A skeletochronological study of age, growth and longevity in two freshwater turtles, Emys orbicularis and Mauremys rivulata, from Mediterranean Turkey (Reptilia: Testudines)
Makaleler > Tam Makale · 2016
Yazarlar: Kerim ÇİÇEK, MELTEM KUMAŞ, Dinçer AYAZ, CEMAL VAROL TOK
ZOOLOGY IN THE MIDDLE EAST, SCI Expanded İndekslerine Giren Dergi, Uluslararası, 2016, cilt 62, ss 29-38
DOI: 10.1080/09397140.2016.1144277
Özet
We estimated growth parameters of Emys orbicularis and Mauremys rivulata in Mediterranean Turkey with the skeletochronological method, using specimens drowned in fyke nets. In adult E. orbicularis, the median age was 8 years in males and 10 years in females. The median age of adult M. rivulata was 10 years for both sexes. Both species reach sexual maturity at an age of 5-7 years. No difference was found in age composition between the sexes.