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Avissar, N. G. 2006. Changes in population structure of diamondback terrapins (Malaclemys terrapin terrapin) in a previously studied creek in southern New Jersey. Chelonian Conservation and Biology 5:154-159.

Baker, J. P.,J. P. Costanzo, R. Herlands, R. C. Woods, and R. E. Lee, Jr. 2006. Inoculative freezing promotes winter survival in the diamondback terrapin, Malaclemys terrapin. Can. J. Zool. 84:116-124

Baldwin, J. D. , L. A. Latino, B. K. Mealey, G. M. Parks, and M. R. J. Forstner. 2005. The diamondback terrapin in Florida Bay and
the Florida Keys: insights into turtle conservation and ecology. pp. 180-186. In: W. E. Meshaka, Jr., and K. J. Babbitt, eds. Amphibians and Reptiles: status and conservation in Florida. Krieger Publishing Company, Malabar, Florida.

Barney, R. L. 1922. Further notes on the natural history and artificial propagation of the diamondback terrapin. Bulletin United States Fishery Bureau 38:91-111.

Bels, V. L., J. Davenport and S. Renous. 1995. Drinking and water expulsion in the diamondback turtle Malaclemys terrapin. J. Zool. Lond. 236:483-497.

Bels, V. L., J. Davenport and S. Renous. 1998. Food ingestion in the Estuarine turtle diamondback turtle Malaclemys terrapin: comparison with the marine leatherback turtle Dermochelys coriacea. J. Mar. Biol. Ass. U.K. 78:953-972.

Bentley. P. J., W. L. Bretz, K. Schmidt-Neilson. 1967. Osmoregulation in the diamondback terrapin, Malaclemys terrapin centrata. Journal of Experimental Biology 46:161-167.

Brown, P. R. 1971. The story of California diamondbacks. Herpetology 5(2):37-38.

Burger, J. 1976a. Temperature relationships in nests of the northern diamondback terrapin, Malaclemys terrapin terrapin. Herpetologica 32:412-418.

Burger, J. 1976b. Behavior of hatchling diamondback terrapin (Malaclemys terrapin) 9n the field. Copeia 1976:742-748.

Burger, J. 1977. Determinants of hatching success in the diamondback terrapin, Malaclemys terrapin. American Midland Naturalist 97:444-464.

Burger, J. and S. D. Garber. 1995. Risk assessment, life history strategies and turtles, could declines be prevented or predicted. J. Toxicol. and Env. Health 46:483-500.

Burger, J. and W. A. Montevecchi. 1975. Nest site selection in the terrapin Malaclemys terrapin. Copeia 1975:113-119.

Burke, R. L., C. M. Schneider, and M. T. Dolinger. 2005 Cues used by raccoons to find turtle nests: effects of flags, human scent, and diamondback terrapin sign. J. Herp 29:312-315.

Butler, J. A. 2002. Population ecology, home range, and seasonal movements of the Carolina diamondback terrapin, Malaclemys terrapin centrata in northeastern Florida. Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. Tallahassee, FL. pp.72

Butler, J. A., C. Broadhurst, M. Green and Z. Mullin. 2004. Nesting, nest predation and hatchling emergence of the Carolina diamondback terrapin, Malaclemys terrapin centrata, in Northeastern Florida. Am. Midl. Nat. 152:145-155.

Butler, J.A. and G.L. Heinrich. 2007. The effectiveness of bycatch reduction devices on crab pots at reducing capture and mortality of diamondback terrapins (Malaclemys terrapin) in Florida. Estuaries and Coasts 30:179-185.

Butler, J. A., G.L. Heinrich, and R.A. Seigel. 2006. Third workshop on the ecology, status and conservation of diamondback terrapins (Malaclemys terrapin): Results and recommendations. Chelonian Conservation and Biology 5:331-334.

Butler, J. A., R. A. Seigel, and B. K. Mealey. 2006. Malaclemys terrapin - Diamondback terrapin. In (ed) P. Meylan, Biology and Conservation of Florida Turtles, Chelonian Research Monographs 3:279-295.

Burns, T. A. and K. L. Williams. 1972. Notes on the reproductive habits of Malaclemys terrapin pileata. Journal of Herpetology 6:237-238.

