Publications

Holland, K.E. 2024. Bioaccumulation and community composition of small terrestrial biota exposed to coal combustion residual contaminants.

Rimple, R.J. 2024. Evaluating the repatriation of long-term captive and confiscated eastern box turtles: movement, reproduction, and vertical transmission of ranavirus.

Browning, E.A. 2022. Evaluating the suitability of confiscated box turtles (Terrapene carolina) for release back into the wild. ResearchGate profile

Glass, S.M. 2022. Role of head-starting treatment and climatic factors on post-release survival and behavior of juvenile Mojave desert tortoises (Gopherus agassizii). M.S. Thesis, University of Georgia, Athens, GA. 105 pp. ResearchGate profile

Richter, C.J. 2022. Multi-year space use and survival of head-started Mojave desert tortoises (Gopherus agassizii) and factors influencing risk of predation by subsidized predators. M.S. Thesis, University of Georgia, Athens, GA. 103 pp.

Candal, C.M. 2021. Pressure to perform: the role of stress physiology in head-starting success for Mojave desert tortoises. M.S. Thesis, University of Georgia, Athens, GA. 89 pp. ResearchGate profile

Russell, A.L. 2021. Factors affecting outcomes of recovery actions for the gopher tortoise (Gopherus polyphemus): challenges and opportunities associated with head-starting and maintaining optimal habitat. M.S. Thesis, University of Georgia, Athens, GA. 129 pp. ResearchGate profile

Haskins, D.L. 2021. Mercury bioaccumulation and effects in the brown watersnake Nerodia taxispilota. Ph.D. Dissertation, University of Georgia, Athens, GA. 185 pp. ResearchGate profile | (PDF)

Brown, M.K. 2019. Bioaccumulation of mercury and radiocesium in Nerodia floridana: standard metabolic rate, hemoparasite infection, and interspecific comparisons to Nerodia fasciata. M.S. Thesis, University of Georgia, Athens, GA. 119 pp. ResearchGate profile | (PDF)

McGovern, P.A. 2019. Changing the survival formula for the Mojave desert tortoise (Gopherus agassizii) through head-starting. M.S. Thesis, University of Georgia, Athens, GA. 103 pp. ResearchGate profile | (PDF)

McKee, R.K. 2019. An island of misfit tortoises: evaluating the use of waif animals to recover populations on the brink. M.S. Thesis, University of Georgia, Athens, GA. 123 pp. ResearchGate profile | (PDF)

White, K.N. 2017. Patterns in siring success and multiple paternity in the gopher tortoise (Gopherus polyphemus). M.S. Thesis, University of Georgia, Athens, GA. 59 pp. ResearchGate Profile | (PDF)

Daly, J.A. 2017. Indoor-rearing as a component of head-starting the Mojave desert tortoise (Gopherus agassizii). M.S. Thesis, University of Georgia, Athens, GA. 97 pp. ResearchGate Profile | (PDF)

Haskins, D.L. 2016. Physiological and immunological effects of coal combustion residues in the yellow-bellied slider. M.S. Thesis, University of Georgia, Athens, GA. 125 pp. ResearchGate Profile | (PDF)

Hamilton, M.T. 2016. Characterizing stress and immune parameters in the American alligator (Alligator mississippiensis). M.S. Thesis, University of Georgia, Athens, GA. 68 pp. ResearchGate Profile | (PDF)

Quinn, D.P. 2016. Head-starting as a conservation tool for gopher tortoises (Gopherus polyphemus). M.S. Thesis, University of Georgia, Athens, GA. 100 pp. ResearchGate Profile | (PDF)

Green, J.M. 2015. Effectiveness of head-starting as a management tool for establishing viable populations of Blanding’s turtles. M.S. Thesis, University of Georgia, Athens, GA. 110 pp. ResearchGate Profile | (PDF)

Harris, B.B. 2014. Ecology of juvenile gopher tortoises (Gopherus polyphemus) on a Georgia barrier island. M.S. Thesis, University of Georgia, Athens, GA. 79 pp. ResearchGate Profile | (PDF)

2024 & In Press

Haskins, D.L., M.K. Brown, K. Meichner, A.L. Coleman, M.C. Allender, and T.D. Tuberville. 2024. Factors predicting apparent ophidiomycosis in wild brown watersnakes (Nerodia taxispilota). Journal of Wildlife Diseases 60:64-76.

Richter*, C.J., B.D. Todd, K.A. Buhlmann, C.M. Candal*, P.A. McGovern*, M.T. Kohl, and T.D. Tuberville. 2024. Effects of head-starting on multi-year space use and survival of an at-risk tortoise. Global Ecology and Conservation 49:e02774. (Open access PDF)

Brown*, M.K., D.L. Haskins*, M.A. Pilgrim, and T.D. Tuberville. 2024. Mercury bioaccumulation and Hepatozoon spp. infections in two syntoptic watersnakes in South Carolina. Ecotoxicology 33:164-176 .

Glass*, M.S., B.D. Todd, K.A. Buhlmann, C.S. Rushing, and T.D. Tuberville. 2024. Survival and behavior of Mojave desert tortoises with and without outdoor rearing. Journal of Wildlife Management 88:e22562. (Open access PDF)

Kojima*, L.V., M.T. Kohl, T.R. Rainwater, B.B. Parrott, and T.D. Tuberville. 2024. Association of size, climatic factors, and mercury body burdens with movement behavior in American alligators. Science of the Total Environment 921:170859. (Open access PDF)

Rimple*, R.J., K.A. Buhlmann, and T.D. Tuberville. In press. A protocol to safely obtain viable eggs from free-ranging Terrapene in outdoor mechanisms in temporary captivity. To appear in: Herpetological Review.

