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Volume 6 (2)

Alava, Juan José, Peter Pritchard, Jeanette Wyneken and Harold Valverde. 2007. First documented record of nesting by the Olive Ridley turtle, Lepidochelys olivacea, in Ecuador. Chelonian Conservation and Biology. 6 (2): 282-285. [jalavasa@sfu.ca]

Bonach, Kelly, José F. Lewinger, Alvaro P. Da Silva and Luciano M. Verdade. 2007. Physical characteristics of giant Amazon turtle, Podocnemis expansa, nests. Chelonian Conservation and Biology. 6 (2): 252-255. [kelly.bonach@ibama.gov.br]

Chan, Simon K. F., I-Jiunn Cheng, Ting Zhou, Huajie Wang, Hexiang Gu and Xiaojun Song. 2007. A comprehensive overview of the population and status of sea turtles in China. Chelonian Conservation and Biology. 6 (2): 185-198. [kf_chan@afck.gov.hk]

Cheng, I-Jiunn. 2007. Nesting ecology and post nesting migration of sea turtles on Taipin Tao, Nansha Archipelago, South China Sea. Chelonian Conservation and Biology. 6 (2): 277-282. [b0107@mail.ntou.edu.tw]

Conway-Gomez, Kristen. 2007. Effects of human settlements on abundance of Podocnemis unifilis and P. expansa in turtles in northeastern Bolivia. Chelonian Conservation and Biology. 6 (2): 199-205. [kconwaygomez@csupomona.edu]

Dobbs, Kirstin A., Jeffrey D. Miller and André M. Landry, Jr. 2007. Laparoscopy of nesting Hawksbill Turtles, Eretmochelys imbricata, at Milman Island, Northern Great Barrier Reef, Australia. Chelonian Conservation and Biology. 6 (2): 270-274. [kirstind@gbrmpa.gov.au]

Edwards, Taylor. 2007. Turtle poetry. Chelonian Conservation and Biology. 6 (2): 325.

Elshafie, Abdulkadir, Saif N. Al-Bahry, Abdulaziz Y. AlKindi, Taher Ba-Omar and Ibrahim Mahmoud. 2007. Mycoflora and aflatoxins in soil, eggshells, and failed eggs of Chelonia mydas at Ras Al-Jinz, Oman. Chelonian Conservation and Biology. 6 (2): 267-270. [elshafie@squ.edu.om]

Feldman, Mark L. 2007. Some options to induce oviposition in turtles. Chelonian Conservation and Biology. 6 (2): 313-320. [nz.feldman@yahoo.com]

Feltz, Jeremiah and Jeff Tamplin. 2007. Effect of substrate on selected temperature in juvenile Spiny Softshell turtles (Apalone spinifera). Chelonian Conservation and Biology. 6 (2): 177-184. [jjfeltz@uni.edu]

Forero-Medina, German, Olga V. Castaño-Mora and Olga Montenegro. 2007. Abundance, population structure, and conservation of Kinosternon scorpioides albogulare on the Caribbean Island of San Andrés, Colombia. Chelonian Conservation and Biology. 6 (2): 163-169. [forecroc@hotmail.com]

Galois, Patrick and Martin Ouellet. 2007. Traumatic injuries in Eastern Spiny Softshell turtles, Apalone spinifera, due to recreational activities in the northern Lake Champlain basin. Chelonian Conservation and Biology. 6 (2): 288-293. [pgalois@amphibia-nature.org]

Gamble, Tony. 2007. Incidence of aural abscesses in Painted turtle, Chrysemys picta, populations in Minnesota. Chelonian Conservation and Biology. 6 (2): 293-295. [gambl007@umn.edu]

Guzmán-Hernández, Vicente, Eduardo A. Cuevas-Flores and René Márquez-Millán. 2007. Occurrence of Kemp's Ridley, Lepidochelys kempii, along the coast of the Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico. Chelonian Conservation and Biology. 6 (2): 274-277. [vguzman@conanp.gob.mx]

Kemenes, Alexandre and Juarez C. B. Pezzuti. 2007. Estimate of trade traffic of Podocnemis (Testudines, Pedocnemididae) from the Middle Purus river, Amazonas, Brazil. Chelonian Conservation and Biology. 6 (2): 259-262. [alekemenes@yahoo.com.br]

Kuchling, Gerald, Anders G. J. Rhodin, Bonggi R. Ibarrondo and Colin R. Trainor. 2007. A new subspecies of the Snakeneck turtle Chelodina mccordi from Timor-Leste (east Timor) (Testudines: Chelidae). Chelonian Conservation and Biology. 6 (2): 213-222. [kuchling@cllene.uwa.edu.au]

Lamont, Margaret M. and Raymond R. Carthy. 2007. Response of nesting sea turtles to Barrier Island dynamics. Chelonian Conservation and Biology. 6 (2): 206-212. [mmlamont@mindspring.com]

Marcovaldi, Maria A., Gustave G. Lopez, Luciano S. Soares, Armando J. B. Santos, Claudio Bellini and Paulo C. R. Barata. 2007. Fifteen years of Hawksbill Sea Turtle, Eretmochelys imbricata, nesting in northern Brazil. Chelonian Conservation and Biology. 6 (2): 223-228. [neca@tamar.org.br]

McCoy, Earl D., Henry R. Mushinsky and Jonathan K. Lindzey. 2007. Conservation strategies and emergent diseases: The case of upper respiratory tract disease in the Gopher Tortoise. Chelonian Conservation and Biology. 6 (2): 170-176. [mccoy@shell.cas.usf.edu]

Murphy, Robert W., Kristin H. Berry, Taylor Edwards and Ann M. McLuckie. 2007. A genetic assessment of the recovery units for the Mojave population of the desert tortoise, Gopherus agassizii. Chelonian Conservation and Biology. 6 (2): 229-251. [drbob@zoo.utoronto.ca]

Phillott, Andrea D. and C. John Parmenter. 2007. Deterioration of Green Sea Turtle, Chelonia mydas, eggs after known embryo mortality. Chelonian Conservation and Biology. 6 (2): 262-266. [andrea.phillott@jcu.edu.au]

Samson, Jason, Elinor J. Hughes and Ronald J. Brooks. 2007. Excavation is a nondeleterious method for obtaining fecundity and morphometric data from small-sized eggs of freshwater turtles. Chelonian Conservation and Biology. 6 (2): 255-259. [ehughes@uoguelph.ca]

Somers, Ann B., Jennifer Mansfield-Jones and Jennifer Braswell. 2007. In stream, stream side, and under stream bank movements of a Bog Turtle, Glyptemys muhlenbergii. Chelonian Conservation and Biology. 6 (2): 286-288. [absomers@uncg.edu]

Szerlag-Egger, Stephanie and Scott P. McRobert. 2007. Northern Diamondback terrapin occurrence, movement, and nesting activity along a salt marsh access road. Chelonian Conservation and Biology. 6 (2): 295-301. [stephanie.egger@gmail.com]

Tucker John, K., Donald L. Thomas and Jason Rose. 2007. Oxytocin dosage in turtles. Chelonian Conservation and Biology. 6 (2): 321-324. [jktucker@inhs.uiuc.edu]

Williams, Dean A. and Matthew F. Osentoski. 2007. Genetic considerations for the captive breeding of tortoises and freshwater turtles. Chelonian Conservation and Biology. 6 (2): 302-313. [dean.williams@rsmas.miami.edu]

Volume 6 (1)

