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 2022-05-01 to 2026-05-01.)

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	10
Blood Parameters of the Turtle Mesoclemmys vanderhaegei (Testudines: Chelidae): Insights into Its Health Status in Southeastern Brazil	9
Freshwater Turtle Assemblages and Densities in Agricultural Ditches and Aquaculture Ponds of Eastern Arkansas	8
The First Leatherback Sea Turtle Observed During a Nesting Attempt in the Mediterranean	8
Home Range and Survival of Headstarted Northern Red-Bellied Cooters (Pseudemys rubriventris) in Plymouth County, Massachusetts	7
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	7
Itsy Bitsy Biters: Male Northern Map Turtles (Graptemys geographica) Bite Females During Mating Attempts	6
Annotated Checklist of Nonmarine Turtles of Hainan Island, China	6
Longevity Estimates of Ornate Box Turtles (Terrapene ornata) in Iowa	5
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	5
Reproductive Phenology and Output in Florida Box Turtles (Terrapene bauri) in Southwestern Florida	5
Point of No Return: Determining Depth at Which Sea Turtle Carcasses Experience Constant Submergence	4
Livestock Ponds as Long-Term Habitat for Southwestern Pond Turtles (Actinemys pallida) in Rangeland Landscapes	4
Reducing the Impact of Tagging on Flatback Turtles Using Double Passive Integrated Transponder Tags	3
Commercialization, Voodoo Ritual, and Use of the Endangered Hispaniolan Slider, Trachemys decorata, in Haiti: Implications for Conservation	3
Photo-ID for Capture Mark Recapture Study of Sea Turtles in Musandam, Oman, 2019–2023	3
Linear Activity Areas and Basking-Site Fidelity of Two Imperiled River Turtle Species (Graptemys oculifera and Graptemys flavimaculata) of Mississippi	3
Reproductive Output in the Pond Slider, Trachemys scripta, in Arkansas, USA, with Range-Wide Comparisons	3
A Box Turtle Named Robin1	3
Morphometric Variation in the Red-Cheeked Mud Turtle (Kinosternon cruentatum) and its Taxonomic Implications	3
Between Foxes and Marine Turtles: A Study of Predation Patterns and Conservation Tactics	3
ERRATUM	3
Spotted Turtle (Clemmys guttata) Population Genetics in the Southeastern United States	3
Nesting Refuge Structures Are Ineffective at Protecting Bell's Turtle (Myuchelys bellii) Nests from Red Fox (Vulpes vulpes) Depredation	3
Increased Interannual Volatility and Declining Abundance for a Benchmark Hawksbill Nesting Population in Antigua, West Indies	3

Diet of Dermatemys mawii, an Aquatic Turtle That Relies Heavily on Terrestrial Vegetation	3
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
Echoanatomical Features of the Major Cervical Blood Vessels of the Juvenile Green Sea Turtle (Chelonia mydas)	2
Nesting Ecology of Painted Turtles (Chrysemys picta picta×C. p. marginata) at an Anthropogenic Site in South-Central Pennsylvania	2
Divergent Size-Class Distributions of Gopher Tortoise Burrows in Scrub and Flatwoods Habitats of Peninsular Florida	2
Design of Roadway Barriers to Reduce Desert Tortoise Mortality on Paved Road Infrastructure	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
Records of Olive Ridley Marine Turtles (Lepidochelys olivacea Eschscholtz 1829) in Venezuelan Waters: A Review of Historical Data Sets and Threats	2
Egg Size vs. Mass Relationships in Turtles	2
Population Demographics of Native Red-Bellied Cooters and Invasive Red-Eared Sliders in a Virginia Lake	2
A Survey of Reeves' Turtle (Mauremys reevesii) in Qichun County, Hubei Province, China	2
Ontogenetic Changes in Turtle Vocal Behavior	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
Notes on the Nesting Ecology of the Rio Grande Cooter (Pseudemys gorzugi) at the Northern Limit of Its Range	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
Late Quaternary Records of the Spotted Turtle, Clemmys guttata, from the Florida Panhandle	2
Turtle1	2
Habitat Partitioning Among Mediterranean Tortoises (Genus Testudo) in Response to Vegetation Seasonality	1
Determining Nest Site Selection by Hawksbill Sea Turtles in the Persian Gulf Using Unmanned Aerial Vehicles	1