Rimple*, R.J., M.T. Kohl, K.A. Buhlmann, and T.D. Tuberville. In press. Translocation of long-term captive eastern box turtles and the efficacy of soft-release: implications for turtle confiscations. To appear in: Northeastern Naturalist.

Green*, J.M., S.L. Koch, K.A. Buhlmann, B.A. Bastarache, K.A. Bouley, B.O. Butler, R.B. Chandler, and T.D. Tuberville. 2024. Post-release survivorship in a new population of Blanding’s turtles established using headstarted and directly released turtles. Northeastern Naturalist 31(Special Issue 12):E68-E84).

Buhlmann, K.A., C.P. Osborn, J.R. Angley, B.A. Bastarache, K.A. Bouley, R.J. Rimple, A.L. Russell, and T.D. Tuberville. In press.  Survival and age at maturity in head-started wood turtles (Glymptemys insculpta) with implications for population recovery. To appear in: Northeastern Naturalist.

Tuberville, T.D., K.A. Buhlmann, J.W. Dillman, A.M. Grosse, E.A. Browning*, P.A. McGovern*, D.L. Haskins*, C.E. Davis, M.K. Brown*, and R.J. Rimple*. In press. Anatomy of a turtle confiscation: what to expect when you’re not expecting and recommendations for improving outcomes. To appear in: Chelonian Conservation and Biology.

2023

Kojima*, L.V., T.D. Tuberville, and B.B. Parrott. 2023. Integrating mercury concentrations in American alligators (Alligator mississippiensis) with hunter consumption surveys to estimate exposure risk. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 42:42:525-534.

Bock, S.L., Y. Loera, J.M. Johnson, S.R. Smaga, D.L. Haskins, T.D. Tuberville, R. Singh, T.R. Rainwater, P.M. Wilkinson, and B.B. Parrott. 2023. Differential early-life survival underlies the adaptive significance of temperature-dependent sex determination in a long-lived reptile. Functional Ecology 37:2895-2909. (Open access PDF)

2022

Haskins*, D.L., and T.D. Tuberville. 2022. Metabolic responses to increased temperature in three semi-aquatic turtle species from the southeastern United States. Journal of Thermal Biology 109:103331.

McKee*, R.K., K.A. Buhlmann, C.T. Moore, M.C. Allender, N.I. Stacy, and T.D. Tuberville. 2022. Island of misfit tortoises: waif gopher tortoise health assessment following translocation. Conservation Physiology 10:coac051. (Open access PDF)

Nafus*, M.G., J.A. Daly*, T.D. Tuberville, A.P. Klimely, K.A. Buhlmann, and B.D. Todd. 2022. Habitat use by female desert tortoises suggests tradeoffs between resource use and risk avoidance. PLoS ONE 17:e0263743. (Open access PDF)

Brown*, M.K., D.L. Haskins, A.L. Russell*, M.L. Lambert*, C.E. Quick*, M.A. Pilgrim, and T.D. Tuberville. 2022. Mercury and radiocesium accumulation and associations with sublethal endpoints in the Florida green watersnake (Nerodia floridana). Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 41:758-770.

Haskins*, D.L., M.K. Brown*, K. Meichner, T.D. Tuberville, and R.M. Gogal, Jr. 2022. Mercury immunotoxicity in the brown watersnake (Nerodia taxispilota), an in vitro study. Journal of Applied Toxicology 42:180-189.

2021

Tuberville, T.D., R.K. McKee*, H.E. Gaya, and T.M. Norton. 2021. Survival of immature gopher tortoises recruited into a translocated population. Invited article. Journal of Wildlife Management 85:631-639. DOI: 10.1002/jwmg.21933.

McKee*, R.K., K.A. Buhlmann, C.T. Moore, J. Hepinstall-Cymerman, and T.D. Tuberville. 2021. Waif gopher tortoise survival and site fidelity following translocation. Invited article. Journal of Wildlife Management 85:631-639. DOI: 10.1002/jwmg.21998.

Tuberville, T.D., D.P. Quinn*, and K.A. Buhlmann. 2021. Movement and survival to winter dormancy of fall-released hatchling and head-started yearling gopher tortoises. Journal of Herpetology 55:88-94.  (Open access PDF)

Haskins*, D.L., M.K. Brown*, C. Qin, X. Xu, M. Pilgrim, and T.D. Tuberville. 2021. Multi-decadal trends in mercury and methylmercury concentrations in the brown watersnake (Nerodia taxispilota). Environmental Pollution 276: article 116722.

Haskins*, D.L., M.K. Brown*, K. Meichner, T.D. Tuberville, and R.M. Gogal, Jr. 2021. Peripheral blood hematology, plasma biochemistry, and the optimization of an in vitro immune-based assay in the brown watersnake (Nerodia taxispilota). Journal of Immunoassay and Immunochemistry 42:4-18.

Haskins*, D.L., M.K. Brown, R.B. Bringolf, and T.D. Tuberville. 2021. Brown watersnakes (Nerodia taxispilota) as bioindicators of mercury contamination in a riverine system. Science of the Total Environment 755: article 142545.

Goessling, J.M., J.M. Stober, S. Gyengo, S.M. Hermann, T.D. Tuberville, and C. Guyer. 2021. Implications of monitoring gopher tortoises at 2 spatial scales. Journal of Wildlife Management 85:135-14.