Cagle, F. R. 1952. A Louisiana terrapin population (Malaclemys). Copeia 1952:75-76.

Carr, A. F. Jr. 1946. Status of the Mangrove terrapin. Copeia 1946:170-172.

Cecala, K. K., J. W. Gibbons, and M. E. Dorcas. 2008. Ecological effects of major injuries in diamondback terrapins: implications for conservation and management. Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems DOI: 10.1002/aqc.

Chan, Y. L., C. E. Hill, J. E. Maldonado, and R. C. Fleischer. 2006. Evolution and conservation of tidal-marsh vertebrates: molecular approaches. In:(eds. ) Greenberg, R., J. E. Maldonado, S. Droege, and M. V. McDonald. Terrestrial Vertebrates of Tidal Marshes: Evolution, Ecology, and Conservation. 32:54-75.

Clark, W. S. 1982. Turtles as a food source of nesting bald eagles in the Chesapeake Bay region. J. Field Ornithol. 53:49-51.

Coker, R. E. 1906. The natural history and cultivation of the diamond-back terrapin with notes of other forms of turtles. North Carolina Geological Survey Bulletin. 14:1-67.

Coker, R. E. 1920. The diamond-back terrapin: past, present, and future. Scientific Monthly 11:171-186.

Coker, R. E. 1931. The diamondback terrapin in North Carolina. In (ed) H. F. Taylor, Survey of Marine Fisheries of North Carolina. University of North Carolina Press, Chapel Hill, NC pp. 219-230.

Costanzo, J. P., P. J. Baker, and R. E. Lee, Jr. 2006. Physiological responses to freezing in hatchlings of freeze tolerant and -intolerant turtles. Journal of Comparative Physiology B 176:697-707.

Cowan F. B. M. 1969. Gross and microscopic anatomy of the orbital glands of Malaclemys and other emydine turtles. Canadian Journal of Zoology. 47:723-729.

Cowan, F. B. M. 1971. The ultrastructure of the lachrymal "salt" gland and the Harderain gland in the euryhaline Malaclemys and some closely related stenohaline emydines. Canadian Journal of Zoology 49:691-697.

Cowan, F. B. M. 1974. Observations of extrarenal excretion by the orbital glands and osmoregulation in Malaclemys terrapin. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology 48A:489-500.

Cowan, F. B. M. 1974. Observations of K+-stimulated p-nitrophenylphophatase in the lacrymal gland of Malaclemys terrapin, during adaptation to salt and fresh water. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology 49A:775-785.

Cowan, F. B. M. 1981. Effects of salt loading in salt gland function in the euryhaline turtle, Malaclemys terrapin. Journal of Comparative Physiology 145:101-108.

Cowan, F. B. M. 1990. Does the lachrymal salt gland of Malaclemys terrapin have a significant role in osmoregulation? Canadian Journal of Zoology 68:1520-1524.

Cunningham, B. 1939. Effect of temperature upon the development rate of the embryo of the diamond back terrapin (Malaclemys centrata Lat). Am. Nat 73:381-384.

Davenport, J., A. F. Glasspool, and L. Kitson. 2005. Occurrence of diamondback terrapins, Malaclemys terrapin, on Bermuda: Native or introduced. Chelonian Conservation and Biology 4:956-959.

Davenport, J. and E. A. Macedo. 1990. Behavioral osmotic control in the euryhaline diamondback terrapin Malaclemys terrapin: responses to low salinity and rainfall. Journal of Zoology 220:487-496.

Davenport, J. and S. H. Magill. 1996. Osmotic control? some preliminary observations on the function of emersion in the diamondback terrapin, Malaclemys terrapin (Latreille). Herpetological Journal 6:26-29.

Davenport, J., M. Spikes, S. M. Thornton, and B. O. Kelly. 1992. Crab-eating in the diamondback terrapin Malaclemys terrapin: dealing with dangerous prey. Journal of the Marine Biology Association 72:835-848.

Davenport, J. and J. F. Ward. 1993. The effects of salinity and temperature on appetite in the diamondback terrapin, Malaclemys terrapin (Latreille). Herpetological Journal 3:95-98.

