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1	Abercrombie, C. L., III. 1981. A simulation model for the management of the gopher tortoise (Gopherus polyphemus) and gopher tortoise habitat. Florida Game and Fresh Water Fish Commission, Wildlife Research Laboratory, Gainesville, Florida, USA. 70pp. (Unpublished Report)
2	Abrahamson, W. G., and C. R. Abrahamson. 1989. Nutritional quality of animal dispersed fruits in Florida sandridge habitats. Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club 116:215–228.
3	Adams, S. H. 1941. A sack of snakes. New Yorker 17(3):30–34.
4	Adeyeye, O. A. 1982. Field studies on Ornithodoros turicata duges in the gopher tortoise (Gopherus polyphemus Daudin) habitat in north central Florida. M.S. Thesis, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA. 109pp.
5	Adeyeye, O. A., and J. F. Butler. 1989. Population structure and seasonal intra-burrow movement of Ornithodoros turicata (Acari: Argasidae) in gopher tortoise burrows. Journal of Medical Entomology 26:279–283.
6	Adeyeye, O. A., and J. F. Butler. 1991. Field evaluation of carbon dioxide baits for sampling Ornithodoros turicata (Acari: Argasidae) in gopher tortoise burrow. Journal of Medical Entomology 28:45–48.
7	Alberson, H. C. 1953. "Cracker chicken" hunt. Florida Wildlife 7(3):26–27, 31.
8	Alderson, D. 2000. Fighting fire with fire: a homeowner's perspective. Florida Wildlife 54(5):10–13.
9	Alderson, D. 2002. The tortoise rescuers. Florida Wildlife 56(6):31.
10	Alford, R. A. 1980. Population structure of Gopherus polyphemus in northern Florida. Journal of Herpetology 14:177–182.
11	Allen, E. R., and M. P. Merryday. 1940. A snake in the hand—is worth two in the grass for medical research, and the job of capturing and keeping them sheds interesting sidelights on their habits and peculiarities. Natural History 46:234–239.
12	Allen, E. R., and W. T. Neill. 1951. The gopher. Florida Wildlife 5(7):10, 32.
13	Allen, E. R. 1952. The gopher tortoise and the value of toads. Reprint from All-Pets Magazine, Chicago, Illinois, USA. 3pp.
14	Allen, E. R., and W. T. Neill. 1953. Juveniles of the tortoise Gopherus polyphemus. Copeia 1953:128.
15	Allen, R. 1961. How to hunt the eastern diamondback rattlesnake. Publication of Ross Allen's Reptile Institute, Silver Springs, Florida, USA. 20pp.
16	Allen, P. E. 1963. Never drop your guard. Outdoor Life 131(2):17–19, 124, 126, 128, 130.
17	Allen, P. E. 1976. I've caught 900 deadly snakes. Outdoor Life 157(5):76–77, 180, 182, 184.
18	Allen, W., Jr. 1991. The master excavators: gopher tortoises. Reptile & Amphibian Magazine (July–August):18–23.
19	Allen, M. 1997. Florida Game and Fresh Water Fish Commission's Mitigation Park Program. Tortoise Burrow, Bulletin of the Gopher Tortoise Council 17(1):5–6.
20	Allen, M. 1997. Habitat management plan for Perry Oldenburg Mitigation Park. Florida Game and Fresh Water Fish Commission, Tallahassee, Florida, USA.
21	Allen, M. 1999. Gopher tortoise protection and conservation in Florida. Abstract in G. L. Heinrich and P. A. Meylan, coordinators. A Second Symposium on the Status and Conservation of Florida Turtles and the 1999 Annual Meeting of the Gopher Tortoise Council, 8–11 October 1999, Eckerd College, St. Petersburg, Florida, USA.
22	Allen, M. 2000. Gopher tortoise protection and conservation in Florida. Tortoise Burrow, Bulletin of the Gopher Tortoise Council 20(1):2 (abstract).
23	Alvarez, K. 1998. Gopher tortoises and El Nino. Florida Department of Environmental Protection, Florida Park Service, Resource Management Notes 10(1):7–8.
24	Anderson, C. H. 1949. Gopher hunt. Florida Wildlife 3(6):10–11.
25	Anderson, O. F., and R. E. Herrington. 1992. Gopherus polyphemus (gopher tortoise). Diet. Herpetological Review 23:59.
26	Anonymous. n.d. Cross Florida greenbelt state recreation and conservation area management plan. Volume IV. Report on biological issues. Report for Florida Department of Natural Resources and Canal Authority of State of Florida, University Planning Team, Department Landscape Architecture, College of Architecture, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA. 163pp.
27	Anonymous. 1858. A winter in southern Florida: extracts from the diary of a sportsman. Letter VI [V]. Porter's Spirit of the Times 4(May 8):146–147.
