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Authors
Enríquez-Mercado, Ivette
Butterfield, Taggert G.
Aguilar-Romero, Rafael
Macip-Ríos, Rodrigo
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Funding
Funding for this research was provided by:
Dirección General de Asuntos del Personal Académico (DGAPA) , UNAM (PAPIIT IA200418)
Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología
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Article History
Received: 25 October 2023
Accepted: 16 May 2024
First Online: 29 May 2024
Declarations
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: No humans were studied in this research. All animals were captured by hand or traps. No animal from the study was harmed or transported from the capture site to another site. All animals were held according with the standard protocols for capture and marking turtles (Baupre et al. 2004; see citation below). Posterior observations were only from distance. Radios were removed from animals at the end of the study. No anesthetic or drug of any kind was used on the collected turtles in any moments during the study. Radios were attached to turtle in matter of two minutes. Radios did not harm or affect turtle behavior or health. To capture turtles that were making terrestrial movements (<i>Rhinoclemmys areolata</i> and <i>Terrapene yucatana</i>), foot surveys were conducted in potential turtle habitats to locate individuals. The study was approved by the Ethics Committee of the Escuela Nacional de Estudios Superiores, Unidad Morelia, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México. Turtles were captured under the permit FAUT 0324 (SGPA/DGVS/02495/20) issued by the Secretaria de Medio Ambiente y Recursos Naturales (SEMARNAT). We followed Beaupre SJ, Jacobsen ER, Lillywhite HB, Zamudio K. Guidelines for use of live amphibians and reptiles in field and laboratory research, 2nd edition. Herpetological Animal Care and Use Committee-American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists. 2004. [Accessed October 17th, 2023], which is in line with Basel Declaration. Thereof, we state that we followed the Mexican law regulations for animal research and experimentation, which is allowed by the permit FAUT 0324 (SGPA/DGVS/02495/20) issued by the Secretaria de Medio Ambiente y Recursos Naturales (Mexican Federal Government) and international regulations and guidelines such the Basel Declaration.
: Since no humans were part of this study, an informed consent is not necessary.
: The authors declare no competing interests.