Alfaro-Shigueto, Joanna, Peter H. Dutton, Marie-françoise Van Bressem and Jeffrey Mangel. 2007. Interactions between Leatherback Turtles and Peruvian Artisanal Fisheries. Chelonian Conservation and Biology. 6 (1): 129-134. [joanna@prodelphinus.org]

Benson, Scott R., Karol M. Kisokau, Levi Ambio, Vagi Rei, Peter H. Dutton and Denise M. Parker. 2007. Beach use, internesting movement, and migration of Leatherback Turtles, Dermochelys coriacea, nesting on the north coast of Papua New Guinea. Chelonian Conservation and Biology. 6 (1): 7-14. [scott.benson@noaa.gov]

Benson, Scott R., Peter H. Dutton, Creusa Hitipeuw, Betuel Samber, Jacob Bakarbessy and Denise Parker. 2007. Post-nesting migrations of Leatherback Turtles Dermochelys coriacea from Jamursba-Medi, Bird's Head Peninsula, Indonesia. Chelonian Conservation and Biology. 6 (1): 150-154. [scott.benson@noaa.gov]

Briane, Jean-Paul, Philippe Rivalan and Marc Girondot. 2007. The inverse problem applied to the observed clutch frequency of Leatherback turtles from Yalimapo Beach, Frence Guiana. Chelonian Conservation and Biology. 6 (1): 63-69. [jean-paul.briane@u-psud.fr]

Chacón-Chaverri, Didiher and Karen L. Eckert. 2007. Leatherback Sea Turtle nesting at Gandoca Beach in Caribbean Costa Rica: Management recommendations from fifteen years of conservation. Chelonian Conservation and Biology. 6 (1): 101-110. [tortugas@racsa.co.cr]

Dutton, Peter H., Creusa Hitipeuw, Mohammad Zein, Scott R. Benson, George Petro, John Pita, Vagi Rei, Levi Ambio and Jacob Bakarbessy. 2007. Status and genetic structure of nesting populations of Leatherback Turtles Dermochelys coriacea in the western Pacific. Chelonian Conservation and Biology. 6 (1): 47-53. [peter.dutton@noaa.gov]

Fretey, Jacques, Alexis Billes and Manjula Tiwari. 2007. Leatherback, Dermochelys coriacea, nesting along the Atlantic Coast of Africa. Chelonian Conservation and Biology. 6 (1): 126-129. [jfretey@imatech.fr]

Girondot, Marc, Matthew H. Godfrey, Laurent Ponge and Philippe Rivalan. 2007. Modeling approaches to quantify Leatherback nesting trends in French Guiana and Suriname. Chelonian Conservation and Biology. 6 (1): 37-46. [marc.girondot@u-psud.fr]

Hernández, Ricardo, Joaquín Buitrago, Hedelvy Guada, Hernando Hernández-Hamón and Martín Llano. 2007. Nesting distribution and hatching success of the Leatherback, Dermochelys coriacea, in relation to human pressures at Playa Parguito, Margarita Island, Venezuela. Chelonian Conservation and Biology. 6 (1): 79-86. [rhernandez@deimar.org]

Hilterman, Maartje L. and Edo Goverse. 2007. Nesting and nest success of the Leatherback Turtle Dermochelys coriacea in Suriname, 1999-2005. Chelonian Conservation and Biology. 6 (1): 87-100. [maartje.hilterman@iucn.nl]

Hitipeuw, Creusa, Peter H. Dutton, Scott Benson, Julianus Thebu and Jacob Bakarbessy. 2007. Poulation status and internesting movement of Leatherback Turtles, Dermochelys coriacea Nesting on the northwast Coast of Papua, Indonesia. Chelonian Conservation and Biology. 6 (1): 28-36. [chitipeuw@wwf.or.id]

Kelle, Laurent, Nicolas Gratiot, Isabelle Nolibos, Jocelyn Thérese, Ronald Wongsopawiro and Benoît de Thoisy. 2007. Monitoring of nesting Leatherback Turtles Dermochelys coriacea: Contribution of remote sensing for real-time assessment of beach coverage in French Guiana. Chelonian Conservation and Biology. 6 (1): 142-147. [lkelle@wwf.fr]

Martínez, Laura S., Ana R. Barragán, Débora G. Muñoz, Ninel Garcia, Patricia Huerta and Francisco Vargas. 2007. Conservation and biology of the Leatherback Turtle in the Mexican Pacific. Chelonian Conservation and Biology. 6 (1): 70-78. [lsarti@conanp.gob.mx]

Ordoñez, Cristina, Sebastian Troëng, Anne Meylan, Peter Meylan and Argelis Ruiz. 2007. Chiriqui Beach, Panama, the most important Leatherback nesting beach in Central America. Chelonian Conservation and Biology. 6 (1): 122-126. [cristinao@cccturtle.org]

Petro, George, Francis R. Hickey and Kenneth Mackay. 2007. Letherback Turtles in Vanuatu. Chelonian Conservation and Biology. 6 (1): 135-137. [smolbag@vanuatu.com.vu]

Piedra, Rotney, Elizabeth Vélez, Peter Dutton, Earl Possardt and Clara E. Padilla. 2007. Nesting of the Leatherback Turtle Dermochelys coriacea from 1999-2000 through 2003-2004 at Playa Langosta, Parque Nacional Marino Las Baulas de Guanacaste, Costa Rica. Chelonian Conservation and Biology. 6 (1): 111-116. [baulasrp@yahoo.com]

Rhodin, Anders G. J. 2007. Turtle poetry: Culebra Leatherbacks. Chelonian Conservation and Biology. 6 (1): 159.

Seminoff, Jeffrey A. and Peter H. Dutton. 2007. Leatherback Turtles Dermochelys coriacea in the Gulf of California: Distribution, demography, and human interactions. Chelonian Conservation and Biology. 6 (1): 137-141. [jeffrey.seminoff@noaa.gov]

Seminoff, Jeffrey A., Frank V. Paladino and Anders G. J. Rhodin. 2007. Refocusing on Leatherbacks: Conservation challenges and signs of success. Chelonian Conservation and Biology. 6 (1): 1-6. [jeffrey.seminoff@noaa.gov]

Tapilatu, Ricardo F. and Manjula Tiwari. 2007. Leatherback Turtle, Dermochelys coriacea, hatching success at Jamursba-Medi and Wermon Beaches in Papua, Indonesia. Chelonian Conservation and Biology. 6 (1): 154-158. [rf.tapilatu@unipa.ac.id]

Thomé, João C. A., Cecília Baptistotte, Luciana M. de P. Moreira, Juarez T. Scalfoni, Antonio P. Almeida, Denise B. Rieth and Paulo C. R. Barata. 2007. Nesting biology and conservation of the Leatherback Sea Turtle Dermochelys coriacea in the state of Espírito Santo, Brazil, 1988-1989 to 2003-2004. Chelonian Conservation and Biology. 6 (1): 15-27. [joca@tamar.org.br]

Tomillo, Pilar S., Elizabeth Vélez, Richard D. Reina, Rotney Piedra, Frank V. Paladino and James R. Spotila. 2007. Reassessment of the Leatherback Turtle Dermochelys coriacea nesting population at Parque Nacional Marino Las Baulas, Costa Rica: Effects of conservation efforts. Chelonian Conservation and Biology. 6 (1): 54-62. [b_santidrian_tomillo@hotmail.com]

Troëng, Sebastian, Emma Harrison, Daniel Evans, Andrea de Haro and Enrique Vargas. 2007. Leatherback Turtle nesting trends and threats at Tortuguero, Costa Rica. Chelonian Conservation and Biology. 6 (1): 117-122. [e.harrison@cccturtle.org]