Veterinary Observations and Biological Specimen Use after a Massive Confiscation of Palawan Forest Turtles (Siebenrockiella leytensis)	1
The Importance of Riparian and Aquatic Resources in the Diet of Dermatemys mawii in a Lentic System in Southern Mexico	1
Manual and Remote Techniques to Measure Nonconventional Marine Turtle Morphometrics	1
Management of a Geometric Tortoise (Psammobates geometricus) Population in a High-Risk, Fire-Prone Landscape	1
Daily and Seasonal Activity Rhythms of Wild Reeves' Turtles (Mauremys reevesii) in Qichun County, China	1
Frequency, Patterns, and Possible Etiology of Kyphosis in Turtles	1
Incidence of Botfly Infestation in the Ornate Box Turtle (Terrapene ornata)	1
Individual Growth of Sonoran Desert Tortoises (Gopherus morafkai) in an Arizona Population: Implications for Conservation and Management	1
Loss of Mississippi Diamondback Terrapin (Malaclemys terrapin pileata) Nesting Habitat in the Northern Gulf of Mexico	1
Overwintering Behavior and Predation in Common Musk Turtles (Sternotherus odoratus)	1
New Records of the Critically Endangered Asian Narrow-Headed Softshell Turtle, Chitra chitra, in Thailand	1
Population Structure and Sexual Dimorphism in a Southern Population of Tent Tortoises (Psammobates tentorius tentorius) of the Karoo, South Africa	1
Shell Dimensions in a Population of Karoo Dwarf Tortoises, Chersobius boulengeri	1
Population Status of the Suwannee Alligator Snapping Turtle (Macrochelys suwanniensis) in the Suwannee River, Florida	1
Notes on Kinosternon steindachneri in a North Florida Sandhill Community	1
Reproductive Characteristics of Rio Grande Cooters (Pseudemys gorzugi) in Western Texas	1
Assessing the Socioeconomic Value of Sea Turtles to the Maldives' Tourism Industry in 2019 (Prepandemic)	1
TURTLE POETRY	1
Comparing Life Histories of the Shortest-Lived Turtle Known (Chicken Turtles, Deirochelys reticularia) with Long-Lived Blanding's Turtles (Emydoidea blandingii)	1
The Global Turtle Crisis—A Wildlife Trafficking Challenge Like No Other	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
Eastern Box Turtle (Terrapene carolina carolina) Shell Damage and Health in an Urban Landscape	0
Arsenic Accumulation in Sonora Mud Turtles (Kinosternon sonoriense) in an Unusual Freshwater Food Web	0
Life-History and Ecology Data for the Turtles of the World	0
Annual and Lifetime Home Ranges Reveal Movement Patterns Within and Among Local Populations of Gopher Tortoises (Gopherus polyphemus)	0
Chelonian Conservation and Biology, Volume 21, Issue 1: Covid, Chelonians, and a New “Normal”	0
Brushes and Shelters as Low-Cost Environmental Enrichment Devices for Loggerhead Turtles (Caretta caretta) During Rehabilitation	0
Climate-Mediated Recruitment Failure in a Turtle Population and Its Bearing on Northern Limits of Distribution	0
On the Occurrence of the Khorat Snail-Eating Turtle (Malayemys khoratensis) in Lao People's Democratic Republic with Notes on Traditional Ecological Knowledge and Exploitation	0
A Comparison of Vertebrate Associates of Gopher Tortoise and Nine-Banded Armadillo Burrows in South Georgia	0
Characterizing Sea Turtle Bycatch in the Recreational Hook and Line Fishery in Southeastern Virginia, USA	0

Using the United States Endangered Species Act for Global Turtle Conservation	0
Steroid Hormone Profiles and Demographic Data for Green Turtles (Chelonia mydas) Inhabiting the Mexican Caribbean Coast	0
Review of Import Trends and Trade Regulations of Live Testudines in Japan	0
Diet and Habitat of the Scorpion Mud Turtle (Kinosternon scorpioides scorpioides) in the Southern Limit of the Species' Distribution (Argentina)	0
How to Reduce the Risk of Predation of Green Turtle Nests by Nile Monitors	0
Movements of Loggerhead Turtles (Caretta caretta) in East Asia Waters	0
Impact of Intrabeach Incubation Substrate Variability on Sea Turtle Reproductive Success	0
Historical Trends in New York State Cold-Stunned Sea Turtle Stranding-to-Release: 1998–2019	0
Honoring the Legacy of Professor Margaretha Delina Hofmeyr (1950–2020)	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