Dinkelacker, S. A., J. P. Costanza, and R. E. Lee. 2005. Anoxia tolerance and freeze tolerance in hatchling turtles. Journal of Comparative Physiolology B 175:209-217.

Draud, M., M. Bossert, and S. Zimnavoda. 2004. Predation on hatchling and juvenile diamondback terrapins (Malaclemys terrapin) by the Norway rat (Rattus norvegicus). J. Herp 38:467-470.

Dorcas, M. E., J. D. Wilson, J. W. Gibbons. 2007. Crab trapping causes population decline and demographic changes in diamondback terrapin over two decades. Biological Conservation 137:334-340.

Dunson, W. A. 1970. Some aspects of electrolyte and water balance in three estuarine reptiles, the diamondback terrapin, American and "salt water" crocodiles. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology 32:161-174.

Dunson, W. A. and F. J. Mazzotti. 1989. Salinity as a limiting factor in the distribution of reptiles in Florida Bay: a theory for the estuarine origin of marine snakes and turtles. Bulletin of Marine Science 44:229-244.

Ehret, D. J. and R. E. Werner. 2004. Malaclemys terrapin terrapin (Northern diamondback terrapin) diet. Herpetological Review 35:265.

Feinberg, J. A. 2004. Nest predation and ecology of terrapin, Malaclemys terrapin, at the Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. Pages 5-12 in C. Swarth, W. M. Roosenburg and E. Kiviat, editors. Conservation and Ecology of Turtles of the Mid-Atlantic Region: A Symposium. Biblomania Salt Lake City, Utah. USA.

Feinberg, J. A. and R. L. Burke. 2003. Nesting ecology and predation of diamondback terrapins, Malaclemys terrapin, at Gateway National Recreation Area, New York. Journal of Herpetology 37:517-526.

Finneran, L. C. 1948. Diamond-back terrapin in Connecticut. Copeia 1948:138.

Gerzeli, G. , S. Meloni, and P. de Piceis Polver. 1971. Le ghiandole lacrimali di Malaclemys terrapin e l'escrezione del sodio: ricerche con isotopi radioattive. Bullitino Di Zoologia 38:527-528.

Gibbons, J. W., J. E. Lovich, A. D. Tucker, N. N. Fitzsimmons and J. L. Greene. 2001. Demographic and ecological factors affecting conservation and management of diamondback terrapins (Malaclemys terrapin) in South Carolina. Chelonian Conservation and Biology 4:66-74.

Gilles-Baillien, M. 1970. Urea and osmoregulation in the diamondback terrapin Malaclemys centrata centrata (Latreille). Journal of Experimental Biology 52:691-697.

Gilles-Baillien, M. 1973. Seasonal variations and osmoregulation in the red blood cells of the diamondback terrapin, Malaclemys centrata centrata (Latreille). Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology. 46A:505-512.

Gilles-Baillien, M. 1973. Isosmotic regulation in various tissues of the diamondback terrapin Malaclemys centrata centrata (Latreille). Journal of Experimental 59:39-43.

Gilles-Baillien, M. 1973. Hibernation and osmoregulation in the diamondback terrapin Malaclemys centrata centrata (Latreille). Journal of Experimental 59:45-51.

Grosse, A. M., J. D. van Dijk, K. L. Holcomb, and J. C. Maerz. 2009. Diamondback terrapin mortality in crab pots in a Georgia tidal marsh. Chelonian Conservation and Biology. 8:98-100.

Guillory, V. and P Prejean. 1998. Effect of a terrapin excluder device on blue crab, Callinectes sapidus, trap catches. Marine Fisheries 60:38-40.

Harden, L. A. N. A. Diluzio, J. W. Gibbons, and M. E. Dorcas. 2007. Spatial and thermal ecology of the diamondback terrapin (Malacelmys terrapin) in a South Carolina salt marsh. Journal of the North Carolina Academy of Sciences. 123:154-162.

Hart, K. M., and D. S. Lee. 2006. The Diamondback terrapin: the biology, ecology, cultural history, and conservation status of an obligate estuarine turtle. Studies in Avian Biology 32:206-213.