McGovern*, P.A., J.M. Peaden, K.A. Buhlmann, B.D. Todd, and T.D. Tuberville. 2021. Comparing post-release cover and burrow use by differentially head-started Mojave desert tortoises in southern California. Conservation Evidence Journal 18:37-43. (Open access PDF)

2020

McGovern*, P.A., K.A. Buhlmann, B.D. Todd, C.T. Moore, J.M. Peaden, J. Hepinstall-Cymerman, J.A. Daly*, and T.D. Tuberville. 2020. The effect of size on post-release survival of head-started Mojave desert tortoises. Journal of Fish and Wildlife Management 11:494-506. (Open access PDF)

McGovern*, P.A., K.A. Buhlmann, B.D. Todd, C.T. Moore, J.M. Peaden, J. Hepinstall-Cymerman, J.A. Daly*, and T.D. Tuberville. 2020. Comparing husbandry techniques for optimal head-starting of the Mojave desert tortoise (Gopherus agassizii). Herpetological Conservation and Biology 15:626-64. (Open access PDF)

Kieran, T.J., S.J. Goodman, J.W. Finger, Jr., J.C. Thomas IV, M.T. Hamilton*, T.D. Tuberville, and T.C. Glenn. 2020. Microbiota of four tissue types in American alligators (Alligator mississippiensis). Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology 105:381-38.

Greene, R.E., T.D. Tuberville, M.J. Chamberlain, D.A. Miller, T.B. Wigley, and J.A. Martin. 2020. A review of gopher tortoise demography and movements in production pine forest landscapes. Wildlife Society Bulletin 44:49-56.

Cozad, R.A., S.M. Hernandez, T.M. Norton, T.D. Tuberville, N.I. Stacy, N.L. Stedman, and M.J. Aresco. 2020. Epidemiological investigation of a mortality event in a translocated gopher tortoise (Gopherus polyphemus) population in northwest Florida. Frontiers in Veterinary Science 7:120. Doi: 10.3389/fvets.2020.00120 (Open access PDF)

Nowakowski, A.J., J.M. Peaden, T.D. Tuberville, K.A. Buhlmann, and B.D. Todd. 2020. Thermal performance curves based on field movements reveal context-dependence of thermal traits in a desert ectotherm. Landscape Ecology 35:893-906.

2019

Daly*, J.A., K.A. Buhlmann, B.D. Todd, C.T. Moore, J.M. Peaden, and T.D. Tuberville. 2019. Survival and movements of head-started Mojave desert tortoises. Journal of Wildlife Management 83:1700-1710.

Yuan, M.L., K.N. White*, B.B. Rothermel, K.R. Zamudio, and T.D. Tuberville. 2019. Close-kin mating, but not inbred parents, reduces hatching rates and offspring quality in a threatened tortoise. Journal of Evolutionary Biology 32:1152-1162. (Open access PDF)

Haskins*, D.L., R.M. Gogal, and T.D. Tuberville. 2019. Snakes as novel biomarkers of mercury contamination: a review. Reviews of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology 249: 133-152.

Tuberville, T.D., K.A. Buhlmann, R. Sollmann, M.G. Nafus, J.M. Peaden, J.A. Daly*, and B.D. Todd. 2019. Effects of short-term outdoor head-starting on growth and survival in the Mojave Desert Tortoise (Gopherus agassizii). Herpetological Conservation and Biology 14:171-184. (Open access PDF)

McHugh, S.W., K.N. White*, B.B. Rothermel, T.D. Tuberville, and K.R. Zamudio. 2019. Nesting and false nesting behaviors of gopher tortoises (Gopherus polyphemus). Herpetological Review 50:453-459.

Finger Jr., J.W., M.T. Hamilton*, M.D. Kelley, N.I. Stacy, T.C. Glenn, and T.D. Tuberville. 2019. Examining the effects of chronic selenium exposure on traditionally used stress parameters in juvenile American alligators (Alligator mississippiensis). Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology 77:14-21.

Brown*, M.K., and T.D. Tuberville. 2019. Apalone ferox (Florida softshell turtle). Behavior. Herpetological Review 50:345-347. (Natural History Note). (Open access PDF)

2018

Daly*, J.A., K.A. Buhlmann, B.D. Todd, C.T. Moore, J.M. Peaden, and T.D. Tuberville. 2018. Comparing growth and body condition of indoor-reared, outdoor-reared, and free-ranging juvenile Mojave desert tortoises. Herpetological Conservation and Biology 13:622-633.

Cochran*, J.P., D.L. Haskins*, N.A. Eady*, M.T. Hamilton*, M.A. Pilgrim, and T.D. Tuberville. 2018. Coal combustion residues and their effects on trace element accumulation and health indices of eastern mud turtles (Kinosternon subrubrum). Environmental Pollution 243:346-353.

White*, K.N., B.B. Rothermel, K.R. Zamudio, and T.D. Tuberville. 2018. Male body size predicts overall reproductive success but not within-clutch paternity patterns in gopher tortoises (Gopherus polyphemus). Journal of Heredity 109:791-801.

Hamilton*, M.T., J.W. Finger Jr., R.M. Elsey, G.F. Mastromonaco, and T.D. Tuberville. 2018. Corticosterone in American alligator (Alligator mississippiensis) scutes: evaluating the feasibility of using keratinized tissues for investigating environmental stressors. General and Comparative Endocrinology 268:7-13.

Finger Jr., J.W., M.T. Hamilton*, M.D. Kelley, Y. Zhang, A.N. Kavazis, T.C. Glenn, and T.D. Tuberville. 2018. Dietary selenomethionine administration and its effects on the American alligator (Alligator mississipiensis): oxidative status and corticosterone levels. Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology 75:37-44.

Willson, J.D., S.E. Pittman, J.C. Beane, and T.D. Tuberville. 2018. A novel approach for estimating densities of secretive snakes based on road survey and spatial movement data. Wildlife Research 45:446-456.

Small, M.F., J.W. Dillman, K.A. Buhlmann, T.D. Tuberville, and J.B. Kesler. 2018. Effects of canid damage on thermal characteristics of gopher tortoise (Gopherus polyphemus) burrows at the northern extent of its range. Herpetological Review 49:224-229.

