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AMES, Iowa – A new study from Iowa State University scientists could flip the established framework for how scientists believe geography influences sex determination in painted turtles on its shell.

The Pacific Northwest has two native freshwater turtles, the Western painted turtle and the Western pond turtle. The pond turtle, found on the West Side, is state-listed as endangered in Washington.

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I've just come from the boondocks, where turtles abound. Two crossed my path in one day recently. Both sported bright yellow streaks by their eyes and red rims on their smooth olive shells. Each was ...

Science and nature worked together to bring the newest members of the endangered species into existence. Zoo experts across departments had to keep a close eye on incubator and water temperatures so ...

Climate change could contribute to the demographic collapse of the painted turtle, a species that has temperature-dependent sex determination. A scientist is sounding the alarm about the painted ...

HOUSTON — Houston Zoo recently became the home of four newly hatched painted terrapin turtles, one of the most endangered species of turtles in the world. They're the first painted terrapin turtles to ...

An Iowa State University biologist is sounding the alarm for the painted turtle, one of many reptiles for which climate change could prove particularly threatening. Valenzuela and her coauthors ...