cultured primary turtle hepatocytes: a cellular model for the study of temperature and anoxia.
Myrka AM, Frost R, Di Stefano D et al. · American journal of physiology. Cell physiology · 2024-11 · open access
Turtle hepatocytes are a nonexcitable model for metabolic depression during low-temperature and/or anoxic overwintering conditions. Cytoskeletal structure and mitochondrial distribution are continuously modified in cells, and we hypothesized that metabolic depression would inhibit such processes as…
- Adult Sex-Ratio Bias Does Not Lead to Detectable Adaptive Offspring Sex Allocation Via Nest-Site Choice in a Turtle With Temperature-Dependent Sex Determination.
Crowther C, Adams CIM, Fondren A et al. · Ecology and evolution · 2024-11 · open access
Sex-ratio theory predicts that parents can optimise their fitness by producing offspring of the rare sex, yet there is a dearth of empirical evidence for adaptive sex allocation in response to the adult sex ratio (ASR). This is concerning, as anthropogenic disruption of the sex ratios of…
- Emydomyces testavorans Surveillance in Multiple Free-Ranging Terrestrial and Aquatic Chelonian Species in Illinois, USA.
Fredrickson K, Adamovicz L, Terio K et al. · Journal of wildlife diseases · 2024-10
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- Increased nest temperature during winter does not affect residual yolk metabolism of hatchling painted turtles (Chrysemys picta).
Warner DA, Mitchell TS, Janzen FJ · Integrative zoology · 2024-09
- HEALTH ASSESSMENT OF SPOTTED ( CLEMMYS GUTTATA ) AND PAINTED ( CHRYSEMYS PICTA ) TURTLES IN CAPE COD, MASSACHUSETTS, U.S.A, WITH DETECTION OF A NOVEL ADENOVIRUS.
Vincent LM, Allender MC, Curtis AE et al. · Journal of zoo and wildlife medicine : official publication of the American Association of Zoo Veterinarians · 2024-09
- Field validation of an eDNA assay for nutria illuminates a role in invasive species management.
Coster SS · Ecology and evolution · 2024-05 · open access
Nutria, or coypu ( Myocastor coypus ), are invasive semi-aquatic rodents present across the United States, Europe, and Asia. Despite successful eradication efforts in certain areas, nutria have resurged in the mid-Atlantic USA, underscoring the need for advanced monitoring tools. Environmental DNA…
- Frequency-dependent temporary threshold shifts in the Eastern painted turtle (Chrysemys picta picta).
Salas AK, Capuano AM, Harms CA et al. · The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America · 2024-05
- Bedrock morphology influences rock barrens turtle nesting habitat energy dynamics.
Van Huizen B, Markle CE, Moore PA et al. · Ecology and evolution · 2024-04 · open access
Energy absorption and flow through a nest is an important aspect of embryonic development in many reptile species including turtles. To date, few studies have explicitly attempted to quantify the energy flow through turtle nests, opting instead for the simplified approach offered by temperature…
- A step-by-step method to quantify coloration with digital photography.
Houle C, Turcotte A, Paterson JE et al. · MethodsX · 2024-03 · open access
- COMPARING THE EFFECTS OF DIPOTASSIUM ETHYLENEDIAMINETETRAACETIC ACID AND LITHIUM HEPARIN ON HEMATOLOGIC VALUES IN BLANDING'S TURTLES ( EMYDOIDEA BLANDINGII ), PAINTED TURTLES ( CHRYSEMYS PICTA ), AND COMMON SNAPPING TURTLES ( CHELYDRA SERPENTINA ).
Davidson A, Ryan M, Schnelle AN et al. · Journal of zoo and wildlife medicine : official publication of the American Association of Zoo Veterinarians · 2024-03
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