%0 Journal Article
%T Population ecology and home range of the Mexican Rough-footed Mud Turtle (Kinosternon hirtipes murrayi) in Central Mexico
%A Alejandro Montiel-Ugalde
%A Eder Gaona Murillo
%A Rodrigo Macip-R¨ªos
%A Taggert Butterfield
%A ¨¢ngeles Aparicio
%J -
%D 2018
%R http://dx.doi.org/10.13128/Acta_Herpetol-22876
%X Population ecology and demographic data are fundamental for species management and conservation planning. For Mexican kinosternid turtles there is a need for basic natural history and population ecology data. The Rough-footed Mud Turtle (Kinosternon hirtipes murrayi) is one of the lesser-studied species, even though it is broadly distributed, occurring from Western Texas to Central Mexico. We conducted a study on the species in Michoac¨¢n, Mexico for two years. Basic population parameters were estimated, and telemetry was used to measure home range size and movements of males and females. Population size in a 1.42-hectare wetland was calculated to be 301 (¡À SE 5.89) individuals, mainly adults. The adult sex ratio was skewed toward males (3.1:1). Female home range size was larger than that of males, and males moved larger distances between relocation events. The radio-tracked individuals did not leave the water during winter months and during the dry season. Habitat degradation due to eutrophication may be affecting population survivorship and recruitment
%U http://www.fupress.net/index.php/ah/article/view/22876