Hart, K. M., C. C. McIvor. 2008. Demography and Ecology of Mangrove Diamondback Terrapins in a Wilderness Area of Everglades National Park, Florida, USA. Copeia 2008:200-208.

Hauswaldt, J. S. and T. C. Glen. 2003. Microsatellite DNA loci from the diamondback terrapin (Malaclemys terrapin). Molecular Ecology News 3:174-176.

Hauswaldt, J. S. and T. C. Glen. 2005. Population genetics of the diamondback terrapin (Malaclemys terrapin). Molecular Ecology 14:723-732.

Hay, O. P. 1892. Some observations of the genus Malaclemys. Proceedings of he National Museum 15:379-383.

Hay, W. P. 1904. A revision of Malaclemmys, a genus of turtles. Bulletin of the United States Bureau of Fisheries 5:1-21.

Hay, W. P. 1917. Artificial propagation of the diamond-back terrapin. Bulletin of the U.S. Bureau of Fisheries 24:1-20.

Herlands, R., R. Wood, J. Pritchard, H. Clapp, and N. Le Furge. 2004. Diamondback terrapin, (Malaclemys terrapin) head-starting project in southern New Jersey. Pages 13-18 in C. Swarth, W. M. Roosenburg and E. Kiviat, editors. Conservation and Ecology of Turtles of the Mid-Atlantic Region: A Symposium. Biblomania Salt Lake City, Utah. USA.

Hildebrand, S. F. 1928. Review of the experiments on artificial culture of the diamond-back terrapin. Bulletin of the United States Bureau of Fisheries 45:25-70.

Hildebrand, S. F. 1932. Growth of diamond-back terrapins size attained, sex ratio and longevity. Zoologica. 9:231-238.

Hildebrand, S. F. 1933. Hybridizing diamond-back terrapins. Journal of Heredity 113:231-238.

HIldebrand, S. F. and C. Hatsel. 1926. Diamondback terrapin culture at Beaufort North Carolina. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Fisheries Economic Circular No. 60.

Holliday, D. K, A. A. Elskus, and W. M. Roosenburg. 2009. Impacts of multiple stressors on growth and metabolic rate of Malaclemys terrapin. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry. 28:338-345.

Holliday, D. K, Roosenburg, W. M., Elskus, A. A. 2008. Spatial Variation in Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon Concentrations in Eggs of Diamondback Terrapins, Malaclemys terrapin, from the Patuxent River, Maryland. Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology. 80:119-122.

Hoyle, M. E. and J. W. Gibbons. 2000. Use of a marked population of diamondback terrapins (Malaclemys terrapin) to determine impacts of recreational crab pots. Chelonian Conservation and Biology 3:735-737.

Hurd, L. E., G. W. Smedes, and T. A. Dean. 1979. An ecological study of a natural population of diamondback terrapins (Malaclemys t. terrapin) in a Delaware salt marsh. Estuaries 2:28-33.

Jeyasuria, P and A. R. Place. 1997. Temperature dependent aromatase expression in developing diamondback terrapin ( Malaclemys terrapin) embryos. Journal of Steroid Biochemistry and Molecular Biology 61:415-425.

Jeyasuria, P, W. M. Roosenburg, and A. R. Place. 1994. Role of P450 aromatase in sex determination of the diamondback terrapin, Malaclemys terrapin. Journal of Experimental Zoology 270:95-111.

Kinneary, J. J. 2008. Observation on terrestrial behavior and growth in diamondback terrapin (Malaclemys) and snapping turtle (Chelydra) hatchlings. Chelonian Conservation and Biology 7:118-119.

Lawler, A. R. and J. A. Musick. 1972. sand beach hibernation by a northern diamondback terrapin, Malaclemys terrapin terrapin (Schoepff). Copeia 1972:389-390.

Lazell, J. D. Jr., and P. J. Auger 1981. Predation on diamondback terrapin (Malaclemys terrapin) eggs by dunegrass (Ammophila breviligulata). Copeia 1981:723-724.

Lovich, J. E. and J. W. Gibbons. 1990. Age at maturity influences adult sex ration in the turtle Malaclemys terrapin. Oikos 59:126-134.