Wallace, Bryan P. and Robert H. George. 2007. Alternative techniques for obtaining blood samples from Leatherback Turtles. Chelonian Conservation and Biology. 6 (1): 147149. [rgeorge@vims.edu]

Volume 5 (2)

AlKindi, Abdulaziz Y. A., Ibrahim Y. Mahmoud, Hamad M. Al-Gheilani and Charles S. Bakheit. 2006. The effect of phisical and human factors on beach selection by Green Turtles Chelonia mydas at Ras Al-Hadd reserve, Oman. Chelonian Conservation and Biology. 5 (2): 289-294. [aakindy@squ.edu.om]

Balensiefer, Deisi C. and Richard C. Vogt. 2006. Diet of Podocnemis unifilis (Testudines, Podocnemididae) during the dry season in Mamirauá sustainable development reserve, Amazonas, Brazil. Chelonian Conservation and Biology. 5 (2): 312-317. [dbalensiefer@yahoo.com.br]

Barko, Valerie and Jeffery T. Briggler. 2006. Midland Smooth Softshell Apalone mutica and Spiny Softshell Apalone spinifera turtles in the middle Mississippi River: Habitat associations, population structure, and implications for conservation. Chelonian Conservation and Biology. 5 (2): 225-231. [valerie.barko@mdc.mo.us]

Bjorndal, Karen A., Alan B. Bolten, Luciana Moreira, Claudio Bellini and Maria A. Marcovaldi. 2006. Population Structure and diversity of Brazilian Green Turtle rookeries based on mitochondrial DNA sequences. Chelonian Conservation and Biology. 5 (2): 262-268. [kab@zoology.ufl.edu]

Butler, Joseph A., George L. Heinrich and Richard A. Seigel. 2006. Third workshop on the ecology, status, and conservation of Diamondback Terrapins Malaclemys terrapin: Results and recommendations Chelonian Conservation and Biology. 5 (2): 331-334. [jbutler@unf.edu]

Das, Indraneil and Maklarin Lakim. 2006. On the distribution of Pelochelys cantorii on Borneo. Chelonian Conservation and Biology. 5 (2): 323-325. [idas@ibec.unimas.my]

Du, Wei-Guo, Rong-Quan Zheng and Lin Shu. 2006. The influence of incubation temperature on morphology, locomotor performance, and cold tolerance of hatchling Chinese Three-Keeled pond turtles Chinemys reevesii. Chelonian Conservation and Biology. 5 (2): 294-299. [duweiguo@mail.hz.zj.cn]

Eckert, Scott A., Dean Bagley, Stacy Kubis, Llewellyn M. Ehrhart, Chris Johnson, Kelly Stewart and Duane DeFreese. 2006. Internesting and postnesting movements and foraging habitats of Leatherback Sea Turtles Dermochelys coriacea nesting in Florida. Chelonian Conservation and Biology. 5 (2): 239-248. [seckert@widecast.org]

Flitz, Beth and Stephen J. Mullin. 2006. Nest-site selection in the Eastern Box Turtle, Terrapene corolina carolina, in Illinois. Chelonian Conservation and Biology. 5 (2): 309-312. [cfsjm@eiu.edu]

Glen, Fiona, Annette C. Broderick, Brendan J. Godley and Graeme C. Hays. 2006. Thythmic throat oscillations in nesting green turtles Chelonia mydas. Chelonian Conservation and Biology. 5 (2): 299-301. [fglen1@hotmail.com]

Gopi, G. V., B. Pandav and B. C. Choudhury. 2006. Incidental capture and mortality of Olive Ridley turtles, Lepidochelys olivacea in commercial trawl fisheries in coastal waters of Orissa, India. Chelonian Conservation and Biology. 5 (2): 276-280. [gopigv@wii.gov.in]

Grossman, Alice, Christina Sazima, Claudio Bellini and Ivan Sazima. 2006. Cleaning symbiosis between Hawksbill turtles and reef fishes at Fernando de Noronha Archipelago, off Northeast Brazil. Chelonian Conservation and Biology. 5 (2): 284-288. [alice@tamar.org.br]

Haller, Érica C. P. and Miguel T. Rodrigues. 2006. Reproductive biology of the six-tubercled Amazon River Turtle Podocnemis sextuberculata (Testudines: Podocnemididae), in the biological reserve of Rio Trombetas, Pará, Brazil. Chelonian Conservation and Biology. 5 (2): 280-284. [erica_haller@yahoo.com.br]

Jones, Robert L. 2006. Reproduction and nesting of the endangered Ringed Map Turtle, Graptemys oculifera, in Mississippi. Chelonian Conservation and Biology. 5 (2): 195-209. [bob.jones@mmns.state.ms.us]

Murphy, Thomas M., Sally R. Murphy, DuBose B. Griffin and Charlotte P. Hope. 2006. Recent occurrence, spatial distribution, and temporal variability of Leatherback Turtles Dermochelys coriacea in nearshore waters of Southe Carolina USA. Chelonian Conservation and Biology. 5 (2): 216-224. [murphyt@dnr.sc.gov]

Pearse, Devon E., R. Brigham Dastrup, Omar Hernandez and Jack W. Sites, Jr. 2006. Paternity in an Orinoco population of endangered Arrau River Turtles, Podocnemis expansa (Pleurodira: Podocnemididae), from Venezuela. Chelonian Conservation and Biology. 5 (2): 232-238. [brigham@jhmi.edu]

Restrepo, Adriana, Victor J. Piñeros and Vivian P. Páez. 2006. Nest site selection by Colombian Slider Turtles, Trachemys callirostris callirostris (Testudines: Emydidae), in the Mompos Depression, Colombia. Chelonian Conservation and Biology. 5 (2): 249-254. [restrepoadriana78@gmail.com]

Riyanto, Awal. 2006. Notes on exploitation, population status, distribution, and natural history of the Sulawesi forest turtle Leucocephalon yuwonoi in north-central Sulawesi, Indonesia. Chelonian Conservation and Biology. 5 (2): 320-323. [awal.riyanto@lipi.go.id]

Santos, Katherine C., Christina Tague, Allison C. Alberts and Janet Franklin. 2006. Sea Turtle nesting habitat on the US Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba: A comparison of habitat suitability index models. Chelonian Conservation and Biology. 5 (2): 175-187. [katherine@thescienceexchange.org]

Saumure, R.A., Andrew D. Walde and Terry A. Wheeler. 2006. Nonpredatory fly larvae (Delia platura: Anthomyiidae) in a nest of a northern map turtle, Graptemys geographica. Chelonian Conservation and Biology. 5 (2): 274-275. [awalde@hotmail.com]

Schäuble, Chloe, Rod Kennett and Steven Winderlich. 2006. Flatback Turtle Natator depressus nesting at Field Island, Kakadu National Park, Northern Territory, Australia, 1990-2001. Chelonian Conservation and Biology. 5 (2): 188-194. [chloe.schauble@jcu.edu.au]

Sella, Kristen N., Michael Salmon and Blair E. Witherington. 2006. Filtered streetlights attract hatchling marine turtles. Chelonian Conservation and Biology. 5 (2): 255-261. [knelsonsella@co.palm-beach.fl.us]

Smith, Lora L., Tracey D. Tuberville and Richard A. Seigel. 2006. Workshop on the ecology, status, and management of the Gopher Tortoise Gopherus polyphemus Joseph W. Jones Ecological Research Center, 16-17 January, 2003: Final results and recommendations. Chelonian Conservation and Biology. 5 (2): 326-330. [lora.smith@jonesctr.org]