Quinn*, D.P., K.A. Buhlmann, J.B. Jensen, T.M. Norton, and T.D. Tuberville. 2018. First year post-release movement and survivorship of head-started gopher tortoises. Journal of Wildlife Management 82:1545-1554.

Haskins*, D.L., E.W. Howerth, and T.D. Tuberville. 2018. Experimentally induced selenosis in yellow-bellied slider turtles (Trachemys scripta scripta). Veterinary Pathology 55:473-477.

Smith, J.B., T.D. Tuberville, and J.C. Beasley. 2018. Hunting and game consumption patterns of hunters in South Carolina, USA. Journal of Fish and Wildlife Management 9:321-329. (Open access PDF)

Winzeler*, M.E., D.L. Haskins*, S.L. Lance, and T.D. Tuberville. 2018. Survey of aquatic turtles on the Savannah River Site, SC for presence of ranavirus. Journal of Wildlife Diseases 54:138-141. (Open access PDF)

Carter*, A.W., B.M. Sadd, T.D. Tuberville, R.T. Paitz, and R.M. Bowden. 2018. Short heatwaves during fluctuating incubation regimes produce females under temperature-dependent sex determination with implications for sex ratios in nature. Nature-Scientific Reports 8:3. (Open access PDF)

2017

Nafus*, M.G., T.D. Tuberville, K.A. Buhlmann, and B.D. Todd. 2017. Precipitation quantity and timing affect native plant production and growth of a key herbivore, the desert tortoise, in the Mojave Desert. Climate Change Reports 4:4. (Open access PDF)

DeGregorio*, B.A., J.H. Sperry, T.D. Tuberville, and P.J. Weatherhead. 2017. Translocating ratsnakes – does enrichment offset negative effects of time in captivity? Wildlife Research 44:438-448.

White*, K.N., and T.D. Tuberville. 2017. Birds and burrows: use and visitation of gopher tortoise burrows by avifauna at two military sites in the Florida panhandle. Wilson Journal of Ornithology 129:792-803.

Haskins*, D.L., M.T. Hamilton*, A. Jones*, J.W. Finger, Jr., R.B. Bringolf, and T.D. Tuberville. 2017. Accumulation of coal combustion residues and their immunological effects in the yellow-bellied slider. Environmental Pollution 224:810-819.

Finger* Jr., J.W., M.T. Hamilton*, T.C. Glenn, and T.D. Tuberville. 2017. Dietary selenomethionine administration in the American alligator (Alligator mississippiensis): hepatic and renal Se accumulation and its effects on growth and body condition. Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology 72:439-448.

DeGregorio*, B.A., T.D. Tuberville, R.A. Kennamer, B.B. Harris*, and I.L. Brisbin, Jr. 2017. Spring emergence of eastern box turtles (Terrapene carolina): influences of individual variation and scale of temperature correlates. Canadian Journal of Zoology 95:23-30.

Gaillard*, D., J.R. Ennen, B.R. Kreiser, C.P. Qualls, S.C. Sweat, R. Birkhead, T.D. Tuberville, M. Aresco, E.D. McCoy, H.R. Mushinsky, and T.W. Hentges. 2017. Range-wide and regional patterns of population structure and genetic diversity in the gopher tortoise. Journal of Fish and Wildlife Management 8:497-512. (Open access PDF)

Haskins*, D.L., M.T. Hamilton*, N.I. Stacy, J.W. Finger Jr., and T.D. Tuberville. 2017. Effects of selenium exposure on the hematology, innate immunity, and metabolic rate of yellow-bellied sliders (Trachemys scripta scripta). Ecotoxicology 26:1134-1146.

Peaden*, J.M. A.J. Nowakowski, T.D. Tuberville, K.A. Buhlmann, and B.D. Todd. 2017. Effects of roads and roadside fencing on movements, space use, and carapace temperatures of a threatened tortoise. Biological Conservation 214:13-22.

Lech*, M.E., T.D. Tuberville, and M.A. Pilgrim. 2017. Investigating biomagnification of Hg and Cs-137 in Nerodia floridana using stable isotopes. USC Upstate Research Journal 10:17-25.

2016

Hamilton*, M.T., J.W. Finger Jr., M.L. Winzeler*, and T.D. Tuberville. 2016. Evaluating the effect of sample type on American alligator (Alligator mississippiensis) analyte values in a point-of-care (i-STAT) blood analyzer. Conservation Physiology 4:1-7. (Open access PDF)

Quinn*, D., T.D. Tuberville, and K.A. Buhlmann. 2016. Gopher tortoise egg and hatching data from predator-excluded nests at three sites in Georgia. Herpetological Review 47:13-16.

Hamilton*, M.T., C.A. Kupar**, M.D. Kelley*, J.W. Finger, Jr., and T.D. Tuberville. 2016. Blood and plasma biochemistry reference intervals for wild juvenile American alligators (Alligator mississippiensis). Journal of Wildlife Diseases 52:631-635. (Open access PDF)

Todd, B.D., B.J. Halstead, L.P. Chiquoine, J.M. Peaden*, K.A. Buhlmann, T.D. Tuberville, and M.G. Nafus. 2016. Habitat selection by juvenile Mojave desert tortoises in the eastern Mojave Desert. Journal of Wildlife Management 80:720-728. 

Murphy*, C.M., T.D. Tuberville, J.C. Maerz, and K.M. Andrews. 2016. Evaporative water loss rates of four species of aquatic turtles from the Coastal Plain of the southeastern United States. Journal of Herpetology 50:457-463.

