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1 June 2007 Emergence Season and Survival in the Nest of Hatchling Turtles in Southcentral New Hampshire
David M. Carroll, Gordon R. Ultsch
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Abstract

We report the season of emergence from the nest of hatchlings of five species of freshwater turtles from a wetlands/stream/lake complex in southcentral New Hampshire from 1988–1994. Only hatchling Chrysemys picta (Painted Turtle) overwintered in the nest and emerged the following spring, although there were some cases of autumn emergence, as well as some nests with hatchlings that emerged in both seasons. In nests monitored over the winter, mortality ranged from 26–100%. Hatchlings of the other four species—Chelydra serpentina (Snapping Turtle), Glyptemys insculpta (Wood Turtle), Clemmys guttata (Spotted Turtle), and Emydoidea blandingii (Blanding's Turtle)—emerged only in autumn.

David M. Carroll and Gordon R. Ultsch "Emergence Season and Survival in the Nest of Hatchling Turtles in Southcentral New Hampshire," Northeastern Naturalist 14(2), 307-310, (1 June 2007). https://doi.org/10.1656/1092-6194(2007)14[307:ESASIT]2.0.CO;2
Published: 1 June 2007
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