Lovich, J. E., A. D. Tucker, D. E. Kling, J. W. Gibbons, and T. D. Zimmerman. 1991. Hatchling behavior of diamondback terrapins (Malaclemys terrapin) released in a South Carolina salt marsh. Herp. Rev. 22:81-83.

Mitro, M. G. 2003. Demography and viability analysis of a diamondback terrapin population. Canadian Journal of Zoology 81:716-726.

Parham, J. F., M. E. Outerbridge, B. L. Stuart, D. B. Wingate, H. Erlenkeuser, and T. J. Pappenfus. 2008. Introduced delicacy or native species? A natural origin of Bermudian terrapins supported by fossil and genetic data. Biology Letters 4:216-219.

Pilter, R. 1985. Malaclemys terrapin terrapin ( Northern diamondback terrapin) Behavior. Herpetological Review 16:82.

Place, A. R., J. Lang, S. Gavasso, and P. Jeyasuria. 2001. Expression of P450_arom in Malaclemys terrapin and Chelydra serpentina: a tale of two sites. Journal of Experimental Zoology 290:673-690.

de Piceis Polver, P. and G. Bernocchi. 1970. Richerche citchimiche su organi impegnati nella secrezione di elettroliti: costituenti organici ed attivita enzimatiche nelle ghiandole lacrimali di Malaclemys terrapin. Riv. Istoch Norm. Pat. 16:322.

Radzio, T. A. and W. M. Roosenburg, 2005. Diamondback terrapin mortality in the American eel pot fishery and evaluation of a bycatch reduction device. Estuaries 28:620-626.

Reid, G. K. Jr. 1955. reproduction and development in the northern diamondback terrapin, Malaclemys terrapin terrapin. Copeia 1955:310-311.

Roosenburg, W. M. 1991. The diamondback terrapin: Habitat requirements, population dynamics, and opportunities for conservation. New Perspectives in the Chesapeake System: A Research and Management and Partnership. Proceedings of a Conference. Chesapeake Research Consortium Pub. No 137. Solomons, Md. pp. 237 - 234.

Roosenburg, W. M. 1994. Nesting habitat requirements of the diamondback terrapin: a geographic comparison. Wetlands Journal 6(2):9-12.

Roosenburg, W. M. 1996. Maternal condition and nest site choice: an alternate for the maintenance of environmental sex determination. Amer. Zool. 36:157-168.

Roosenburg, W. M. 2004. The impact of crab pot fisheries on terrapin (Malaclemys terrapin) populations: where are we and where do we need to go? Pages 23-30 in C. Swarth, W. M. Roosenburg and E. Kiviat, editors. Conservation and Ecology of Turtles of the Mid-Atlantic Region: A Symposium. Biblomania Salt Lake City, Utah. USA.

Roosenburg, W. M., P. E. Allman, and B. J. Fruh. 2003. Diamondback terrapin nesting on the Poplar Island environmental restoration project. U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Coastal Services Center. Proceedings of the 13^th Biennial Coastal Zone Conference, Baltimore, MD, July 13-17. 2003. NOAA/CS/20322-CD. CD-ROM. Charleston, SC: NOAA Coastal Services Center.

Roosenburg, W. M., W. Cresko, M. Modesitte, and M. B. Robbins. 1997. Diamondback terrapin (Malaclemys terrapin) mortality in crab pots. Conservation Biology 5:1166-1172.

Roosenburg, W. M., J. Cover, and P.P van Dijk. 2008. Legal Issues: Legislative closure of the Maryland terrapin fishery: Perspecitives on a historical accomplishment. Turtle and Tortoise Newsletter 12:27-30.

Roosenburg, W. M. and T. Dennis. 2005. Egg component comparisons within and among clutches of the diamondback terrapin, Malaclemys terrapin. Copeia 2005:417-423.

Roosenburg, W. M. and A. E. Dunham. 1997. Allocation of reproductive output: Egg and clutch-size variation in the diamondback terrapin. Copeia 1997:290-297.

Roosenburg, W. M. and J. P. Green. 2000. Impact of a bycatch reduction device on diamondback terrapin and blue crab capture in crab pots. Ecological Applications 10:882-889.

Roosenburg, W. M., K. L. Haley, and S. McGuire 1999. Habitat selection and movements of diamondback terrapins , Malaclemys terrapin in a Maryland Estuary. Chelonian Conservation and Biology 3:425-429.