Learning from the Wild: Status of the Introduced Pancake Tortoise Malacochersus tornieri Population in Tsavo East National Park, Kenya	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
Population Viability Analysis for Two Species of Imperiled Freshwater Turtles	0
Distribution Ranges of Snail-Eating Turtle Species (Malayemys spp.) in Northeastern and Eastern Thailand	0
Nuclear Abnormalities in Erythrocytes of Black Spiny-Necked Turtles (Acanthochelys spixii) as Evidence of Agrochemical Contamination in a Monoculture Landscape in Brazil	0
The Intersection of Legal and Illegal Supply Chains: A Case Study of the Tortoise and Freshwater Turtle Pet Trade in Canada	0
Global Testudo Trade: Update and Recent Trends	0
Potential and Limitations of Unmarked Population Surveys to Inform State-Wide Management for Diamondback Terrapins	0
TURTLE POETRY	0
A New South American Freshwater Turtle of the Genus Mesoclemmys from the Brazilian Amazon (Testudines: Pleurodira: Chelidae)	0
Microhabitat Use of Chicken Turtles (Deirochelys reticularia) in a Barrier Island Ecosystem with Interdunal Ponds	0
Ode to a Box Turtle*1	0
Investigating Sea Turtle Bycatch in Southern Cambodia	0
Variable Rates of Parasitism on Ornate Box Turtles (Terrapene ornata) in Eastern Kansas by the Chelonian-Specific Ectoparasite Cistudinomyia cistudinis	0
Camera Traps Provide First Insights into the Nesting Behavior of the Critically Endangered Northern River Terrapin (Batagur baska)	0
A Prayer To The Ocean	0
Home Range and Habitat Selection of the Suwannee Alligator Snapping Turtle (Macrochelys suwanniensis) in the Suwannee River, Florida	0
Long-Distance Movement and Northern Extralimital Records of the Northern Map Turtle (Graptemys geographica)	0
Genetic Stock Structure and Differentiation of Green Turtle, Chelonia mydas, Rookeries on St. Croix, US Virgin Islands	0
Genetic Structure and Loss of Genetic Diversity in the Savannah Side-Necked Turtle Podocnemis vogli (Testudines: Podocnemididae)	0
The Collaborative to Combat the Illegal Trade in Turtles: Addressing Illegal Wildlife Trade with an Adaptive Socio-Ecological Approach	0
Inferred Impacts of Extreme Environments on Hawksbill Turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata) Body Size and Reproductive Output	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
Experimental Designs for Tortoise Pacing Diversion Structures and Tortoise Guards Along Highway Barriers	0
Calipee Trade: A Pervasive Yet Under-recognized Threat to Softshell Turtles in South Asia	0
Learning to Love Turtles	0
Fecundity, Female Maturation, and Nesting Season of Western Chicken Turtles (Deirochelys reticularia miaria) in Texas	0
Young, Wild Desert Tortoises Lead Solitary Lives	0
An Approximation of the Sex Determination Parameters in the Savanna Side-Necked Turtle Podocnemis vogli (Podocnemididae)	0
Experimental Analysis of Wavelength Preferences Shown by Hatchling Leatherback Sea Turtles (Dermochelys coriacea)	0
Anatomy of a Turtle Confiscation: What to Expect When You're Not Expecting and Recommendations for Improving Outcomes	0
An Evaluation of Physical Abnormalities and Melanism in Freshwater Turtles (Testudines, Emydidae) of the Lower Pecos River, New Mexico, USA	0
Sea Traveler1	0
Thirty-Eight Years of Loggerhead Turtle Nesting in Laganas Bay, Zakynthos, Greece: A Review	0
Oviducal Period and Egg Shell Calcification in the South African Tortoise Chersina angulata	0
Demography and Viability of a Central Maine Population of Wood Turtles (Glyptemys insculpta)	0
Juvenile Hawksbill Turtles, Eretmochelys imbricata, in the Jardines de la Reina Archipelago, Cuba	0
Facultative Embryonic Diapause and a Transitional Stage Between Oviparity and Viviparity in the South African Tortoise Chersina angulata	0
Characterization of Microsatellite Loci for the Alligator Snapping Turtle and Cross-Amplification in Two Chelydrid Species†	0
Nest Site Sand Temperatures from 1897 to 2023 for Three Sea Turtle Species at Kuroshima Island, Ryukyu Archipelago, Japan	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
The Phenology of Brumation Emergence in the Yellow Mud Turtle (Kinosternon flavescens) in Nebraska	0