Necropsies were performed on five eastern box turtles (Terrapene carolina carolina), found in an area recently subjected to an early-season prescribed fire, to determine whether mortality was burn related. External injuries primarily consisted of burns to exposed extremities and carapacial scutes which ranged from two burned scales to >80% of the shell. Internally, there was no evidence of smoke inhalation, but multiorgan and multifocal inflammation may have contributed to mortality.
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12 January 2021
TISSUE CHANGES OBSERVED IN EASTERN BOX TURTLES (TERRAPENE CAROLINA CAROLINA) FOLLOWING A PRESCRIBED FIRE
Matthew D. Cross,
Jennifer W. Mayer,
David T. Cross
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