Swimmer, J. Yonat. 2006. Relationship between basking and Fibropapillomatosis in captive Green turtles Chelonia mydas. Chelonian Conservation and Biology. 5 (2): 305-309. [yonat.swimmer@noaa.gov]

Tracy, C. Richard, Linda C. Zimmerman, Christopher R. Tracy, Kathy D. Bradley and Kevin Castle. 2006. Rates of food passage in the digestive tract of young desert tortoises: Effects of body size and diet quality. Chelonian Conservation and Biology. 5 (2): 269-273. [dtracy@biodiversity.unr.edu]

van de Merwe, Jason, Kamarruddin Ibrahim and Joan Whittier. 2006. Effects of nest depth, shading and metabolic heating on nest temperatures in sea turtle hatcheries. Chelonian Conservation and Biology. 5 (2): 210-215. [joan.whittier@utas.edu.au]

Warner, Daniel A., K. Tucker John, Nirvana I. Filoramo and J. Brian Towey. 2006. Claw function of hatchling and adult Red-Eared Slider Turtles Trachemys scripta elegans. Chelonian Conservation and Biology. 5 (2): 317-320. [dwar7923@mail.usyd.edu.au]

Yalçin-Özdilek, Sükran and Sedat V. Yerli. 2006. Green turtle Chelonia mydas nesting and habitat threats at Samandag Beach, Turkey. Chelonian Conservation and Biology. 5 (2): 302-305. [agua@hacettepe.edu.tr]

Volume 5 (1)

Avissar, Naomi G. 2006. Changes in population structure of Diamondback Terrapins Malaclemys terrapin terrapin in previously surveyed creek in Southern New Jersey. Chelonian Conservation and Biology. 5 (1): 154-159. [NGA3@duke.edu]

Ayaz, Dínçer, Oguz Türkozan, Murat Tosunoglu, C. Varol Tok and Durmus Cihan. 2006. Morphologic and Serologic comparison of two Turkish populations of Mauremys rivulata and Mauremys caspica. Chelonian Conservation and Biology. 5 (1): 10-17. [dincer.ayaz@ehe.edu.tr]

Bhupathy, Subramamian and Shanmugam Saravanan. 2006. Sataus of Marine Turtles in the Gulf of Mannar, India. Chelonian Conservation and Biology. 5 (1): 139-141. [sb62in@yahoo.co.uk]

Boundy, Jeff and Curtis Kennedy. 2006. Trapping survey results for the Alligator Snapping Turtle (Macrochelys temminckii) in Southeastern Louisiana, with comments on exploitation. Chelonian Conservation and Biology. 5 (1): 3-9. [jboundy@wlf.louisiana.gov]

Brophy, Timothy R. 2006. Allometry and sexual dimorphism in the Snail-Eating Turtle Malayemys macrocephala from the Chao Phraya River Basin of Central Thailand. Chelonian Conservation and Biology. 5 (1): 159-165. [tbrophy@liberty.edu]

Douglas, Rod M. and Magda Rall. 2006. Seasonal shelter selection by Leopard Tortises Geochelone pardilis in the Franklin Nature Reserve, Free State, South Africa. Chelonian Conservation and Biology. 5 (1): 121-129. [bbcnelspruit@bostonbc.co.za]

Fachín-Terán, Augusto, Richard C. Vogt and John B. Thorbjarnarson. 2006. Morphologic and Serologic comparison of two Turkish populations of Mauremys rivulata and Mauremys caspica. Chelonian Conservation and Biology. 5 (1): 18-24. [fachinteran@yahoo.com.br]

Ferreira, B., M. Garcia, B. P. Jupp and A. Al-Kyumi. 2006. Diet of the Green Turtle Chelonia mydas at Ra's Al Hadd, Sultanate of Oman. Chelonian Conservation and Biology. 5 (1): 141-146. [ferreirabetania@hotmail.com]

Foley, Allen M., Sue A. Peck and Glenn R. Harman. 2006. Effects of sand characteristics and inundation on the hatching success of Loggerhead Sea Turtle (Caretta caretta)clutches on low-relief mangrove islands in southwest Florida. Chelonian Conservation and Biology. 5 (1): 32-41. [allen.foley@fwc.state.fl.us]

Gallo, Berenice M. G., Suami Macedo, Bruno de B. Giffoni, José Henrique Becker and Paulo C. R. Barata. 2006. Sea turtle conservation in Ubatuba, Southeastern Brazil, a feeding area with incidental capture in coastal fisheries. Chelonian Conservation and Biology. 5 (1): 93-101. [tamaruba@tamar.org.br]

Goode, J. Michael and Michael A. Ewert. 2006. Reproductive trends in captive Heosemys grandis (Geoemydidae). Chelonian Conservation and Biology. 5 (1): 165-169. [Both Deceased]

Júnior, Paulo Dias Ferreira and Paulo de Tarso Amorim Castro. 2006. Thermal environment characteristics of Podocnemis expansa and Podocnemis unifilis nesting areas on the Javaés river, Tocantins, Brazil. Chelonian Conservation and Biology. 5 (1): 102-107. [pdfj@hotmail.com]

Kuchling, Gerald. 2006. Endoscopic sex determination in juvenile freshwater turtles, Erhymnochelys madagascariensis: Morphology of gonads and acessory ducts. Chelonian Conservation and Biology. 5 (1): 67-73. [Kuchling@cyllene.uwa.edu.au]

Lawson, Dwight P. 2006. Habitat use, home range and activity patterns of Hingeback Tortoises, Kinixys erosa and K. homeana in Southwestern Cameroon. Chelonian Conservation and Biology. 5 (1): 48-56. [dlawson@zooatlanta.org]

Lindeman, Peter V. 2006. Diet of the Tesas Map Turtle (Graptemys versa): Relationship to sexually dimorphic trophic morphology and changes over five decades as influenced by an invasive mollusk. Chelonian Conservation and Biology. 5 (1): 25-31. [plindemann@edinboro.edu]

Loehr, Victor J. T. 2006. Natural diet of the Namaqualand Speckled Padloper Homopus signatus signatus. Chelonian Conservation and Biology. 5 (1): 149-152. [loehr@homopus.org]

Lueselli, Luca, Edoardo Politano and Jerry Lea. 2006. Assessment of the vulnerable status of Kinixys homeana (Testudines: Testudinidae) for the IUCN Red List. Chelonian Conservation and Biology. 5 (1): 130-138. [lucamlu@tin.it]

Miller, Maxine McCray. 2006. Turtle Poetry: To a Turtle. Chelonian Conservation and Biology. 5 (1): 170.

Muñoz, Alberto and Borja Nicolau. 2006. Sexual dimorphism and allometry in the stripe-necked Terrapin, Mauremys leprosa, in Spain. Chelonian Conservation and Biology. 5 (1): 87-92. [ammunoz@amb-to.uclm.es]

Perälä, Jarmo. 2006. Assessment of the threatened status of Testudo werneri Perätä, 2001 (Testudines: Testudinidae) for the IUCN Red List. Chelonian Conservation and Biology. 5 (1): 57-66. [jarmonet@welho.com]

Phillott, Andrea D., C. John Parmenter and Stephen C. McKillup. 2006. Calcium depletion of eggshell after fungal invasion of sea turtle eggs. Chelonian Conservation and Biology. 5 (1): 146-149. [a.phillot@cqu.edu.au]

Remsberg, Alysa J., Timothy L. Lewis, Philip W. Huber and Kimberly A. Asmus. 2006. Home ranges of Wood Turtles Glyptemys insculpta in Northern Michigan. Chelonian Conservation and Biology. 5 (1): 42-47. [tlewis@wittenberg.edu]

Thomson, Scott, Arthur Georges and Colin J. Limpus. 2006. A new species of freshwater turtle in the genus Elseya (Testudines: Chelidae) from Central Coastal Queensland, Australia. Chelonian Conservation and Biology. 5 (1): 74-86. [thomson@home.netspeed.com.au]

Tuma, Michael W. 2006. Range, habitat use, and seasonal activity of the Yellow Mud Turtle Kinosternon flavescens in Northwestern Illinois: Implications for site-specific conservations and management. Chelonian Conservation and Biology. 5 (1): 108-120. [mtuma@swca.com]

Yalçin-Özdilek, Sükran and Monica Aureggi. 2006. Strandlings of juvenile green turtles at Samandag, Turkey. Chelonian Conservation and Biology. 5 (1): 152-154. [sytrtr@yahoo.com]

Volume 4 (4)

Rhodin A. G. J. 2005. Editorial Comment. Chelonian Conservation and Biology. 4 (4):757.

