OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Chelonian Conservation and Biology is 0. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2022-08-01 to 2026-08-01.)

Article	Citations
Demographic Assessment of a Freshwater Turtle Assemblage in an Urban Protected Area in the Context of Ongoing Threats and a Mass-Mortality Event	9
Blood Parameters of the Turtle Mesoclemmys vanderhaegei (Testudines: Chelidae): Insights into Its Health Status in Southeastern Brazil	8
Freshwater Turtle Assemblages and Densities in Agricultural Ditches and Aquaculture Ponds of Eastern Arkansas	8
Home Range and Survival of Headstarted Northern Red-Bellied Cooters (Pseudemys rubriventris) in Plymouth County, Massachusetts	5
The First Leatherback Sea Turtle Observed During a Nesting Attempt in the Mediterranean	5
Rehabilitation of an Adult Male Leatherback Sea Turtle (Dermochelys coriacea) Following Entanglement in Fishing Gear: A Case Study from Southern Portugal	5
Stranding and Outcome Data for Cold-Stunned Sea Turtles in Massachusetts, 2008–2022: Evolution of Management Methods in Response to Increasing Caseload and the COVID-19 Pandemic	5
New Epibiont Associations: Amphibalanus subalbidus and Mytilopsis leucophaeata on the Colombian Slider Trachemys callirostris callirostris in a Venezuelan Shrimp Farm	4
Migratory Routes and Foraging Areas of Post-Nesting Hawksbill Turtles, Eretmochelys imbricata, from the Pearl Cays Rookery, Caribbean Nicaragua	4
Spotted Turtle (Clemmys guttata) Population Genetics in the Southeastern United States	3
Reproductive Output in the Pond Slider, Trachemys scripta, in Arkansas, USA, with Range-Wide Comparisons	3
Diet and Isotopic Niche of the Rio Grande Cooter (Pseudemys gorzugi) and Syntopic Red-eared Slider (Trachemys scripta elegans) in San Felipe Creek, Texas, USA	3
Livestock Ponds as Long-Term Habitat for Southwestern Pond Turtles (Actinemys pallida) in Rangeland Landscapes	3
Reducing the Impact of Tagging on Flatback Turtles Using Double Passive Integrated Transponder Tags	3
Reproductive Phenology and Output in Florida Box Turtles (Terrapene bauri) in Southwestern Florida	3
Annotated Checklist of Nonmarine Turtles of Hainan Island, China	3
Morphometric Variation in the Red-Cheeked Mud Turtle (Kinosternon cruentatum) and its Taxonomic Implications	3
Itsy Bitsy Biters: Male Northern Map Turtles (Graptemys geographica) Bite Females During Mating Attempts	3
Longevity Estimates of Ornate Box Turtles (Terrapene ornata) in Iowa	3
Mojave Desert Tortoise1	2
Photo-ID for Capture Mark Recapture Study of Sea Turtles in Musandam, Oman, 2019–2023	2
Population Demographics of Native Red-Bellied Cooters and Invasive Red-Eared Sliders in a Virginia Lake	2
Late Quaternary Records of the Spotted Turtle, Clemmys guttata, from the Florida Panhandle	2
Turtle1	2
Conservation Status of the Sonoyta Mud Turtle (Kinosternon sonoriense longifemorale) and Comparison of Estimated Abundances in Different Historical Sites Along the Sonoyta River in Sonora, Mexico	2

Egg Size vs. Mass Relationships in Turtles	2
Ontogenetic Changes in Turtle Vocal Behavior	2
Commercialization, Voodoo Ritual, and Use of the Endangered Hispaniolan Slider, Trachemys decorata, in Haiti: Implications for Conservation	2
A Box Turtle Named Robin1	2
Between Foxes and Marine Turtles: A Study of Predation Patterns and Conservation Tactics	2
Seasonal and Diel Gopher Tortoise (Gopherus polyphemus) Activity and Burrow Use by Commensals in Coastal Beach Dune Habitat as Examined by Wildlife Cameras	2
Nesting Ecology of Painted Turtles (Chrysemys picta picta×C. p. marginata) at an Anthropogenic Site in South-Central Pennsylvania	2
Design of Roadway Barriers to Reduce Desert Tortoise Mortality on Paved Road Infrastructure	2
Linear Activity Areas and Basking-Site Fidelity of Two Imperiled River Turtle Species (Graptemys oculifera and Graptemys flavimaculata) of Mississippi	2
ERRATUM	2
Increased Interannual Volatility and Declining Abundance for a Benchmark Hawksbill Nesting Population in Antigua, West Indies	2
A Survey of Reeves' Turtle (Mauremys reevesii) in Qichun County, Hubei Province, China	2
A Sawback is a Sawback is a Sawback: Diet and Habitat-Related Variation in Body Size of the Turtle Graptemys oculifera Show It Is an Ecological Analogue of Its Two Closest Relatives	2
Comparison of Two Methods to Detect the Northwestern Pond Turtle (Actinemys marmorata) and the Invasive American Bullfrog (Lithobates catesbeianus) in Interior Northern California	2
