Table 3 Space use by diamondback terrapins at sites across the southeastern U.S., including results presented in [24] for a female terrapin tracked in St. Joseph Bay (also included in this study) and in Santa Rosa Sound, FL
From: Satellite telemetry reveals space use of diamondback terrapins
Study | Sex | Tracking | Analysis | Mean home range (km2) | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Spivey et al. 1998 | Female | VHF | KDE | 2.52 (± 0.39) | Core Sound, North Carolina |
Female | VHF | MCP | 3.05 (± 0.65) | Core Sound, North Carolina | |
Female | VHF | KDE core use areas | 0.34 (± 0.08) | Core Sound, North Carolina | |
Female | VHF | MCP core use areas | 0.083 (± 0.02) | Core Sound, North Carolina | |
Butler 2002 | Female | VHF | MCP | 0.54 (± 0.55) | Northeast Florida |
Harden and Williard 2012 | Male/female | VHF | MCP | 0.53 | Southern North Carolina |
Male/female | VHF | MCP | 0.26 | Southern North Carolina | |
Lamont et al. 2021 | Female | Satellite | KDE | 69.8 | St. Joseph Bay, Florida |
Satellite | KDE | 167.3 | Santa Rosa Sound, Florida | ||
This study | Female | Satellite | MCP | 9.4 (± 3.8) | St. Joseph Bay, Florida |
Female | Satellite | KDE | 8.1 (± 4.8) | St. Joseph Bay, Florida | |
Female | Satellite | KDE core use | 1.3 (± 0.9) | St. Joseph Bay, Florida |