Pritchard Peter C. H. and David W. Owens. 2005. Introduction to the Kemp's Ridley Focus Issue. Chelonian Conservation and Biology. 4 (4):759. [ChelonianRI@aol.com]

Márquez-M. Rene, Patrick M. Burchfield, Juan Díaz-F, Manuel Sánchez-P, Miguel Carrasco-A, Carmen Jiménez-Q., Alma Leo-P, Rafeal Bravo-G and Jaime Peña-V. 2005. Status of the Kemp's Ridley Sea Turtle, Lepidochelys kempii. Chelonian Conservation and Biology. 4 (4):761-766. [rmarquez@bay.net.mx]

Heppell Selina S., Deborah T. Crouse, Larry B. Crowder, Sheryan Epperly, Wendy Gabriel, Terry Henwood, René Márquez and Nancy B. Thompson. 2005. A Population Model to Estimate Recovery Time, Population Size, and Management Impacts on Kemkp's Ridley Sea Turtles. Chelonian Conservation and Biology. 4 (4):767-773. [selina.heppell@oregonstate.edu]

Jiménez-Quiroz María del Carmen, Anatoly Filonov, Irina Tereshchenko and Rene Márquez-M. 2005. Time-Series Analyses of the Relationship Between Nesting Frequency of the Kemp's Ridley Sea Turtle and Meteorological Conditions. Chelonian Conservation and Biology. 4 (4):774-780. [cjimenez@bay.net.mx]

Witzell Wayne N., Alfredo Salgado-Quintero and Manuel Garduño-Dionte. 2005. Reproductive Parameters of the Kemp's Ridley Sea Turtle (Lepidochelys kempii) at Rancho Nuevo, Tamaulipas, Mexico. Chelonian Conservation and Biology. 4 (4):781-787. [wayne.witzell@noaa.gov]

Rostal David C. 2005. Seasonal Reproductive Biology of the Kemp's Ridley Sea Turtle, Lepidochelys kempii: Comparison of Captive and Wild Populations. Chelonian Conservation and Biology. 4 (4):788-800. [rostal@georgiasouthern.edu]

Landry Jr. Andre M., David T. Costa, Leonard F. Kenyon II and Michael Coyne. 2005. Population Characteristics of Kemp's Ridley Sea Turtle in nearshore Waters of the Upper Texas and Louisiana Coasts. Chelonian Conservation and Biology. 4 (4):801-807. [landrya@tamug.edu]

Renaud Maurice L. and Jo A. Williams. 2005. Kemp's Ridley Sea Turtle Movements and Migrations. Chelonian Conservation and Biology. 4 (4):808-816. [jo.anne.williams@noaa.gov]

Burchfield Patrick M. 2005. Texans, Turtles, and Early Kemp's Ridley Population Restoration Project, 1963-67. Chelonian Conservation and Biology. 4 (4):835-837. [ridley@gpz.org]

Fontaine Clark and Donna J. Shaver. 2005. Head-Starting the Kemp's Ridley Sea Turtle, Lepidochelys kempii, at the NMFS Galveston Laboratory, 1978-1992: A Review. Chelonian Conservation and Biology. 4 (4):838-845. [tim.fontaine@noaa.gov]

Shaver Donna J. 2005. Analysis of theKemp's Ridley Imprinting and Headstart Project at Padre Island National Seashore, Texas, 1978-88 with Subsequent Nesting and Stranding Records on the Texas Coast. Chelonian Conservation and Biology. 4 (4):846-859. [donna_shaver@nps.gov]

Ruckdeschel Carol, C. Robert Shoop and Robert D. Kenney. 2005. On the Sex Ratio of Juvenile Lepidochelys kempii in Georgia. Chelonian Conservation and Biology. 4 (4):860-863. [cimuseum@yahoo.com]

Seney Erin E. and John A. Musick. 2005. Diet Analysis of Kemp's Ridley Sea Turtle, Lepidochelys kempii in Virginia. Chelonian Conservation and Biology. 4 (4):864-871. [jmusick@vims.edu]

Morreale Stephen J. and Edward A. Standora. 2005. Western North Atlantic Waters: Crucial Developmental Habitat for Kemp's Ridley and Loggerhead SeaTurtles. Chelonian Conservation and Biology. 4 (4):872-882. [sjm11@cornell.edu]

Still Brett M., Curtice R. Griffin and Robert Prescott. 2005. Climatic and Oceanographic Factors Affecting Daily Pattern of Juvenile Sea Turtle Cold-Stunning in Cape Cod Bay, Massachusetts. Chelonian Conservation and Biology. 4 (4):883-890. [brett_still@hotmail.com]

Perälä Jarmo. 2005. Assessment of the Threatened Status of Testudo Kleinmanni Lortet, 1883 (Testudines: Testudinidae) for the IUCN Red List. Chelonian Conservation and Biology. 4 (4):891-898. [jarmo.perala@helsinki.fi]

Martin Kathleen and Michael C. James. 2005. Conserving Sea Turtles in Canada: Successful Community-Based Collaboration Between Fishers and Scientists. Chelonian Conservation and Biology. 4 (4):899-907. [kmartin@seaturtle.ca]

Tuberville Tracey D., Kurt A. Buhlmann, Rhema Kerr Bjorkland and Doug Booher. 2005. Ecology of the Jamaican Slider Turtle (Trachemys terrapen), with Implications for Conservation and Management. Chelonian Conservation and Biology. 4 (4):908-915. [tuberville@srel.edu]

Margaritoulis Dimitris. 2005. Nesting Activity and Reproductive Output of Loggerhead Sea Turtles, Caretta caretta, Over 19 Seasons (1984-2002) at Laganas Bay, Greece: The Largest Rookery in the Mediterranean. Chelonian Conservation and Biology. 4 (4):916-929. [margaritoulis@archelon.gr]

Hopkins-Murphy Sally R. and Joan S. Seithel. 2005. Documenting the Value of Volunteer Effort for Sea Turtle Conservation in South Carolina. Chelonian Conservation and Biology. 4 (4):930-934. [murphys@dnr.sc.gov]

Kuchling Gerald. 2005. Bifid Tail Regeneration in a Turtle, Emydura sp. (Testudines: Chelidae). Chelonian Conservation and Biology. 4 (4):935-937. [kuchling@cyllene.uwa.edu.au]

Gerlach Justin. 2005. Thermoregulation in Captive Indian Ocean Giant Tortoises. Chelonian Conservation and Biology. 4 (4):937-941. [jstgerlach@aol.com]

