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Information sheet with physical description, conservation status, habitat, habits and human interactions with the diamondback terrapin (Malaclemys terrapin).
Walsh, Thane Wibbels, Will Williams, Roger C. Wood
Very little is known about the current population number, sex ratio, and distribution of Diamondback terrapin populations in Charleston, South Carolina estuaries. Terrapins were caught in the Ashley River, and population estimates were calculated using mark and recapture techniques and analyzed using the MARK program. Population size was estimated to be 3060 with a 95% confidence interval of 1964-4156. This gives around 179-378 terrapins per km2 of marsh habitat. The sex ratio was 1.7:1 male biased (p
"Synthesizing all known research on this remarkable animal, "Diamonds in the Marsh" is the first full-scale natural history of the diamondback terrapin. Focusing on the northern diamondback, Barbara Brennessel examines its evolution, physiology, adaptations, behavior, growth patterns, life span, genetic diversity, land use, reproduction, and early years"--