Successful reproduction of the introduced slider turtle (Trachemys scripta elegans) in the South of France

Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 237-246

  Cadi, Antoine ^a,b   Delmas, Virginie ^c   Prévot Julliard, Anne Caroline ^c   Joly, Pierre ^a   Pieau, Claude ^d   Girondot, Marc ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

^b Conserv Rhone Alpes Espaces N ^*  (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SUD   (France)

^d INSTITUT JACQUES MONOD   (France)

Author keywords

Introduction; Invasion; Reproduction; Sex ratio; Temperature dependent sex determination; Trachemys scripta elegans

Indexed keywords

INTRODUCED SPECIES; REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOR; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SEX RATIO; TEMPERATURE;

EURASIA; EUROPE; FRANCE; WESTERN EUROPE;

TESTUDINES; TRACHEMYS; TRACHEMYS SCRIPTA; TRACHEMYS SCRIPTA ELEGANS;

EID: 2942754166     PISSN: 10527613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/aqc.607     Document Type: Article

References (28)

1. Arvy C, Servan J. 1996. Distribution of Trachemys scripta elegans in France: a potential competitor for Emys orbicularis. In Proceedings of the EMYS Symposium, Fritz U, Joger U, Podloucky R, Servan J, Buskirk JR (eds), Dresden, Germany.
2. Berec L, Boukal DS, Berec M. 2001. Linking the Allee effect, sexual reproduction, and temperature-dependent sex determination via spatial dynamics. The American Naturalist 157: 217-230.
3. Bertolero A, Canicio A. 2000. Nueva cita de nidificación en libertad de Trachemys scripta elegans en Cataluña. Boletín de la Asociación Herpetológica Española 11: 84.
4. Bull JJ, Vogt RC, McCoy CJ. 1982. Sex determining temperatures in turtles: a geographic comparison. Evolution 36: 326-332.
5. Capalleras X, Carretero MA. 2000. Evidencia de reproducción con éxito en libertad de Trachemys scripta en la Península Ibérica. Boletín de la Asociación Herpetológica Española 11: 34-35.
6. Chan E-H. 1989. White spot development, incubation and hatching success of leatherback turtle (Dermochelys coriacea) eggs from Rantau Abang, Malaysia. Copeia 89: 42-47.
7. Chen T-H, Lue K-Y. 1998. Ecological notes on feral populations of Trachemys scripta elegans in northern Taiwan. Chelonian Conservation and Biology 3: 87-90.
8. De Roa E, Roig JM. 1997. Puesta en hábitat natural de la tortuga de Florida (Trachemys scripta elegans) en España. Boletín de la Asociación Herpetológica Española 8: 48-50.
9. Ewert MA, Nelson CE. 1991. Sex determination in turtles: diverse patterns and some possible adaptative values. Copeia 91: 50-69.
10. Ewert MA, Jackson DR, Nelson CE. 1994. Patterns of temperature-dependent sex determination in turtles. Journal of Experimental Zoology 270: 3-15.
11. Gabriel KR. 1963. Analysis of variance of proportions with unequal frequencies. Journal of American Statistical Association 58: 1133-1157.
12. Godfrey MH, Delmas V, Girondot M. 2003. Assessment of patterns of temperature-dependent sex determination using maximum likelihood model selection. Ecoscience 10: 265-272.
13. Hastings A. 1996. Models of spatial spread: a synthesis. Biological Conservation 78: 143-148.
14. Herbold B, Moyle BP. 1986. Introduced species and vacant niches. The American Naturalist 128: 751-760.
15. Iverson JB. 1992. A Revised Checklist with Distribution Maps of the Turtles of the World. Green Nature Books: Richmond, IN; privately printed.
16. Martinez-Silvestre A. 1997. Nota sobre la reproducción en condiciones naturales de la tortuga de Florida (Trachemys scripta elegans) en Masquefa (Cataluña, España). Boletín de la Asociación Herpetológica Española 8: 40-42.
17. Moll EO. 1995. The turtle Trachemys scripta and the pet trade. Aliens 2: 3.
18. Mooney HA, Cleland EE. 2001. The evolutionary impact of invasive species. Proceedings of the National Acadamy of Sciences of the United States of America 98: 5446-5451.
19. Mrosovsky N, Pieau C. 1991. Transitional range of temperature, pivotal temperatures and thermosensitive stages for sex determination in reptiles. Amphibia-Reptilia 12: 169-179.
20. Newberry R. 1984. The American red-eared terrapin in South Africa. African Wildlife 38: 186-189.
21. Painter CW, Christman BL. 2000. Geographic distribution. Trachemys scripta. Herpetological Review 31: 253.
22. Prévot-Julliard A-C, Delmas V, Girondot M. in press. Reproduction des tortues de Floride (Trachemys scripta elegans) dans la réserve de Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, France. Bulletin de la Réserve Naturelle de Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines.
23. Raynaud A, Pieau C. 1985. Embryonic development of the genital system. In Biology of the Reptilia, Gans C, Billett F (eds). John Wiley: New York; 149-300.
24. Shea K, Chesson P. 2002. Community ecology theory as a framework for biological invasions. Trends in Ecology & Evolution 17: 170-176.
25. Telecky TM. 2001. United States import and export of live turtles and tortoises. Turtle and Tortoise Newsletter 4: 8-13.
26. Warwick C. 1991. Conservation of red-eared terrapins Trachemys scripta elegans: threats from international pet and culinary markets. Testudo 3: 34-44.
27. Williamson M. 1996. Biological Invasions. Chapman and Hall: London.
28. Wilson EO. 1988. Biodiversity. National Academy Press: Washington, DC.