Platt Steven G., Win Ko Ko, Lay Lay Khaing, Khin Myo Myo, Tint Lwin, Thanda Swe, Kalyar and Thomas R. Rainwater. 2005. Noteworthy Records and Exploitation of Chelonians from the Ayeyarwady, Chindwin, and Dokhtawady Rivers, Myanmar. Chelonian Conservation and Biology. 4 (4):942-948. [splatt@gwtc.net]

Hagen Chris and Iwalani Y. S. Ching. 2005. Distribution, Natural History, and Exploitation of Leucocephalon yuwonoi in Central Sulawesi, Indonesia. Chelonian Conservation and Biology. 4 (4):948-951. [tomistoma@yahoo.com]

Livoreil Barbara and Antoinette C. Van Der Kuyl. 2005. Genetic Analysis of Mitochondrial DNA Variation in Eastern and Western African Spurred Tortoises, Geochelone sulcata. Chelonian Conservation and Biology. 4 (4):951-954. [blivoreil@aol.com]

Haitao Shi. 2005. Distribution of the Black-Brested Leaf Turtle (Geoemyda spengleri) on Hainan Island, China. Chelonian Conservation and Biology. 4 (4):954-956. [haitao-shi@263.net]

Davenport John, Anne F. Glasspool and Lisa Kitson. 2005. Occurrence of Diamondback Terrapins, Malaclemys terrapin, on Bermuda: Native of Introduced? Chelonian Conservation and Biology. 4 (4):956-960. [jdavenport@zoology.ucc.ie]

Anonymous. 2005. Turtle Poetry. Chelonian Conservation and Biology. 4 (4):960.

Volume 4 (3)

AlKindi, A. Y. A., I. Y. Mahmoud, H. M. Al-Gheilani, C. S. Bakheit, A. A. Al-Habsi and A. Al-Kiyumi. 2003. Comparative study of the nesting behavior of the Green Turtle, Chelonia mydas, during high- and low-density nesting periods at Ras Al-Hadd Reserve, Oman. Chelonian Conservation and Biology. 4 (3):603-611. [aakindy@squ.edu.om]

Baha El Din, S., O. Attum and M. Baha El Din. 2003. Status of Testudo kleinmanni and T. werneri in Egypt. Chelonian Conservation and Biology. 4 (3):648-655. [baha@internetegypt.com]

Baptistotte, C., J. C. A. Thomé and K. A. Bjorndal. 2003. Reproductive biology and conservation status of the Loggerhead Sea Turtle (Caretta caretta) in Espírito Santo State, Brazil. Chelonian Conservation and Biology. 4 (3):523-529. [cecilia@tamar.org.br]

Barber, R. C., C. T. Fontaine, J. P. Flanagan and E. E. Louis. 2003. Natural hybridization between a Kemp's Ridley (Lepidochelys kempii) and a Loggerhead Sea Turtle (Caretta caretta) confirmed by molecular analysis. Chelonian Conservation and Biology. 4 (3):701-704. [edlo@omahazoo.com]

Blamires, S. J. and M. L. Guinea. 2003. Emergence success of Flatback Sea turtles (Natator depressus) at Fog Bay, Northern Territory, Australia. Chelonian Conservation and Biology. 4 (3):548-556. [s_blamires@hotmail.com]

Blamires, S. J., M. L. Guinea and R. I. T. Prince. 2003. Influence of nest site selection on predation of Flatback Sea Turtle (Natator depressus) eggs by varanid lizards in Northern Australia. Chelonian Conservation and Biology. 4 (3):557-563. [s_blamires@hotmail.com]

Bonach, K., M. P. Miranda-Vilela, M. C. Alves and L. M. Verdade. 2003. Effect of translocation on egg viability of the Giant Amazon River Turtle, Podocnemis expansa. Chelonian Conservation and Biology. 4 (3):712-715. [lmv@esalq.usp.br]

Bour, R. 2003. Previously unrecognized original type specimens of American turtles collected by John Le Conte in 1828. Chelonian Conservation and Biology. 4 (3):537-547. [bou@mnhn.fr]

Bowne, D. R. 2003. Interpond movement patterns of Chrysemys picta picta (Eastern Painted Turtles) in Virginia. Linnaeus Fund Research Report. Chelonian Conservation and Biology. 4 (3):739-741. [dbowne@richmond.edu]

Bugoni, L., L. Krause and M. V. Petry. 2003. Diet of Sea Turtles in Southern Brazil. Chelonian Conservation and Biology. 4 (3):685-688. [pgoblb@furg.br]

Casaño-Mora, O. V., P. A. Galvis-Peñuela and J. G. Molano. 2003. Reproductive ecology of Podocnemys erythrocephala (Testudines: Podocnemididae) in the Lower Inírida River, Colombia. Chelonian Conservation and Biology. 4 (3):664-670. [ocastano@ciencias.unal.edu.co]

Diong, C. H., L. K. A. Tan and C. M. U. Leh. 2003. Axial bifurcation in a bicephalic Chelonia mydas Embryo. Chelonian Conservation and Biology. 4 (3):725-727. [chdiong@nie.edu.sg]

Dodd, C. K. and R. A. Byles. 2003. Post-nesting movements and behavior of Loggerhead Sea Turtles (Caretta caretta) departing from East-Central Florida nesting beaches. Chelonian Conservation and Biology. 4 (3):530-536. [ken_dodd@usgs.gov]

Drake, D. L., J. E. Behm, M. A. Hagerty, P. A. Mayor, S. J. Goldenberg and J. R. Spotila. 2003. Marine turtle nesting at Playa Naranjo, Santa Rosa National Park, Costa Rica, for the 1998-1999 season. Chelonian Conservation and Biology. 4 (3):675-678. [ranita_bella@hotmail.com]

Dreslik, M. J., A. R. Kuhns, C. A. Philips and B. C. Jellen. 2003. Summer movements and home range of the Cooter Turtle, Pseudemys concinna, in Illinois. Chelonian Conservation and Biology. 4 (3):706-710. [dreslik@students.uiuc.edu]

Glesenkamp, L. L., G. R. Zug and J. C. Mitchell. 2003. Reproductive cycle of male Snapping Turtles (Chelydra serpentina) in Southeastern Virginia. Chelonian Conservation and Biology. 4 (3):697-700. [zug.george@nmnh.si.edu]

Gonzalez, A., L. Miranda and J. C. Ortiz. 2003. First record of a gravid marine turtle from Chile. Chelonian Conservation and Biology. 4 (3):716-717. [algonzag@bio.puc.cl]

Holinka, A. M., R. Dave and R. M. Chambers. 2003. Population ecology of Musk Turtles (Sternotherus odoratus) in a lake in Virginia. Chelonian Conservation and Biology. 4 (3):721-725. [alholinka@hotmail.com]

Innis, C. J. 2003. Preliminary observations on reproductive parameters of the Sulawesi Forest Turtle (Leucocephalon yuwonoi) in captivity. Chelonian Conservation and Biology. 4 (3):720-721. [clemmys@aol.com]

Jennings, A. H. 2003. Daily and seasonal activity patterns and movements of juvenile Box Turtles (Terrapene carolina bauri) on Egmont Key, Florida. Chelonian Conservation and Biology. 4 (3):578-587. [ajenni2@lsu.edu]

Júnior, P. D. F., A. Malvasio and O. S. Guimarães. 2003. Influence of geological factors on reproductive aspects of Podocnemis unifilis (Testudines, Pelomedusidae) on the Javaés River, Araguaia National Park, Brazil. Chelonian Conservation and Biology. 4 (3):626-634. [pdfj@uol.om.br]

