Blanding's Turtle Conservation and Predator Population Control Quiz

Increasing predator populations and public opinion against trapping furbearers may lead to a decline in nest survival of Blanding's turtles, requiring the implementation of predator population control measures to maintain turtle populations.

Blanding's turtles typically mature between the ages of 14 and 20 years.

Few recaptures of juveniles below 9 years of age have been made, suggesting that juveniles are present but are eluding capture.

<p>Sea turtles and desert tortoises share many life-history traits with Blanding's turtles, including delayed sexual maturity, iteroparity, and high adult survival rates.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Sea turtles produce more eggs and larger clutches than freshwater or terrestrial turtles, but their average annual fecundity is not as high as it appears from that difference.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Predator population control other than fur-bearer trapping</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Around 20 years</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The low number of captures suggests that juveniles are present but eluding capture</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Delayed sexual maturity, iteroparity, and high adult survival rates</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Sea turtles have lower fecundity</p> Signup and view all the answers