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Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
conservation biology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.2
H-Index - 222
eISSN - 1523-1739
pISSN - 0888-8892
DOI - 10.1111/j.1523-1739.2010.01588.x
Subject(s) - carapace , turtle (robot) , fishery , geography , brackish water , range (aeronautics) , cover (algebra) , decapoda , biology , zoology , ecology , crustacean , mechanical engineering , engineering , materials science , salinity , composite material
Cover : Diamondback terrapins ( Malaclemys terrapin ) inhabit brackish waters throughout the Atlantic and Gulf coasts of the United States. In parts of the turtle's range, juveniles (pictured) and adult males that inadvertently enter commercial crab traps typically drown, whereas the larger carapace of adult females excludes them from traps. On pages 1268‐1277, Wolak et al. document sex‐speci. c changes in carapace length and width in populations that co‐occur with commercial crab traps. Th ese changes have not been observed in contemporary and historic populations in areas without crab trapping.