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Notes and Field Reports| June 01 2012

Nest Guarding in the Gopher Tortoise (Gopherus polyphemus)

Andrew M. Grosse;

Andrew M. Grosse

¹ Savannah River Ecology Lab, University of Georgia, Aiken, South Carolina 29802 USA [[email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]]

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Kurt A. Buhlmann;

Kurt A. Buhlmann

¹ Savannah River Ecology Lab, University of Georgia, Aiken, South Carolina 29802 USA [[email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]]

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Bess B. Harris;

Bess B. Harris

¹ Savannah River Ecology Lab, University of Georgia, Aiken, South Carolina 29802 USA [[email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]]

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Brett A. DeGregorio;

Brett A. DeGregorio

¹ Savannah River Ecology Lab, University of Georgia, Aiken, South Carolina 29802 USA [[email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]]

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Brett M. Moule;

Brett M. Moule

² South Carolina Department of Natural Resources, Columbia, South Carolina 29201 USA [[email protected]]

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Robert V. Horan, III;

Robert V. Horan, III

¹ Savannah River Ecology Lab, University of Georgia, Aiken, South Carolina 29802 USA [[email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]]

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Tracey D. Tuberville

Tracey D. Tuberville

¹ Savannah River Ecology Lab, University of Georgia, Aiken, South Carolina 29802 USA [[email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]]

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Chelonian Conservation and Biology (2012) 11 (1): 148–151.

https://doi.org/10.2744/CCB-0895.1

Abstract

Nest guarding is rarely observed among reptiles. Specifically, turtles and tortoises are generally perceived as providing no nest protection once the eggs are laid. Here, we describe observations of nest guarding by female gopher tortoises (Gopherus polyphemus).

Chelonian Research Foundation

2012

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