New Records of the Critically Endangered Asian Narrow-Headed Softshell Turtle, Chitra chitra, in Thailand	1
Manual and Remote Techniques to Measure Nonconventional Marine Turtle Morphometrics	1
Notes on Kinosternon steindachneri in a North Florida Sandhill Community	1
Determining Nest Site Selection by Hawksbill Sea Turtles in the Persian Gulf Using Unmanned Aerial Vehicles	1
Habitat Partitioning Among Mediterranean Tortoises (Genus Testudo) in Response to Vegetation Seasonality	1
Shell Dimensions in a Population of Karoo Dwarf Tortoises, Chersobius boulengeri	1
Loss of Mississippi Diamondback Terrapin (Malaclemys terrapin pileata) Nesting Habitat in the Northern Gulf of Mexico	1
Population Structure and Sexual Dimorphism in a Southern Population of Tent Tortoises (Psammobates tentorius tentorius) of the Karoo, South Africa	1
Management of a Geometric Tortoise (Psammobates geometricus) Population in a High-Risk, Fire-Prone Landscape	1
The Importance of Riparian and Aquatic Resources in the Diet of Dermatemys mawii in a Lentic System in Southern Mexico	1
Notes on the Nesting Ecology of the Rio Grande Cooter (Pseudemys gorzugi) at the Northern Limit of Its Range	1
Individual Growth of Sonoran Desert Tortoises (Gopherus morafkai) in an Arizona Population: Implications for Conservation and Management	1
Incidence of Botfly Infestation in the Ornate Box Turtle (Terrapene ornata)	1
Daily and Seasonal Activity Rhythms of Wild Reeves' Turtles (Mauremys reevesii) in Qichun County, China	1
Overwintering Behavior and Predation in Common Musk Turtles (Sternotherus odoratus)	1
Reproductive Characteristics of Rio Grande Cooters (Pseudemys gorzugi) in Western Texas	1
Population Demographics of Kinosternids in Petén, Northern Guatemala: An Analysis of Community Ecology and Morphology	1
Investigating the Chaco Side-Necked Turtle: Insights into the Argentine Populations of Acanthochelys pallidipectoris (Chelidae)	1
Frequency, Patterns, and Possible Etiology of Kyphosis in Turtles	1
Assessing the Socioeconomic Value of Sea Turtles to the Maldives' Tourism Industry in 2019 (Prepandemic)	1
Comparative Assessment of Health Indicators in the Central Antillean (Trachemys stejnegeri vicina) and Haitian Sliders (T. decorata) of Hispaniola	0
Natural History of the Alamos Mud Turtle near Alamos, Sonora: Results of a Multiyear Mark–Recapture and Radio-Telemetry Study	0
Do Basking Turtles Take Cues from Conspecifics? A Serendipitous Experiment	0
Experimental Designs for Tortoise Pacing Diversion Structures and Tortoise Guards Along Highway Barriers	0
Experimental Analysis of Wavelength Preferences Shown by Hatchling Leatherback Sea Turtles (Dermochelys coriacea)	0
Distribution Ranges of Snail-Eating Turtle Species (Malayemys spp.) in Northeastern and Eastern Thailand	0
Movements of Loggerhead Turtles (Caretta caretta) in East Asia Waters	0
Nest Site Sand Temperatures from 1897 to 2023 for Three Sea Turtle Species at Kuroshima Island, Ryukyu Archipelago, Japan	0
Global Testudo Trade: Update and Recent Trends	0
Groundwater Upwelling and Blanding's Turtle (Emydoidea blandingii) Habitat in Constructed and Reference Wetlands	0
Young, Wild Desert Tortoises Lead Solitary Lives	0
Ecology of the Painted Wood Turtle (Rhinoclemmys pulcherrima Gray 1856): Insights from Three Populations in Mexico and Morphological Comparisons of All Four Subspecies	0
Inferred Impacts of Extreme Environments on Hawksbill Turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata) Body Size and Reproductive Output	0
Ode to a Box Turtle*1	0
Effects of Vegetation Structure and Soils on Gopher Tortoise (Gopherus polyphemus) Nest-Site Selection in Southwest Georgia	0
Using the United States Endangered Species Act for Global Turtle Conservation	0

Review of Import Trends and Trade Regulations of Live Testudines in Japan	0
Calipee Trade: A Pervasive Yet Under-recognized Threat to Softshell Turtles in South Asia	0
How to Reduce the Risk of Predation of Green Turtle Nests by Nile Monitors	0
Brushes and Shelters as Low-Cost Environmental Enrichment Devices for Loggerhead Turtles (Caretta caretta) During Rehabilitation	0
Genetic Structure and Loss of Genetic Diversity in the Savannah Side-Necked Turtle Podocnemis vogli (Testudines: Podocnemididae)	0
Microhabitat Use of Chicken Turtles (Deirochelys reticularia) in a Barrier Island Ecosystem with Interdunal Ponds	0
The Global Turtle Crisis—A Wildlife Trafficking Challenge Like No Other	0
Assessment of Hatching and Emergence Success, Developmental Phases, and Pathology of Leatherback (Dermochelys coriacea) Embryos and Dead-in-Nest Hatchlings on St. Croix, US Virgin Islands	0