Tuberville, T.D., D.E. Scott, B.S. Metts, J.W. Finger* Jr., and M.T. Hamilton*. 2016. Hepatic and renal trace element concentrations in American alligators (Alligator mississippiensis) following chronic dietary exposure to coal fly ash contaminated prey. Environmental Pollution 214:680-689.

Paller, M.H., B.A. Prusha, D.E. Fletcher, E. Kosnicki, S.A. Sefick, M.S. Jarrell, S.C. Sterrett, A.M. Grosse, T.D. Tuberville, and J.W. Feminella. 2016. Factors influencing stream fish species composition and functional properties at multiple spatial scales in the Sand Hills of the southeastern United States. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society 145:545-562. 

Finger*, Jr., J.W., M.T. Hamilton*, B.S. Metts, T.C. Glenn, and T.D. Tuberville. 2016. Chronic ingestion of coal fly-ash contaminated prey and its effects on health and immune parameters in the American alligator (Alligator mississippiensis). Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology 71:347-358. 

Kosnicki, E., S.A. Sefick*, Jr., M.H. Paller, M.S. Jarrell, B.A. Prusha, S.C. Sterrett*, T.D. Tuberville, and J.W. Feminella. 2016. A stream Multimetric Macroinvertebrate Index (MMI) for the Sand Hills ecoregion of the southeastern plains, USA. Environmental Management 58:741-751. 

Brown*, M.K., M. Lambert*, A.L. Russell*, T.D. Tuberville, and M.A. Pilgrim. 2016. Bioaccumulation of 137Cs in Florida green watersnakes (Nerodia floridana) inhabiting former nuclear cooling reservoirs on the Savannah River Site. USC Upstate Student Research Journal 9(Fall):19-28.

Russell*, A.L., M.K. Brown*, M.M. Lambert*, T.D. Tuberville, and M.A. Pilgrim. 2016. Mercury bioaccumulation in Florida green watersnakes (Nerodia floridana) inhabiting former nuclear cooling reservoirs on the Savannah River Site. USC Upstate Student Research Journal 9(Fall):43-52.

2015

Peaden*, J.M., T.D. Tuberville, K.A. Buhlmann, M.G. Nafus, and B.D. Todd. 2015. Delimiting road-effect zones for threatened species: implications for mitigation fencing. Wildlife Research 42:650-659.

Harris*, B.B., T.M. Norton, N.P. Nibbelink, and T.D. Tuberville. 2015. Overwintering ecology of juvenile gopher tortoises (Gopherus polyphemus). Herpetological Conservation and Biology 10:645-653.  (Open access PDF)

Tuberville, T.D., K.M. Andrews, J.H. Sperry, and A.M. Grosse**. 2015. Use of the NatureServe Climate Change Vulnerability Index as an assessment tool for reptiles and amphibians: lessons learned. Environmental Management 56:822-834.

Nafus*, M.G., B.D. Todd, K.A. Buhlmann, and T.D. Tuberville. 2015. Consequences of maternal effects on offspring size, growth and survival in the desert tortoise. Journal of Zoology 297:108-114.

Grosse**, A.M., B.A. Crawford*, J.C. Maerz, K.A. Buhlmann, T. Norton, M. Kaylor, and T.D. Tuberville. 2015. Effects of vegetation structure and artificial nesting habitats on hatchling sex determination and nest survival of diamondback terrapins. Journal: Journal of Fish and Wildlife Management 6:19-28.  (Open access PDF)

Buhlmann, K.A., S. Koch, B. Butler, T.D. Tuberville, V. Palmero, and B. Bastarach. 2015. Reintroduction and head-starting: Tools for Blanding’s turtle (Emydoidea blandingii) conservation. Journal: Herpetological Conservation and Biology 10(Symposium):436-454 (Invited). (Open access PDF)

Tuberville, T.D., T.M. Norton, K.A. Buhlmann, and V. Greco. 2015. Head-starting as a management component for gopher tortoises (Gopherus polyphemus). Journal: Herpetological Conservation and Biology 10(Symposium):455-471. (Invited) (Open access PDF)

Yuan**, M.L., S.H. Dean, A.V. Longo, B.B. Rothermel, T.D. Tuberville, and K.R. Zamudio. 2015. Kinship, inbreeding, and fine-scale spatial structure influence gut microbiota in a hindgut-fermenting tortoises. Molecular Ecology 24:2521-2536.

Winzeler*, M.E., M.T. Hamilton*, T.D. Tuberville, and S.L. Lance. 2015. First case of ranavirus and associated morbidity and mortality in an eastern mud turtle (Kinosternon subrubrum) in South Carolina. Diseases of Aquatic Organisms 114:77-81.

2014

Tuberville, T.D., Brian D. Todd, S.M. Hermann, W.K. Michener, and C. Guyer. 2014. Survival, demography, and growth of gopher tortoises (Gopherus polyphemus) from three study sites with different management histories. Journal of Wildlife Management 78:1151-1160.

Paller, M.H., S.C. Sterrett*, T.D. Tuberville, D.E. Fletcher, and A.M. Grosse**. 2014. Effects of disturbance at two spatial scales on macroinvertebrate and fish metrics of stream health. Journal of Freshwater Ecology 29:83-100.

Kosnicki, E., S.A. Sefick, M.H. Paller, M.S. Jarrell, B.A. Prusha, S.C. Sterrett*, T.D. Tuberville, and J.W. Feminella. 2014. Defining the reference condition for wadeable streams in the Sand Hills subdivision of the Southeastern Plains ecoregion, USA. Environmental Management 54:494-504.