28	Anonymous. 1979. Law enforcement protects the gopher tortoise. Florida Wildlife 32(6):46.
29	Anonymous. 1981. Florida's natural heritage. The Nature Conservancy, Bulletin of the Florida Chapter:3.
30	Anonymous. 1981. Go for gophers is bad news. Florida Wildlife 35(1):47.
31	Anonymous. 1982. Gopher tortoises relocated—and doing fine. Eyes and Ears, Walt Disney World 3(6):2.
32	Anonymous. 1983. Flooding of gopher tortoise burrows may be beneficial. Tortoise Burrow, Bulletin of the Gopher Tortoise Council 3(7):2.
33	Anonymous. 1983. Unlikely pair work together in research of gopher tortoise. Tortoise Burrow, Bulletin of the Gopher Tortoise Council 3(7):1.
34	Anonymous. 1984. Gopher tortoise life threatened. Tortoise Burrow, Bulletin of the Gopher Tortoise Council 4(12):3.
35	Anonymous. 1984. Resolution. Tortoise Burrow, Bulletin of the Gopher Tortoise Council 4(13):3.
36	Anonymous. 1985. Field notes. Florida Game and Fresh Water Fish Commission, The Skimmer 1(2):5.
37	Anonymous. 1985. Citra man arrested for gopher hunting. Tortoise Burrow, Bulletin of the Gopher Tortoise Council 5(15):1.
38	Anonymous. 1985. Environmental Awareness Day. Tortoise Burrow, Bulletin of the Gopher Tortoise Council 5(15):3–4.
39	Anonymous. 1985. Gopher tortoise protection urged. Florida Game and Fresh Water Fish Commission, The Skimmer 1(1):1.
40	Anonymous. 1986. Three southeastern animals proposed for listing: gopher tortoise (Gopherus polyphemus). Endangered Species Technical Bulletin 11(8–9):4–5.
41	Anonymous. 1987. [No title] Tortoise Burrow, Bulletin of the Gopher Tortoise Council 7(24):4.
42	Anonymous. 1987. Concerns being raised over development. Tortoise Burrow, Bulletin of the Gopher Tortoise Council 7(25):3.
43	Anonymous. 1987. Development threatening future of Florida mouse. Tortoise Burrow, Bulletin of the Gopher Tortoise Council 7(22):4.
44	Anonymous. 1987. Gunnery ridge serving as home for tortoises poses dilemma. Tortoise Burrow, Bulletin of the Gopher Tortoise Council 7(22):1–2.
45	Anonymous. 1987. Gopher tortoise population in decline. Tortoise Burrow, Bulletin of the Gopher Tortoise Council 7(23):4–5.
46	Anonymous. 1987. Letters needed (again!). Tortoise Burrow, Bulletin of the Gopher Tortoise Council 7(25):3–4.
47	Anonymous. 1988. Arrest made for having moonshine, animals. Tortoise Burrow, Bulletin of the Gopher Tortoise Council 8(28):5.
48	Anonymous. 1988. Panel discussion: gopher management strategies in sandhill habitats. Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of the Gopher Tortoise Council 6:22–40.
49	Anonymous. 1988. The gopher tortoise: friend or food? Gainesville Herpetological Society Newsletter 4(5):3–4.
50	Anonymous. 1988. Florida losing its valuable scrub land. Tortoise Burrow, Bulletin of the Gopher Tortoise Council 8(28):6.
51	Anonymous. 1988. Gopher tortoise relocation update: guidelines for gopher tortoise relocations. Gainesville Herpetological Society Newsletter 4(8):17–21.
52	Anonymous. 1989. Tortoises to be moved for runway extensions. Tortoise Burrow, Bulletin of the Gopher Tortoise Council 8(29):6.
53	Anonymous. 1989. Tortoises and freshwater turtles: an action plan for their conservation. IUCN/SSC, Gland, Switzerland. 47pp.
54	Anonymous. 1989. New technologies help gopher tortoises. Tortoise Burrow, Bulletin of the Gopher Tortoise Council 9(4):5.
55	Anonymous. 1989. Caladesi's wandering gopher. Florida Department of Natural Resources, Bureau of Science and Technical Services 1(2):2.
56	Anonymous. 1989. Gopher tortoise. Florida Department of Natural Resources, Bureau of Science and Technical Services 1(1):3.
57	Anonymous. 1990. Developer's son fined in tortoise suit. Tortoise Burrow, Bulletin of the Gopher Tortoise Council 11(1):13.
58	Anonymous. 1990. Road kills. Florida Department of Natural Resources, Bureau of Science and Technical Services 2(2):5.
59	Anonymous. 1990. Ninja turtles. Florida Department of Natural Resources, Office of Land Use Planning and Biological Services, Resource Management Notes 2(3):3.
60	Anonymous. 1990. Incidental take of gopher tortoise. Florida Department of Natural Resources, Office of Land Use Planning and Biological Services, Resource Management Notes 2(3):9.
61	Anonymous. 1990. Gopher tortoise exhibit prepared by Dona Bentzein. Tortoise Burrow, Bulletin of the Gopher Tortoise Council 10(2):5–6.
62	Anonymous. 1990. 1990 legislative outlook in Florida. Tortoise Burrow, Bulletin of the Gopher Tortoise Council 10(3):4–5.
63	Anonymous. 1991. Roadkill. Florida Department of Natural Resources, Office of Land Use Planning and Biological Services, Resource Management Notes 3(1):2.
