Academic Research

    Dissertations (Ph.D.)

    Dr. Raymond A. Saumure        McGill University  (2004)

    Title:  Spatial ecology and conservation of the North American wood turtle (Glyptemys insculpta) in a
               fragmented agri-forest landscape.



    Dr. Thomas S. B. Akre              George Mason University  (2002)

    
Title:  Growth, maturity, and reproduction of the wood turtle, Clemmys insculpta (Le Conte, 1830) in
                Virginia.



    Dr. Steve D. Garber                   
Rutger's University  (1994)

    
Title:  Reproductive strategies, winter behavior and ecology, and conservation of the North American
               wood turtle (Clemmys insculpta).
[Abstract]


    Dr. David A. Galbraith               
Queen's University  (1991)

    
Title:  Studies of mating systems in wood turtles (Clemmys insculpta) and snapping  turtles (Chelydra
               serpentina) using DNA fingerprinting.
[Abstract]


 
   Dr. Sharona S. Barzilay           
State University of New Jersey  (1980)

    
Title:  Orientation and homing of the wood turtle (Clemmys insculpta). [Abstract]


   

  
  Theses (M.Sc.)
    
    
 Marina L. Amato                       University of Guelph (2006)

    Title:  
Phylogeography of Glyptemys insculpta in relation to general herpetofaunal distribution patterns in
                eastern North America.


    Ariana N. Breisch                      Marshall University (2006)

    Title:  The natural history and thermal ecology of a population of spotted turtles (Clemmys guttata) and
                wood turtles (Glyptemys insculpta) in West Virginia.


    Kimberly A. Smith                     University of Guelph  (2002)

    Title:  
Demography and spatial ecology of wood turtles (Clemmys insculpta) in Algonquin Provincial Park.


    K. Proffit                                      Townson University  (2001)

    Title:  
The status of the wood turtle, Clemmys insculpta, on the eastern edge of the range in Maryland.


    Martin Arvisais                           Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières  (2000)

    Title:  
Caractérisation et sélection d'habitats à l'intérieur des domaines vitaux chez la Tortue des bois
                (Clemmys insculpta) au nord de son aire de répartition, Québec, Canada.


    Theresa L. Wusterbarth           Central Michigan University  (2000)
    
    Title:  
Nest predation and effects of human recreation on the wood turtle (Clemmys insculpta) of a
                
western Michigan river.
[Abstract]


    Bradley W. Compton                University of Maine  (1999)

    Title:  
Ecology and conservation of the wood turtle (Clemmys insculpta) in Maine. [Abstract]
              

     Leeanne Siart                            Antioch University  (1999)

    Title:  
An investigation of wood turtle (Clemmys insculpta) nest success in southwestern Massachusetts.

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Andrew D. Walde                       McGill University  (1998) 

    Title:  
Ecology of the wood turtle, Clemmys insculpta, Québec, Canada. [Abstract] [.pdf]


    Raymond A. Saumure              McGill University  (1997) 

    Title:  
Growth, mutilation, and age structure of two populations of wood turtles (Clemmys insculpta) in
                southern Québec.
[Abstract] [.pdf]


    Sheila E. Tuttle                           
Antioch University  (1996)

    Title:  
Ecology and natural history of the wood turtle (Clemmys insculpta) in southern New Hampshire.

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Dina A. Foscarini                       University of Guelph  (1994)

    Title:  
Demography of the wood turtle (Clemmys insculpta) and habitat selection in the Main River valley.
[               [Abstract]


    James H. Harding                      Michigan State University  (1972)

    Title: 
 
Some observations on wood turtles in Michigan's Upper Peninsula.

 

   Honors Theses (B.Sc.)



    William F. Greaves                       Laurentian University  (2005)

    Title:  
Winter ecology of a northern population of wood turtles (Glyptemys insculpta). [Abstract]

 
    Dean G. McCurdy                        Acadia University  (1995)

    Title:  
Orientation and movement patterns of reciprocally transplanted wood turtles (Clemmys insculpta
                Le Conte) in northeastern Nova Scotia.
[Abstract]

Abstracts Reproduced with Permission of Authors

 

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