2013

DeGregorio*, B.A., P.J. Weatherhead, T.D. Tuberville, and J.H. Sperry. 2013. Time in captivity affects foraging behavior of ratsnakes: Implications for translocation. Herpetological Conservation and Biology 8:581-590. (Open access DDF)

Nafus*, M.G., T.D. Tuberville, K.A. Buhlmann, and B.D. Todd. 2013. Relative abundance and demographic structure of Agassiz’s desert tortoise (Gopherus agassizii) along roads of varying size and traffic volume. Biological Conservation 162:100-106.

Metts*, B., K.A. Buhlmann, T.D. Tuberville, D.E. Scott, W.A. Hopkins. 2013. Maternal transfer of contaminants and reduced reproductive success of southern toads (Bufo [Anaxyrus] terrestris) exposed to coal combustion waste. Environmental Science and Technology 47:2846-2853.

2012

Schnellbacher, R.W., S.M. Hernandez, T.D. Tuberville, J. Mayer, R.D. Arnold. 2012. Safety and utility of intranasal administration of dex-medetomidine and ketamine to the yellow-bellied sliders, Trachemys scripta scripta. Herpetological Medicine and Surgery 22:91-98.

Ennen*, J.R., B.R. Kreiser, C.P. Qualls, D. Gaillard*, M. Aresco, R. Birkhead, T.D. Tuberville, E.D. McCoy, H. Mushinsky, T.W. Hentges, and A. Schrey. 2012. A mitochondrial DNA reassessment of the phylogeography of the gopher tortoise. Journal of Fish and Wildlife Management 3:110-122. (Open access PDF)

DeGregorio**, B.A., K.A. Buhlmann, and T.D. Tuberville. 2012. Overwintering of gopher tortoises (Gopherus polyphemus) translocated to the northern limit of their geographic range: temperatures, timing, and survival. Chelonian Conservation and Biology 11:84-90.

Lance, S.L., M.R. Erickson*, R.W. Flynn, G.L. Mills, T.D. Tuberville, and D.E. Scott. 2012. Effects of chronic copper exposure on development and survival in the southern leopard frog (Lithobates [Rana] sphenocephala). Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 31:1587-1594. 

Grosse**, A.M., K.A. Buhlmann, B.B. Harris**, B.A. DeGregorio**, B.M. Moule, R.V. Horan** III, and T.D. Tuberville. 2012. Nest guarding in the gopher tortoise (Gopherus polyphemus). Chelonian Conservation and Biology 11:148-151.

St. John, J.A.,…T.D. Tuberville (41st of 48 authors). 2012. Sequencing three crocodilian genomes to illuminate the evolution of archosaurs and amniotes. (Open Letter) Genome Biology 13:415.

Metts*, B.S., K.A. Buhlmann, D.E. Scott, T.D. Tuberville, and W.A. Hopkins. 2012. Interactive effects of maternal and environmental exposure to coal combustion wastes decrease survival of larval southern toads (Bufo terrestris). Environmental Pollution 164:211-218.

2011

Hernandez, S.M., T.D. Tuberville, P. Frank, B.W. Ritchie, S.J. Stahl, M.M. McBride, K.A. Buhlmann, and S.J. Divers. 2011. Health and reproductive assessment of a free-ranging gopher tortoise (Gopherus polyphemus) population following translocation. Journal of Herpetological Medicine and Surgery 20:84-93.

Davis, A.K., R.V. Horan** III, A.M. Grosse**, B.B. Harris**, B.S. Metts**, D.E. Scott, and T.D. Tuberville. 2011. Gender differences in haemogregarine infections in American alligators (Alligator mississippiensis) at Savannah River, South Carolina. Journal of Wildlife Diseases 47:1047-1049. (Impact Factor: 1.415)

Tuberville, T.D., T.M., Norton, B.J. Waffa*, C. Hagen, T.C. Glenn. 2011. Mating system in a gopher tortoise population established through multiple translocations: Apparent advantage of prior residence. Biological Conservation 144:175-183.

DeGregorio**, B.A., K.A. Buhlmann, A.M. Grosse**, B.B. Harris**, R.V. Horan** III, T.D. Tuberville, and B.M. Moule. 2011. Gopherus polyphemus (Gopher Tortoise). Burrow Associate. (Natural History Note). Herpetological Review 42(3):421. (Open access PDF)

2010-2006

Kwiatkowksi, M.A., C.M. Somers, R.G. Poulin, D.C. Rudolph, J. Martino, T.D. Tuberville, C. Hagen, and S.L. Lance. 2010. Development and characterization of 16 microsatellite markers for the Louisiana pine snake, Pituophis ruthveni, and two congeners of conservation concern. Conservation Genetics Resources 2:163-166. 

Weber, J.N., M.B. Peters, O.V. Tsyusko, C. Hagen, N.A. Schable, T.D. Tuberville, A.M. McKee, S.L. Lance, K.L. Jones, H.S. Fisher, M.J. Dewey, H.E. Hoekstra, and T.C. Glenn. 2010. Five hundred microsatellite loci for Peromyscus. Conservation Genetics 11:1243-1246. 

Lance, S.L., T.D. Tuberville, L. Dueck, C. Holz-Schietinger, P.L. Trosclair III, R.M. Elsey, and T.C. Glenn. 2009. Multi-year multiple paternity and mate fidelity in the American alligator, Alligator mississippiensis. Molecular Ecology 18:4508-4520. (First two authors contributed equally). (Cover article).

Tuberville, T.D., T. M. Norton, B.D. Todd*, and J. S. Spratt. 2008. Long-term apparent survival of translocated gopher tortoises: a comparison of newly released and previously established animals. Biological Conservation 141:2690-2697.

Tsyusko, O.V., T.D. Tuberville, M.B. Peters, N. Crawford, C. Hagen, S.G. Weller, A.K. Sakai, and T.C. Glenn. 2007. Microsatellite markers isolated from polyploidy wood-sorrel (Oxalis alpina). Molecular Ecology Resources 7:1284-1286.

