Myuchelys bellii (Bell's turtle). Unexpected dietary contents.

Title
Myuchelys bellii (Bell's turtle). Unexpected dietary contents.
Publication Date
2020-09
Author(s)
Hughes, Geoffrey N
Curtsdotter, Alva
( author )
OrcID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6870-7924
Email: ikarlsso@une.edu.au
UNE Id une-id:ikarlsso
Lagos, Paulo F
McDonald, Paul G
( author )
OrcID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9541-3304
Email: pmcdon21@une.edu.au
UNE Id une-id:pmcdon21
Type of document
Journal Article
Language
en
Entity Type
Publication
Publisher
Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles
Place of publication
United States of America
UNE publication id
une:1959.11/31542
Abstract

Freshwater turtles are typically omnivores and dietary generalists and fill important niches as aquatic grazers and scavengers. Some species prefer plant material over animal, or vice versa, but in general, freshwater turtle species will take advantage of all available food sources. The natural diets of a species can be dcoumented by directly observing feeding, examining feces, and by flushing the stomachs of captured individuals. Stomach flushing provides more intact samples than feces, and is logistically more feasible than observing foraging behavior, but is also more invasive than these other methods (Legler 1977. Herpetologica 33:281-284).

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Citation
Herpetological Review, 51(3), p. 579-580
ISSN
0018-084X
Start page
579
End page
580

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