Alien Freshwater Turtles in Greece: Citizen Science Reveals the Hydra-Headed Issue of the Pet Turtle Trade
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
3. Results & Discussion
3.1. American pond slider-Trachemys scripta
3.2. Eastern river cooter-Pseudemys concinna
3.3. Florida cooter-Pseudemys floridana
3.4. Florida red-bellied cooter-Pseudemys nelsoni
3.5. Chinese stripe-necked turtle-Mauremys sinensis
3.6. Chinese soft-shelled turtle-Pelodiscus sinensis
3.7. Common snapping turtle-Chelydra serpentina
4. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Kalaentzis, K.; Kazilas, C.; Strachinis, I.; Tzoras, E.; Lymberakis, P. Alien Freshwater Turtles in Greece: Citizen Science Reveals the Hydra-Headed Issue of the Pet Turtle Trade. Diversity 2023, 15, 691. https://doi.org/10.3390/d15050691
Kalaentzis K, Kazilas C, Strachinis I, Tzoras E, Lymberakis P. Alien Freshwater Turtles in Greece: Citizen Science Reveals the Hydra-Headed Issue of the Pet Turtle Trade. Diversity. 2023; 15(5):691. https://doi.org/10.3390/d15050691
Chicago/Turabian StyleKalaentzis, Konstantinos, Christos Kazilas, Ilias Strachinis, Elias Tzoras, and Petros Lymberakis. 2023. "Alien Freshwater Turtles in Greece: Citizen Science Reveals the Hydra-Headed Issue of the Pet Turtle Trade" Diversity 15, no. 5: 691. https://doi.org/10.3390/d15050691