Tsyusko, O.V., M.B. Peters, C. Hagen, T.D. Tuberville, T.A. Mousseau, A.P. Moller, and T.C. Glenn. 2007. Microsatellite markers isolated from barn swallows (Hirundo rustica). Molecular Ecology Resources 7:833-835.

Tsyusko, O.V., M.B. Peters, T.D. Tuberville, C. Hagen, S.M. Eppley, and T.C. Glenn. 2007. Microsatellite markers isolated from saltgrass (Distichlis spicata). Molecular Ecology Resources 7:883-885.

Smith, L.L., T.D. Tuberville, and R.A. Seigel. 2006. Workshop on the ecology, status, and management of the gopher tortoise (Gopherus polyphemus), Joseph W. Jones Ecological Research Center, Newton, GA, 16-17 January 2003: Final results and recommendations. Chelonian Conservation and Biology 5: 326-330.

Gibbons, J.W.,…T.D. Tuberville (13th of 24 authors). 2006. Remarkable amphibian biomass and abundance in an isolated wetland: implications for wetland conservation. Conservation Biology 20:1457-1465.

2005-2001

Tuberville, T.D., E.E. Clark*, K.A. Buhlmann and J.W. Gibbons. 2005. Translocation as a conservation tool: site fidelity and movement of repatriated gopher tortoises (Gopherus polyphemus). Animal Conservation 8: 349-358. (Cover article).

Tuberville, T.D., J.D. Willson**, M.E. Dorcas, and J.W. Gibbons. 2005. Herpetofaunal diversity of southeastern National Parks. Southeastern Naturalist 4:537-569. (Cover article). 

Tuberville, T.D., K. A. Buhlmann, R. H. Kerr*, and D. Booher*. 2005. Ecology of the Jamaican slider turtle (Trachemys terrapen), with implications for conservation and management. Chelonian Conservation and Biology 4:908-915.

Smith, R.B., T.D. Tuberville, A.L. Chambers, K.M. Herpich, and J.E. Berish. 2005. Gopher tortoise burrow survey methods: external characteristics classification, burrow cameras, and truth. Applied Herpetology 2:161-170. 

Mitchell, J.C., T.D. Tuberville, and K.A. Buhlmann. 2005. Siebenrockiella crassicollis (Black marsh turtle) fire scars. Herpetological Review 36:169. 

Mitchell, J.C., T.D. Tuberville, and K.A. Buhlmann. 2004. Heosemys grandis (Giant Asian pond turtle) anophthalmia. Herpetological Review 35:55. 

Tuberville, T.D., and M.E. Dorcas. 2001. Winter survey of a gopher tortoise population in South Carolina. Chelonian Conservation and Biology 4: 182-186. (Impact Factor: 0.808) 

2000-1996

Tuberville, T.D., J.R. Bodie, J.B. Jensen, L. LaClaire, and J.W. Gibbons. 2000. Apparent decline of the southern hognose snake, Heterodon simus. Journal of the Elisha Mitchell Scientific Society 116: 19-40. 

Gibbons, J. W….T.D. Tuberville (5th of 11 authors). 2000. The global decline of reptiles, déjà vu amphibians. BioScience 50:653-666. (Cover article).

Buhlmann, K.A., and T.D. Tuberville. 1998. Use of Passive Integrated Transponders (PIT) tags for marking small freshwater turtles. Chelonian Conservation and Biology 3:102-104.

Gibbons, J.W., ...T.D. Tuberville (5th of 29 authors). 1997. Perceptions of species abundance, distribution and diversity: Lessons from four decades of sampling on a government-managed reserve. Environmental Management 21:259-268. (Cover article).

Tuberville, T.D., J.W. Gibbons, and J.L. Greene. 1996. Invasion of new aquatic habitats by male freshwater turtles. Copeia 1996: 713-715.

Tuberville, T.D., P.G. Dudley*, and A.J. Pollard. 1996. Responses of invertebrate herbivores to stinging trichomes of Urtica dioica and Laportea canadensis. Oikos 75: 83-88.

Semlitsch, R.D., J.W. Gibbons, and T.D. Tuberville. 1995. Timing of reproduction and metamorphosis in the Carolina gopher frog (Rana capito capito) in South Carolina. Journal of Herpetology 29: 612-614.

Kean*, C.A., and T.D. Tuberville. 1995. Seminatrix pygaea (Black swamp snake) size. Herpetological Review 26:103. 

Tuberville, T.D., and V.J. Burke. 1994. Do flag markers attract turtle nest predators? Journal of Herpetology 28: 514-516.

Turtles of the Southeast. 2008. By Kurt Buhlmann, Tracey Tuberville, and Whit Gibbons. University of Georgia Press, Athens, GA.

K.E. Nussear, and T.D. Tuberville. 2014. Habitat characteristics of North American tortoises. Pp. 77-84 in D. Rostal, H. Mushinsky, & E. McCoy (editors). The Biology and Conservation of North American Tortoises. John Hopkins Press, Baltimore, MD.

Tuberville, T.D., K.M. Andrews, J.D. Westervelt, H.E. Balbach, J. Macey, and L. Carlile. 2012. Chapter 7. Using demographic sensitivity testing to identify management targets for gopher tortoises on Ft. Stewart, Georgia: a comparison of individual-based modeling and population viability analysis approaches. Pgs. 109 – 131 in Editor: J. Westervelt. Book title: Ecologist-Developed Spatially-Explicit Dynamic Landscape Models. Publisher: Springer.

