OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Chelonian Conservation and Biology is 1. 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 2020-11-01 to 2024-11-01.)

Article	Citations
Distribution and Relative Abundance of the Suwannee Alligator Snapping Turtle (Macrochelys suwanniensis)	10
Population Status of the Megacephalic Map Turtles Graptemys pearlensis and Graptemys gibbonsi and Recommendations Regarding Their Listing Under the US Endangered Species Act	8
Population Status of the Suwannee Alligator Snapping Turtle (Macrochelys suwanniensis) in the Suwannee River, Florida	6
Ecology of Riverine Turtle Communities in the Southern United States: Food Resource Use and Trophic Niche Dimensions	6
Seed Consumption by Gopher Tortoises (Gopherus polyphemus) in the Globally Imperiled Pine Rockland Ecosystem of Southern Florida, USA	6
Nest Site Fidelity of Northern Map Turtles, Graptemys geographica	5
Status of the Alligator Snapping Turtle, Macrochelys temminckii, in West Tennessee	5
A New Species of Amazon Freshwater Toad-Headed Turtle in the Genus Mesoclemmys (Testudines: Pleurodira: Chelidae) from Brazil	5
Home Range, Site Fidelity, and Movement Patterns of the Wood Turtle (Glyptemys insculpta) at the Southwestern Edge of Its Range	5
Nesting Activity of the Chinese Softshell Turtle, Pelodiscus sinensis, on the Yellow River, Northwestern China	5
Movement Ecology of the Imperiled Wood Turtle (Glyptemys insculpta) in a Lower Hudson River Watershed	5
Evidence for Synchronous Hatching in Marine Turtle (Caretta caretta) Embryos and Its Influence on the Timing of Nest Emergence	4
A Survey of Freshwater Turtles in Diaoluoshan Nature Reserve with Conservation Implications for the Endangered Big-Headed Turtle	4
Distribution of Chelus fimbriata and Chelus orinocensis (Testudines: Chelidae)	4
Point of No Return: Determining Depth at Which Sea Turtle Carcasses Experience Constant Submergence	4
Estimating Population Size of a Threatened Turtle Using Community and Citizen Science	4
Urban Turtle Project: Using Citizen Science to Document Freshwater Turtle Communities and Populations in Birmingham, Alabama, with Focus on Alabama Map Turtles (Graptemys pulchra)	4
Comparing Life Histories of the Shortest-Lived Turtle Known (Chicken Turtles, Deirochelys reticularia) with Long-Lived Blanding's Turtles (Emydoidea blandingii)	4
Facultative Embryonic Diapause and a Transitional Stage Between Oviparity and Viviparity in the South African Tortoise Chersina angulata	4
Sea Turtle Nesting Activity in Ghana, West Africa	3
Thirty-Eight Years of Loggerhead Turtle Nesting in Laganas Bay, Zakynthos, Greece: A Review	3
Wide-Scale Population Connectivity Revealed by Postnesting Migrations of Green Sea Turtles from Ras Al Hadd, Oman	3
On the Brink of Extinction: Results of a 20-Year Quest for Eiselt's Pond Turtle (Emys orbicularis eiselti) in Southeastern Turkey	3
Long-Term Nest-Site Fidelity in the Mississippi Map Turtle, Graptemys pseudogeographica kohnii	3
A Few Moments with Turtles: The Value of Freshwater Chelonians as Watchable Urban Wildlife Spectacles	3

Determining Nest Site Selection by Hawksbill Sea Turtles in the Persian Gulf Using Unmanned Aerial Vehicles	3
Wildfire, Depredation, and Synergistic Management Challenges Contribute to the Decline of a Significant Population of Florida Box Turtles (Terrapene bauri)	3
Characterizing Sea Turtle Bycatch in the Recreational Hook and Line Fishery in Southeastern Virginia, USA	3
Interactions Among Hawaiian Hawksbills Suggest Prevalence of Social Behaviors in Marine Turtles	3
Historical Trends in New York State Cold-Stunned Sea Turtle Stranding-to-Release: 1998–2019	2
Comparative Reproductive Allometry of Syntopic Black-Knobbed Sawbacks (Graptemys nigrinoda) and Alabama Map Turtles (Graptemys pulchra) in the Alabama River, with Comparison to Three Congeners	2
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	2
Predation on Translocated Burmese Star Tortoise (Geochelone platynota) by Asiatic Jackals (Canis aureus) and Wild Pigs (Sus scrofa) at a Wildlife Sanctuary in Myanmar	2
