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175 Herding Turtles
Episode 175

175 Herding Turtles

Herpetological Highlights

October 31, 202322m 30s

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Show Notes

An exciting new study suggests turtles might be social creatures. 

Main Paper References:

McKnight DT, Serano JC, Thompson DM, Ligon DB. 2023. They really do move in herds: evidence of group living in an aquatic turtle. Animal Behaviour:S0003347223002142. DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2023.08.015.

Other Mentioned Papers/Studies:

Fernandes IY, Koch ED, Mônico AT. 2023. First record of a snake call in South America: the unusual sound of an ornate snail-eater Dipsas catesbyi. Acta Amazonica 53:243–245. DOI: 10.1590/1809-4392202300431.

Other Links/Mentions:

Code review preprint: https://ecoevorxiv.org/repository/view/5393/ 

Editing and Music:

Podcast edited by Emmy – https://www.fiverr.com/emmyk10 

Intro/outro – Treehouse by Ed Nelson

Species Bi-week theme – Michael Timothy

Other Music – The Passion HiFi, https://www.thepassionhifi.com