Diet of the Carolina Diamondback Terrapin (Malaclemys terrapin centrata) in Northeastern Florida

Joseph A. Butler; George L. Heinrich; Melinda L. Mitchell

doi:10.2744/CCB-0910.1

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Joseph A. Butler,¹ George L. Heinrich,² Melinda L. Mitchell¹

¹Department of Biology, University of North Florida, Jacksonville, Florida 32224 USA [ ] jbutler@unf.edu
²Heinrich Ecological Services, 1213 Alhambra Way South, St. Petersburg, Florida 33705-4620 USA [ ] george@heinrichecologicalservices.com

Abstract

We evaluated the diets of 81 Carolina diamondback terrapins (Malaclemys terrapin centrata) from northeastern Florida by analyzing fecal samples. Female diets were significantly different from male diets (p < 0.01); fecal samples from females contained crabs, marsh periwinkles (Littorina irrorata), and dwarf surf clams (Mulinia lateralis) in that order of occurrence, whereas fecal samples from males had dwarf surf clams and crabs in that order. We suggest that head-size dimorphism is advantageous to females during nesting forays when they experience a shift in prey availability.

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Joseph A. Butler, George L. Heinrich, and Melinda L. Mitchell "Diet of the Carolina Diamondback Terrapin (Malaclemys terrapin centrata) in Northeastern Florida," Chelonian Conservation and Biology 11(1), 124-128, (1 June 2012). https://doi.org/10.2744/CCB-0910.1

Received: 24 January 2011; Accepted: 1 August 2011; Published: 1 June 2012

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