Roosenburg, W. M. and K. C. Kelley. 1996. The effect of egg size and incubation temperature on growth in the turtle, Malaclemys terrapin. Journal of Herpetology 30:198-204.

Roosenburg, W. M. and A. R. Place. 1995. Nest predation and hatchling sex ratio in the diamondback terrapin: Implications for management and conservation. Towards a Sustainable Coastal Watershed: The Chesapeake Experiment, Proceedings of a Conference. Chesapeake Research Consortium Pub. No 149. Solomons, MD. pp. 65-70.

Rulison, E. L., B. M. McGuire, and K. Muldoon. 2009. Malaclemys terrapin (Northern Diamondback Terrapin) Conjoined Individuals. Herpetological Review 40:215-216.

Schasse, W. 1984. Long term studies of the reproduction of Malaclemys terrapin centrata. Acta Zoologica et Pathologica Antverpiensia In: V. L. Bels and A P. V de Sande (eds.) Maintenance and Care of Reptiles in Captivity 78(1):297-308.

Schaffer, C, R. C. Wood, T. M. Norton, and R. Schaffer. 2008. Terrapins in the stew. Iguana 15:78-85.

Schwartz, A. 1955. The diamondback terrapins (Malaclemys terrapin) of peninsular Florida. Proceedings of the Biological Scoiety of Washington 68:157-164.

Schmidt-Nielson, K. and R. Fange. 1958. Salt glands in marine reptiles. Nature 182:783-785.

Seigel, R. A. 1980. Predation by raccoons on diamondback terrapins, Malaclemys terrapin tequesta. Journal of Herpetology 14:87-89.

Seigel,. R. A. 1980. Nesting habits of diamondback terrapins (Malaclemys terrapin) on the Atlantic coast of Florida. Transactions of the Kansas Academy of Sciences 83:239-246.

Seigel, R. A. 1984. Parameter of two populations of the diamondback terrapin (Malaclemys terrapin) on the Atlantic coast of Florida. Pages 77-87. in R. A. Seigel, L. E. Hunt, J. L. Knight, L. Malaret, and N. L. Zushlag (eds.) Vertebrate Ecology and Systematics - A Tribute to Henry S. Fitch. Museum of Natural History, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas.

Seigel, R. A. and J. W. Gibbons. 1995. Workshop on the ecology, status, and management of the diamondback terrapin (Malaclemys terrapin) Savannah River Ecology Laboratory, 2 August 1994: final results and recommendations. Chelonian Conservation and Biology 1:241-243.

Simoes, J. C. and R. M. Chambers. 1999. The diamondback terrapins of Piermont Marsh, Hudson River, New York. Northeastern Naturalist 6:241-248.

Szymanski, S. 2005. Experience with the raising, keeping, and breeding of the diamondback terrapin (Malaclemys terrapin macrospilota). Radiate 14(4):3-12.

Szerlag, S. and S. P. McRobert. 2006. Road occurrence and mortality of the northern diamondback terrapin. Applied Herpetology. 3:27-37.

Szerlag, S. and S. P. McRobert. 2007. Northern diamondback terrapin occurrence, movement, and nesting activity along a salt marsh access road. Chelonian Conservation and Biology. 6:295-301.

Tucker, A. D. and N. N. Fitzsimmons. 1992. A device for separating fecal samples of a mollusc-feeding turtle, Malaclemys terrapin. Herp. Rev. 23:113-115.

Tucker, A. D., N. N. Fitzsimmons, J. W. Gibbons. 1995. Resource partitioning by the estuarine turtle Malaclemys terrapin: trophic, spatial and temporal foraging constraints. Herpetologica 51:167-181.

Tucker, A. D., J. W. Gibbons, and J. L. Greene. 2001. Estimates of adult survival and migration for diamondback terrapins: conservation insight from local extirpation within a metapopulation. Can. J. Zool. 79:2199-2209.

Tucker, A. D., R. E. Yeomans, and J. W. Gibbons. 1997. Shell strength of mud snails (Ilyanassa obsoleta) may deter foraging by diamondback terrapins (Malaclemys terrapin). Am Midl. Nat. 138:224-229.