Kamel, S. and N. Mrosovsky. 2003. Double-chambered nest cavities in the Leatherback Turtle. Chelonian Conservation and Biology. 4 (3):705. [skamel@zoo.utoronto.ca]

Kudo, H., A. Murakami and S. Watanabe. 2003. Effects of sand hardness and human beach use on emergence success of Loggerhead Sea Turtles on Yakushima Island, Japan. Chelonian Conservation and Biology. 4 (3):695-696. [haguki96@ori.u-tokyo.ac.jp]

Laguex, C. J., C. L. Campbell and W. A. McCoy. 2003. Nesting and conservation of the Hawkbill Turtle,Eretmochelys imbricata, in the Pearl Cays, Nicaragua. Chelonian Conservation and Biology. 4 (3):588-602. [cathic@ufl.edu]

Leary, C. J., J. L. Dobie, T. M. Mann and P. S. Floyd. 2003. Morphological variation in the endangered Alabama Red-bellied Cooter (Pseudemys alabamensis) and taxonomic status of a population in Mississippi. Chelonian Conservation and Biology. 4 (3):635-641. [leary@ou.edu]

Leuteritz, T. E. J. and R. Ravolanaivo. 2003. Distribution, status, and biology of the Radiated Tortoise, Geochelone radiata, in Southwest Madagascar. Linnaeus fund research report. Chelonian Conservation and Biology. 4 (3):730-732. [tleuteritz@uwc.ac.za]

Lindeman, P. V. 2003. Diagnostic characteristics in Lower Tennessee River populations of the Map Turtles Graptemys pseudogeographica and Graptemys ouachitensis. Chelonian Conservation and Biology. 4 (3):564-568. [plindeman@edinboro.edu]

Luiselli, L. 2003. Assessing the impact of human hunting activites on populations of forest tortoises (Genus Kinixys) in the Niger Delta, Nigeria. Linnaeus Fund Research Report. Chelonian Conservation and Biology. 4 (3):735-738. [lucamlu@tin.it]

Macys, S. and G. N. Wallace. 2003. Marine turtle conservation on Holbox Island, Quintana Roo, Mexico: The Fisherman's Perceptions. Chelonian Conservation and Biology. 4 (3):620-625. [sonjamac@qwest.net]

Platt, S. G., W. K. Ko, Kalyar, M. myo, L. L. Khaing and T. R. Rainwater. 2003. Ecology and conservation status of the Arakan Forest Turtle, Heosemys depressa, in Western Myanmar. Chelonian Conservation and Biology. 4 (3):678-682. [splatt@gwtc.net]

Platt, S. G., B. L. Stuart, H. Sovannara, L. Kheng, Kalyar and H. Kimchhay. 2003. Rediscovery of the critically endangered River Terrapin, Batagus baska, in Cambodia, with notes on Occurrence, Reproduction, and Conservation status. Chelonian Conservation and Biology. 4 (3):691-695. [splatt@gwtc.net]

Plummer, M. V. 2003. Activity and thermal ecology of the box Turtle, Terrapene ornata, at its Soutwestern Range limit in Arizona. Chelonian Conservation and Biology. 4 (3):569-577. [plummer@harding.edu]

Pritchard, P. C. H. 2003. Akinesis and Plastral Scute Homologies in Sternotherus (Testudines: Kinosternidae). Chelonian Conservation and Biology. 4 (3):671-674. [chelonianRI@aol.com]

Storch, S. and S. Zankl. 2003. Repetitive data-logger attachments to sea turtles using a new quick-release method. Chelonian Conservation and Biology. 4 (3):717-720. [sstorch@ifm.uni-kiel.de]

Stuart, B. and J. Thorbjarnarson. 2003. Biological prioritization of Asian Countries for Turtle Conservation. Chelonian Conservation and Biology. 4 (3):642-647. [jthorbjarnarson@wcs.org]

Sutherland, R. W. and E. G. Sutherland. 2003. Status of the Flatback Sea Turtle (Natator depressus) Rookery on Crab Island, Australia, with notes on predation by crocodiles. Chelonian Conservation and Biology. 4 (3):612-619. [rws10@duke.edu]

Tessier, N. and F.-J. Lapointe. 2003. Comparative efficiency of Different sampling techniques to obtain DNA from Freshwater turtles. Chelonian Conservation and Biology. 4 (3):710-712. [nathalie.tessier@umontreal.ca]

Tuttle, S. E. and D. M. Carroll. 2003. Home range and seasonal movements of the Wood Turtle (Glptemys insculpta) in Southern New Hampshire. Chelonian Conservation and Biology. 4 (3):656-663. [stuttle@skidmore.edu]

Wilson, K. A., P. M. Cavanagh and J. Villepique. 2003. Radiotrasmitter attachment technique for Box Turtles (Terrapene spp.). Chelonian Conservation and Biology. 4 (3):688-691. [karen.wilson@ma.ngb.army.mil]

Wooten, D. A. 2003. Comparative ultrastructural carapace morphology in three freshwater turtles. Chelonian Conservation and Biology. 4 (3):682-684. [dwooten@ufl.edu]

Volume 4 (2)

Anonymous. 2002 (2003). Current literature on freshwater turtles, tortoises, and marine turtles. Chelonian Conservation and Biology. 4(2):509-515.

Averill-Murray, Roy C. 2002 (2003). Effects on survival of Desert Tortoises (Gopherus agassizii) urinating during handling. Chelonian Conservation and Biology. 4(2):430-435. [rmurray@gf.state.az.us]

Averill-Murray, Roy C. 2002 (2003). Reproduction of Gopherus agassizii in the Sonoran Desert, Arizona. Chelonian Conservation and Biology. 4(2):295-301. [rmurray@gf.state.az.us]

Berry, Kristin H., E. Karen Spangenberg, Bruce L. Homer and Elliott R. Jacobson. 2002 (2003). Deaths of Desert Tortoises following periods of drought and research manipulation. Chelonian Conservation and Biology. 4(2):436-448. [kristin_berry@usgs.gov]

Berry, Kristin H., David J. Morafka and Robert W. Murphy. 2002 (2003). Defining the Desert Tortoise(s): Our first priority for a coherent conservation strategy. Chelonian Conservation and Biology. 4(2):249-262. [kristin_berry@usgs.gov]

Berry, Kristin H. 2002 (2003). Using growth ring counts to age juvenile desert tortoises (Gopherus agassizii) in the wild. Chelonian Conservation and Biology. 4(2):416-424. [kristin_berry@usgs.gov]

Brooks, Matthew L. and Todd C. Esque. 2002 (2003). Alien plants and fire in Desert Tortoise (Gopherus agassizii) habitat of the Mojave and Colorado Deserts. Chelonian Conservation and Biology. 4(2):330-340. [matt_brooks@usgs.gov]

Brown, Daniel R., Isabella M. Schumacher, Grace S. McLaughlin, Lori D. Wendland, Mary B. Brown, Paul A. Klein and Elliott R. Jacobson. 2002 (2003). Application of diagnostic tests for mycoplasmal infections of Desert and Gopher Tortoises, with managment recommendations. Chelonian Conservation and Biology. 4(2):497-507. [jacobsone@mail.vetmed.ufl.edu]

Bury, R. Bruce and Roger A. Luckenbach. 2002 (2003). Comparison of Desert Tortoise (Gopherus agassizii) populations in an unused and off-road vehicle are in the Mojave Desert. Chelonian Conservation and Biology. 4(2):457-463. [bruce_bury@usgs.gov]

Duda, Jeffrey J., Anthony J. Krzysik and Joel M. Meloche. 2002 (2003). Spatial organization of Desert Tortoises and their burrows at a landscape scale. Chelonian Conservation and Biology. 4(2):387-397. [jeff_duda@usgs.gov]

Eubanks, Jeannine Ott, Jeff W. Hollister, Craig Guyer and William K. Michener. 2002 (2003). Reserve area requirements for Gopher Tortoises (Gopherus polyphemus). Chelonian Conservation and Biology. 4(2):646-671. [CG: cguyer@acesag.auburn.edu]

Griffey, Marian L. 2002 (2003). Population Density Studies. Chelonian Conservation and Biology. 4(2):508.