An Evaluation of Physical Abnormalities and Melanism in Freshwater Turtles (Testudines, Emydidae) of the Lower Pecos River, New Mexico, USA	0
Eastern Box Turtle (Terrapene carolina carolina) Shell Damage and Health in an Urban Landscape	0
Steroid Hormone Profiles and Demographic Data for Green Turtles (Chelonia mydas) Inhabiting the Mexican Caribbean Coast	0
Learning to Love Turtles	0
The Collaborative to Combat the Illegal Trade in Turtles: Addressing Illegal Wildlife Trade with an Adaptive Socio-Ecological Approach	0
Population Viability Analysis for Two Species of Imperiled Freshwater Turtles	0
Annual and Lifetime Home Ranges Reveal Movement Patterns Within and Among Local Populations of Gopher Tortoises (Gopherus polyphemus)	0
Evidence for Recruitment-Mediated Decline in an Eastern Box Turtle (Terrapene carolina carolina) Population Based on a 30-Year Capture–Recapture Data Set from Maryland	0
Potential and Limitations of Unmarked Population Surveys to Inform State-Wide Management for Diamondback Terrapins	0
Demography and Viability of a Central Maine Population of Wood Turtles (Glyptemys insculpta)	0
Climate-Mediated Recruitment Failure in a Turtle Population and Its Bearing on Northern Limits of Distribution	0
Anatomy of a Turtle Confiscation: What to Expect When You're Not Expecting and Recommendations for Improving Outcomes	0
Sea Traveler1	0
Learning from the Wild: Status of the Introduced Pancake Tortoise Malacochersus tornieri Population in Tsavo East National Park, Kenya	0
A Prayer To The Ocean	0
Arsenic Accumulation in Sonora Mud Turtles (Kinosternon sonoriense) in an Unusual Freshwater Food Web	0
Impact of Intrabeach Incubation Substrate Variability on Sea Turtle Reproductive Success	0
TURTLE POETRY	0
Diet and Habitat of the Scorpion Mud Turtle (Kinosternon scorpioides scorpioides) in the Southern Limit of the Species' Distribution (Argentina)	0
First Contribution on Abundance, Population Structure, and Threats of the Baja California and Río Fuerte Sliders (Trachemys nebulosa Van Denburgh 1895)	0
A New South American Freshwater Turtle of the Genus Mesoclemmys from the Brazilian Amazon (Testudines: Pleurodira: Chelidae)	0
Characterization of the Reproductive Ecology of Female Ornate Box Turtles (Terrapene ornata) in Western Nebraska	0
Investigating Sea Turtle Bycatch in Southern Cambodia	0
Life-History and Ecology Data for the Turtles of the World	0
Home Range and Habitat Selection of the Suwannee Alligator Snapping Turtle (Macrochelys suwanniensis) in the Suwannee River, Florida	0
The Intersection of Legal and Illegal Supply Chains: A Case Study of the Tortoise and Freshwater Turtle Pet Trade in Canada	0
Thirty-Eight Years of Loggerhead Turtle Nesting in Laganas Bay, Zakynthos, Greece: A Review	0
Ecology of Phrynops geoffroanus and Mesoclemmys tuberculata (Testudines: Chelidae) in Climatically Distinct Areas of the Semi-Arid Caatinga and Atlantic Forest in Northeast Brazil	0
Fecundity, Female Maturation, and Nesting Season of Western Chicken Turtles (Deirochelys reticularia miaria) in Texas	0
The Phenology of Brumation Emergence in the Yellow Mud Turtle (Kinosternon flavescens) in Nebraska	0
An Approximation of the Sex Determination Parameters in the Savanna Side-Necked Turtle Podocnemis vogli (Podocnemididae)	0
Facultative Embryonic Diapause and a Transitional Stage Between Oviparity and Viviparity in the South African Tortoise Chersina angulata	0
A Comparison of Vertebrate Associates of Gopher Tortoise and Nine-Banded Armadillo Burrows in South Georgia	0
Variable Rates of Parasitism on Ornate Box Turtles (Terrapene ornata) in Eastern Kansas by the Chelonian-Specific Ectoparasite Cistudinomyia cistudinis	0
Oviducal Period and Egg Shell Calcification in the South African Tortoise Chersina angulata	0
Assessing Injury Incidence and Recovery Rates in Green (Chelonia mydas) and Hawksbill (Eretmochelys imbricata) Turtles: Insights from a Citizen Science Initiative in the Egyptian Red Sea	0
Long-Distance Movement and Northern Extralimital Records of the Northern Map Turtle (Graptemys geographica)	0
Nuclear Abnormalities in Erythrocytes of Black Spiny-Necked Turtles (Acanthochelys spixii) as Evidence of Agrochemical Contamination in a Monoculture Landscape in Brazil	0
Honoring the Legacy of Professor Margaretha Delina Hofmeyr (1950–2020)	0
Camera Traps Provide First Insights into the Nesting Behavior of the Critically Endangered Northern River Terrapin (Batagur baska)	0