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Watkins-Colwell, G. J. and M. Black. 1997. Malaclemys terrapin terrapin -Life History Notes. Herpetological Review 28(2):87.

Werner, R. E., D. J. Ehret, , and L. M. Jensen. 2002. Health assessment of captive raised and wild diamondback terrapins (Malaclemys terrapin terrapin): a preliminary study. Bulletin of the New Jersey Academy of Science, 47(2): 1-4.

Whitelaw, D. M. and R. N. Zajac. 2002. Assessment of prey availability for diamondback terrapins in a Connecticut salt marsh. Northeastern Naturalist 9:407-418.

Wood, R. C. 1997. The impact of commercial crab traps on northern diamondback terrapins, Malaclemys terrapin terrapin. Pages 21-27. In J. Van Abbema editor. Proceedings: Conservation, Restoration, and Management of Tortoises and Turtles--An International Conference. New York Turtle and Tortoise Society, New York, USA.

Wood, R. C. and R. Herlands. 1997. Turtles and tires: the impact of road kills on northern diamondback terrapin, Malaclemys terrapin terrapin, populations on the Cape May peninsula, southern New Jersey. Pages 46-53. In J. Van Abbema editor. Proceedings: Conservation, Restoration, and Management of Tortoises and Turtles--An International Conference. New York Turtle and Tortoise Society, New York, USA.

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Theses and Dissertations

Allman, P. A. 2006. Consequences of egg size on hatchling energetics in the diamondback terrapin, Malaclemys terrapin. Dissertation Ohio University, Athens Ohio. USA

Bauer, B. A. 2004. Nesting Ecology of the northern diamondback terrapin (Order Testudines; Malaclemys terrapin terrapin). Thesis. C.W. Post long Island University, New York USA

Bennett, C., S. Shaudhry, M. Clemens, L. Gilmer, S. Lee, T. Parker, E. Peterson, J. Rajkowski, K. Shih, S. Subramaniam, R. Wells, and J. White. 2009. Excluding mammalian predators from diamondback terrapin nesting beaches with electric fences. Gemstone Scholars Undergradaute Thesis, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland USA.

Estep, R. L. 2005. Seasonal movements and habitat pattern use of a diamondback terrapin (Malaclemys terrapin) population. Thesis. College of Charleston. Charleston, South Carolina USA.

Feinberg, J. A. 2000. Nesting ecology of diamondback terrapins (Malaclemys terrapin) at Gateway National Recreation Area. Thesis. Hofstra University, Hempstead, New York. USA.

Ford, D. K. 2005. Sublethal effects of stressors in physiological and morphological parameters in the diamondback terrapin, Malaclemys terrapin. Dissertation Ohio University, Athens Ohio. USA

Giambanco, M. 2002. Comparison of viability rates, hatchling survivorship, and sex ratio of laboratory -and field- incubated nests of the estuarine, emydid turtle Malaclemys terrapin. Thesis. Hofstra University, Hempstead, New York. USA.

Goodwin, C. C. 1994. Aspects of nesting ecology of the diamondback terrapin (Malaclemys terrapin) in Rhode Island. Thesis. University of Rhode Island. Kingston, Rhode Island. USA

Graham, L. J. 2009. Diamondback terrapin, Malaclemys terrapin, nesting and over-wintering ecology. Thesis. Ohio University, Athens Ohio. USA.

Hart, K. M. 1999. Declines in diamondbacks: terrapin population modeling and implications for management. Thesis. Duke University, Durham, North Carolina. USA.

Hart, K. M. 2005. Population biology of diamondback terrapins (Malaclemys terrapin): defining and reducing threats across their range. Dissertation. Duke University, Durham, North Carolina. USA.

Hauswaldt, S. 2004. Population genetics and mating patterns of the diamondback terrapin (Malaclemys terrapin). Dissertation. University of South Carolina. Columbia, South Carolina. USA>

King, T. M. 2007. The diet of northern diamondback terrapins (Order Testudines; Malaclemys terrapin terrapin). Thesis. C.W. Post long Island University, New York USA.

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Brochures, Pamphlets and other Curios on Terrapins

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