Buhlmann, K.A., T.D. Tuberville, Y. Leiden, T.J. Ryan, S. Poppy, C.T. Winne, J.L. Greene, T.M. Mills, D.E. Scott, and J.W. Gibbons. 2005. Amphibians and reptiles. In J.C. Kilgo and J.I. Blake (eds). Ecology and management of a forested landscape: Fifty years of environmental stewardship on the Savannah River Site. Island Press, Washington, D.C.

Griffiths, R., K. Buhlmann, J. McKay, and T. Tuberville. 2005. Chapter 8: Reintroductions. Pp. 40-42 In Gascon, C., J.P. Collins, R.D. Moore, D.R. Church, J.E. McKay, and J.R. Mendelson III (editors). Amphibian Conservation Action Plan. IUCN/SSC Amphibian Specialist Group. Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK.

Birkhead, R., and T.D. Tuberville. 2008. Gopher tortoise, Gopherus polyphemus. In J. Jensen, C. D. Camp, J. W. Gibbons, and M. Elliott, (eds.). The Amphibians and Reptiles of Georgia. University of Georgia Press. Athens, GA.

Mason**, P.A., and T.D. Tuberville. 2008. Pine snake, Pituophis melanoleucus. In J. Jensen, C. D. Camp, J. W. Gibbons, and M. Elliott, (eds.). The Amphibians and Reptiles of Georgia. University of Georgia Press. Athens, GA.

Tuberville, T.D., and K.A. Buhlmann. 2008. Eastern hognose snake, Heterodon platyrhinos. In J. Jensen, C. D. Camp, J. W. Gibbons, and M. Elliott, (eds.). The Amphibians and Reptiles of Georgia. University of Georgia Press. Athens, GA.

Tuberville, T.D., and J.W. Gibbons. 2008. Eastern Coachwhip, Masticophis flagellum. In J. Jensen, C. D. Camp, J. W. Gibbons, and M. Elliott, (eds.). The Amphibians and Reptiles of Georgia. University of Georgia Press. Athens, GA.

Tuberville, T.D., and J.B. Jensen. 2008. Southern hognose snake, Heterodon simus. In J. Jensen, C. D. Camp, J. W. Gibbons, and M. Elliott, (eds.). The Amphibians and Reptiles of Georgia. University of Georgia Press. Athens, GA.

Tuberville, T.D., and A. Grosse**. 2011. A survey for gopher tortoises and burrow commensals on NAS Whiting Field and its associated outlying landing fields (Cooperative Agreement #W912DY0920054). Final report. 30 September 2011. 63 pp (including appendices). (PDF)

Tuberville, T.D., A. Grosse**, and S. Schweitzer. 2010. Indigo snake survey of Kings Bay Naval Submarine Base, Georgia, Cooperative Agreement #401819J641. Final report. 9 August 2010. 29 pp. (including appendices). (PDF)

Bennett, S.H., B. Moule, D. Ruth, K. Noel, K. Buhlmann, T. Tuberville, M. Martin, A. Grosse**. 2009. A conservation strategy for the gopher tortoise (Gopherus polyphemus) in South Carolina. South Carolina Department of Natural Resources. 17pp.

Tuberville, T.D., and K.A. Buhlmann. 2009. Modeling Blanding’s turtle population growth at Assabet River National Wildlife Refuge and results of releases to date. Report to USFWS.

Tuberville, T.D., S. Schweitzer, and L. Bryan. 2009. Gopher tortoise survey of Kings Bay Naval Submarine Base, Georgia, Cooperative Agreement #N69450-08-RP-00012. Final report. 20 May 2009. 33pg (including appendices). (PDF)

Buhlmann, K.A., B.M. Moule, A.Grosse**, T.D. Tuberville, and S.H. Bennett. 2009. Summary report for the Gopher Tortoise Reintroduction Project at the Aiken Gopher Tortoise Heritage Preserve 2009. Report submitted to SC Department of Natural Resources, 9 December 2009. 7pp. (Technical Report)

Tuberville, T.D., J.W. Gibbons, and H.E. Balbach.  2009. Estimating viability of gopher tortoise populations. Report to U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Construction Engineering Research Laboratory. ERDC/CERL TR-09-2. (Report can be downloaded from www.cecer.army.mil). (PDF)

Tuberville, T.D. 2008. Evaluating the utility of translocation for turtle conservation: a case study based on the behavioral and demographic responses of gopher tortoises (Gopherus polyphemus). Dissertation, University of Georgia, Athens, GA. 189 pp. (PDF)

Tuberville, T.D., K.A. Buhlmann, H.E. Balbach, S.H. Bennett, J.P. Nestor**, J.W. Gibbons, and R.R. Sharitz. 2007. Habitat selection by the gopher tortoise (Gopherus polyphemus). Report to U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Construction Engineering Research Laboratory. ERDC/CERL TR-07-01. (Report can be downloaded from www.cecer.army.mil) (PDF)

Wilson, I.T., and T. Tuberville. 2003. Virginia’s precious heritage: a report on the status of Virginia’s natural communities, plants, and animals, and a plan for preserving Virginia’s natural heritage resources. Natural Heritage Technical Report 03-15. Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation, Division of Natural Heritage, 217 Governor Street, 3rd Floor, Richmond, Virginia. 82 pages plus appendices.

Tuberville, T.D. 2001. Conservation plan for the Saint Francis’ satyr (Neonympha mitchelli francisci) in Virginia. Natural Heritage Technical Report 01-18. Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation, Division of Natural Heritage, 217 Governor Street, 3rd Floor, Richmond, Virginia.

Tuberville, T.D. 1999. The Cave Dweller. The World and I. May 1999. (Magazine article)

Tuberville, T.D. 1998. Effects of soil disturbance by gopher tortoises (Gopherus polyphemus) on vegetation structure and composition in a pine-oak sandhills community. M.S. Thesis, University of Georgia, Athens, GA. 94 p.