Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1972
Keywords
Western painted turtle; Nature observation; Animal behavior
Abstract
The turtle, Chrysemys picta belIii, was studied in southwestern Minnesota. The taxonomic characteristics are analyzed. The turtles are diurnal and have an annual activity period extending from mid-May to October. Activity and feeding are controlled by water temperature. The population dynamics are discussed. Growth is rapid early in life but slows after maturity. Growth is compared with that of other subspecies of C. picta. Habitat preferences, predation, parasites, algal relationships and shell abnormalities are discussed.
First Page
77
Last Page
80
Recommended Citation
Ernst, C. H.,
&
Ernst, E. M.
(1972).
Biology of Chrysemys picta bellii in Southwestern Minnesota.
Journal of the Minnesota Academy of Science, Vol. 38 No.2, 77-80.
Retrieved from https://digitalcommons.morris.umn.edu/jmas/vol38/iss2/5
Primo Type
Article