Escapes from Hoop Nets by Red-Eared Sliders (Trachemys scripta)

Donald J. Brown; Bei DeVolld; Michael R. J. Forstner

doi:10.1894/PAS-26.1

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Donald J. Brown,^* Bei DeVolld, Michael R. J. Forstner

^**Correspondent: db1300@txstate.edu

Abstract

We investigated the influence of sex and depth of body on escapes from hoop nets by red-eared sliders (Trachemys scripta) to assess if escapes from traps potentially biased estimates of structure of populations. Turtles remained in traps ≥34 h and traps were checked at ca. 12-h intervals. Depth of body was not a significant variable in escapes from hoop nets, but sex was a significant variable, with only females escaping. This study provides evidence that previous reports on the inefficiency of hoop nets and on rates of captures that are male-biased could result from escapes rather than differential attraction to traps.

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Donald J. Brown, Bei DeVolld, and Michael R. J. Forstner "Escapes from Hoop Nets by Red-Eared Sliders (Trachemys scripta)," The Southwestern Naturalist 56(1), 124-127, (1 March 2011). https://doi.org/10.1894/PAS-26.1

Received: 13 October 2009; Accepted: 1 June 2010; Published: 1 March 2011

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