Hazard, Lisa C. and David J. Morafka. 2002 (2003). Comparative dispersion of neonate and headstarted juvenile Desert Tortoises (Gopherus agassizii): A preliminary assessment of age effects. Chelonian Conservation and Biology. 4(2):406-409. [hazard@biology.ucsc.edu]

Henen, Brian Thomas. 2002 (2003). Energy and water balance, diet, and reproduction of female Desert Tortoises (Gopherus agassizii). Chelonian Conservation and Biology. 4(2):319-329. [bhenen@uwc.ac.za]

Jennings, W. Bryan. 2002 (2003). Diet selection by the Desert Tortoise in relation to the flowering phenology of ephemeral plants. Chelonian Conservation and Biology. 4(2):353-358. [wbjenn@u.washington.edu]

Kazmaier, Richard T., Eric C. Hellgren and Donald C. Ruthven, III. 2002 (2003). Home range and dispersal of Texas Tortoises, Gopherus berlandieri, in a managed thornscrub ecosystem. Chelonian Conservation and Biology. 4(2):488-496. [rkazmaier@mail.wtamu.edu]

Krzysik, Anthony J. 2002 (2003). A landscape sampling protocol for estimating distribution and density patterns of Desert Tortoises at multiple spatial scales. Chelonian Conservation and Biology. 4(2):366-379. [krzysika@cableone.net]

Lance, Valentine A. and David C. Rostal. 2002 (2003). The annual reproductive cycle of the male and female desert tortoise: Physiology and endocrinology. Chelonian Conservation and Biology. 4(2):302-312. [lvalenti@sunstroke.sdsu.edu]

Marolda, Marsha L. 2002 (2003). Shell kinesis in juvenile Desert Tortoises, Gopherus agassizii. Chelonian Conservation and Biology. 4(2):410-415. [mm039602@student.fullerton.edu]

McCoy, Earl D., Beth Stys and Henry R. Mushinsky. 2002 (2003). A comparison of GIS and survey esimates of Gopher Tortoise Habitat and numers of individuals in Florida. Chelonian Conservation and Biology. 4(2):472-478. [mccoy@chuma.cas.usf.edu]

McLuckie, Ann, Deborah L Harstad, Jesse W. Marr and Rick A. Fridell. 2002 (2003). Regional Desert Tortoise monitoring in the Upper Virgin River Recovery Unit, Washington County, Utah. Chelonian Conservation and Biology. 4(2):380-386. [annmcluckie@utah.gov]

McLuckie, Ann and Rick Fridell. 2002 (2003). Reproduction in a Desert Tortoise (Gopherus agassizii) population on the Beaver Dam Slope, Washington County, Utah. Chelonian Conservation and Biology. 4(2):288-294. [annmcluckie@utah.gov]

Morafka, David J. and Kristin H. Berry. 2002 (2003). Is Gopherus agassizii a desert-adapted tortoise, or an exaptive opportunist? Implications for tortoise conservation. Chelonian Conservation and Biology. 4(2):263-287. [papaherp@aol.com]

Nagy, Kenneth A., Brian Thomas Henen, Devesh B. Vyas and Ian R. Wallis. 2002 (2003). A condition index for the Desert Tortoise (Gopherus agassizii). Chelonian Conservation and Biology. 4(2):425-429. [kennagy@biology.ucla.edu]

Oftedal, Olav T., Scott Hillard and David J. Morafka. 2002 (2003). Selective spring foraging by juvenile Desert Tortoise (Gopherus agassizii) in the Mojave Desert: Evidence of an adaptive nutritional strategy. Chelonian Conservation and Biology. 4(2):341-352. [ooftedal@nzp.si.edu]

Okamoto, Chris L. 2002 (2003). An experimental assessment of color, calcium, and insect dietary preferences of captive juvenile Desert Tortoises (Gopherus agassizii). Chelonian Conservation and Biology. 4(2):359-365. [cokamoto@rap.lacity.org]

Rautenstrauch, Kurt R., Danny L. Rakestraw, Greg A. Brown, James L. Boone and Patrick E. Lederle. 2002 (2003). Patterns of Burrow use by Desert Tortoises (Gopherus agassizii) in Southcentral Nevada. Chelonian Conservation and Biology. 4(2):398-405. [kurt_rautenstrauch@ymp.gov]

Rostal, David C., Thane Wibbels, Janice S. Grumbles, Valentine A. Lance and James R. Spotila. 2002 (2003). Chronology of sex determination in the desert tortoise (Gopherus agassizii). Chelonian Conservation and Biology. 4(2):313-318. [rostal@gsvms2.cc.gasou.edu]

Rostal, David C. and Douglas Jones, N., Jr. 2002 (2003). Population biology of the Gopher Tortoise (Gopherus polyphemus) in southeast Georgia. Chelonian Conservation and Biology. 4(2):479-487. [rostal@gsvms2.cc.gasou.edu]

Seckendorff Hoff, Karin von and Ronald William Marlow. 2002 (2003). Impacts of vehicle road traffic on Desert Tortoise populations with consideration of conservation of tortoise habitat in southern Nevada. Chelonian Conservation and Biology. 4(2):449-456. [marlowhoff@aol.com]

Volume 4 (1)

Akani, Godfrey C., Dario Capizzi and Luca Luiselli. 2001. Diet of the softshell turtle, Trionyx triunguis, in an Afrotropical forested region. Chelonian Conservation and Biology. 4(1):200-201. [LL: lucalui@iol.it]

Anonymous. 2001. Recent Literature on Freshwater turtles, tortoises, and marine turtles. Chelonian Conservation and Biology. 4(1):232-240. [rhodinCRF@aol.com]

Ayers Fernández, César and Adolfo Cordero Rivera. 2001. Sexual dimorphism and morphological differentiation in European Pond Turtle (Emys orbicularis) populations from northwestern Spain. Chelonian Conservation and Biology. 4(1):100-106. [ACR: acordero@uvigo.es]

Bock, Brian C., Vivian P. Páez and Matthew M. White. 2001. Genetic population structure of two threatened South American river turtle species, Podocnemis expansa and Podocnemis unifilis. Chelonian Conservation and Biology. 4(1):47-52. [bbock@perseus.unalmed.edu.co]

Boone, James L. and Eric A. Holt. 2001. Sexing young free-ranging Desert Tortoises (Gopherus agassizii) using external morphology. Chelonian Conservation and Biology. 4(1):28-33. [jlboone@aol.com]

Buhlmann, Kurt A. and J. Whitfield Gibbons. 2001. Terrestrial habitat use by aquatic turtles from a seasonally fluctuating wetland: implications for wetland conservation boundaries. Chelonian Conservation and Biology. 4(1):115-127. [k.buhlmann@conservation.org]

Butler, Joseph A. 2001. Nesting biology of the sea turtles of St. Kitts, West Indies. Chelonian Conservation and Biology. 4(1):191-196. [jbutler@unf.edu]

Chaloupka, Milani. 2001. A system-of