How to Reduce the Risk of Predation of Green Turtle Nests by Nile Monitors	2
Evidence of a Dietary Shift in Female Barbour's Map Turtle (Graptemys barbouri) to Exploit an Exotic Mollusk	2
Influence of Sandy Coast Vegetation on the Reproductive Success of Green Turtles at Cuban Nesting Beaches	2
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	2
Population Ecology and Morphology of the Central Chiapas Mud Turtle (Kinosternon abaxillare)	2
Hatchling Emergence Ecology of Ouachita Map Turtles (Graptemys ouachitensis) on the Lower Wisconsin River, Wisconsin	2
Learning from the Wild: Status of the Introduced Pancake Tortoise Malacochersus tornieri Population in Tsavo East National Park, Kenya	2
Distribution, Abundance, and Status of Barbour's Map Turtle (Graptemys barbouri) in Florida	2
Dispersal of Hatchling Ouachita Map Turtles (Graptemys ouachitensis) from Natural Nests on the Lower Wisconsin River, Wisconsin	2
Demography and Viability of a Central Maine Population of Wood Turtles (Glyptemys insculpta)	2
Veterinary Observations and Biological Specimen Use after a Massive Confiscation of Palawan Forest Turtles (Siebenrockiella leytensis)	2
River Turtles and One Dam Lake: Two Imperiled Graptemys Species in the Pearl River and Potential Impacts of the Proposed One Lake Project	2
Design of Roadway Barriers to Reduce Desert Tortoise Mortality on Paved Road Infrastructure	1
Effect of Hatchery Nest Environment on Olive Ridley (Lepidochelys olivacea) Hatchling Performance	1
Shell Dimensions in a Population of Karoo Dwarf Tortoises, Chersobius boulengeri	1
Perspectives on Salinity, Immunity, and the Common Snapping Turtle	1
Juvenile Hawksbill Turtles, Eretmochelys imbricata, in the Jardines de la Reina Archipelago, Cuba	1
Population Viability Analysis for Two Species of Imperiled Freshwater Turtles	1
Mitochondrial DNA Data Support the Recognition of the Mud Turtle, Kinosternon vogti (Cryptodira: Kinosternidae)	1
Climate-Mediated Recruitment Failure in a Turtle Population and Its Bearing on Northern Limits of Distribution	1
Annotated Checklist of Nonmarine Turtles of Hainan Island, China	1
Reproductive Characteristics of Rio Grande Cooters (Pseudemys gorzugi) in Western Texas	1
Chutes and Ladders: Drainage Exchange of Map Turtles (Genus Graptemys) Across the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway in Northeastern Mississippi	1
Oviducal Period and Egg Shell Calcification in the South African Tortoise Chersina angulata	1
Healing of Skin Biopsies in Wild Juvenile Green Turtles, Chelonia mydas	1
Discovery of the Northern Map Turtle (Graptemys geographica LeSueur 1817) in Far Northeastern Mississippi	1
Prevalence of Tick (Acari: Ixodidae) Parasitism on Pancake Tortoises, Malacochersus tornieri (Testudinidae), Is Lower Inside than Outside Tarangire National Park, Tanzania	1
Reproductive Phenology and Output in Florida Box Turtles (Terrapene bauri) in Southwestern Florida	1
Diet and Habitat of the Scorpion Mud Turtle (Kinosternon scorpioides scorpioides) in the Southern Limit of the Species' Distribution (Argentina)	1
A Survey of Reeves' Turtle (Mauremys reevesii) in Qichun County, Hubei Province, China	1
Population Size and Structure of the Ornate Diamondback Terrapin (Malaclemys terrapin macrospilota) on Small Gulf Coast Islands in Florida	1
A New South American Freshwater Turtle of the Genus Mesoclemmys from the Brazilian Amazon (Testudines: Pleurodira: Chelidae)	1
Diet of Dermatemys mawii, an Aquatic Turtle That Relies Heavily on Terrestrial Vegetation	1
Characterization of Microsatellite Loci for the Alligator Snapping Turtle and Cross-Amplification in Two Chelydrid Species†	1
Observations on the Short-Term Effects of Motorboat Disturbance on the Use of Basking Sites by Female Northern Map Turtles	1
Population Structure of the Spiny Softshell Turtle (Apalone spinifera) in Five Montana Rivers	1
Frequency of and Temporal Trends in Shell Anomalies in a Turtle Community in a Northern Indiana Lake	1