64	Anonymous. 1991. Coastal strand gopher tortoises. Florida Department of Natural Resources, Office of Land Use Planning and Biological Services, Resource Management Notes 3(4):12.
65	Anonymous. 1991. Mine reclamation and the relocation of gopher tortoises. Florida Department of Natural Resources, Office of Land Use Planning and Biological Services, Resource Management Notes 3(2):7–8.
66	Anonymous. 1991. Gopher tortoise studies on DNR-managed areas. Florida Department of Natural Resources, Resource Management Notes 3(2):2.
67	Anonymous. 1991. Assessment of gopher tortoise relocation. Florida Department of Natural Resources, Office of Land Use Planning and Biological Services, Resource Management Notes 3(1):8.
68	Anonymous. 1991. Wildlife habitat picked as Kissimmee utilities site. Gainesville Herpetological Society Newsletter 7(6):8.
69	Anonymous. 1991. Dead tortoise mystery. Florida Department of Natural Resources, Office of Land Use Planning and Biological Services, Resource Management Notes 3(1):5.
70	Anonymous. 1991. Dogs dig tortoises. Florida Department of Natural Resources, Office of Land Use Planning and Biological Services, Resource Management Notes 3(2):4.
71	Anonymous. 1993. Space Center roadkills. Florida Department of Environmental Protection, Office of Resource Management, Resource Management Notes 5(1):7.
72	Anonymous. 1993. Health problems facing Florida gopher tortoise raise questions about relocation policies. Wildlife Rehabilitation Today 4(3):23–24.
73	Anonymous. 1993. Habitat loss puts gopher tortoises at risk. League of Florida Herpetological Societies Newsletter (May):29.
74	Anonymous. 1993. Gopher tortoise research. Florida Department of Natural Resources, Office of Resource Management, Resource Management Notes 5(3):14. (from Tortoise Burrow, April 1993)
75	Anonymous. 1993. Gopher tortoise relocation data compiled. Florida Department of Natural Resources, Office of Resource Management, Resource Management Notes 5(3):14. (from Tortoise Burrow, April 1993)
76	Anonymous. 1993. Gimpy gopher tortoises. Florida Department of Natural Resources, Office of Resource Management, Resource Management Notes 5(3):14. (from Tortoise Burrow, April 1993)
77	Anonymous. 1993. Disease leaves Florida tortoises at risk. Florida Department of Environmental Protection, Office of Resource Management, Resource Management Notes 5(1):7.
78	Anonymous. 1993. Third man arrested on wildlife charges. Reprinted in League of Florida Herpetological Societies Newsletter (November):29.
79	Anonymous. 1994. Gopher tortoise project to be model for relocation programs. Wildlife Rehabilitation Today 5(3):48–50.
80	Anonymous. 1995. Florida habitat saved by GTC. Tortoise Burrow, Bulletin of the Gopher Tortoise Council 15(1):1.
81	Anonymous. 1998. Apalachee WMA habitat restoration project. Tortoise Burrow, Bulletin of the Gopher Tortoise Council 18(2):3.
82	Anonymous. 1999. Revised land and resource management plan for national forests in Florida. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southern Region, Management Bulletin R8-MB-83A, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
83	Anonymous. 2000. Florida's Collier County approves new gopher tortoise protection law. Tortoise Burrow, Bulletin of the Gopher Tortoise Council 20(2):2.
84	Anonymous. 2001. Gopher tortoises—quick reference sheet. Fact Sheet WEC-QRS-047, Department of Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, Florida Cooperative Extension Service, Institute of Food and Agricultural Science, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA. 2pp.
85	Anonymous. 2001. World experts attend International Conference on Relocation of Turtles and Tortoises—Animals in Crisis held in Orlando, Florida. Herp Herald, Newsletter of the Gainesville Herpetological Society 18(1):7, 10–11.
86	Anonymous. 2001. Florida implements new upper respiratory tract disease (URTD) testing policy for off-site tortoise relocation projects. Tortoise Burrow, Bulletin of the Gopher Tortoise Council 21(1):6.
87	Anonymous. 2002–2003. Developer charged with setting gopher tortoise traps. The Tortoise Burrow, Newsletter of the Gopher Tortoise Council 22(4):9.
88	Antonio, F. B. 1986. Florida law: gopher tortoise relocation protocol. Gainesville Herpetological Society Newsletter 3(5):12–15.
89	Arata, A. A. 1958. Notes on the eggs and young of Gopherus polyphemus (Daudin). Quarterly Journal of the Florida Academy of Sciences 21:274–280.
90	Ashton, R. 1988. Where do we go from here? Tortoise Burrow, Bulletin of the Gopher Tortoise Council 8(26):2–3.
91	Ashton, R. 1989. GTC members take action. Tortoise Burrow, Bulletin of the Gopher Tortoise Council 9(2):3–4.
92	Ashton, R. E. 1990. Big problems in Tallahassee emergency alert. Tortoise Burrow, Bulletin of the Gopher Tortoise Council 10(3):2.
93	Ashton, R. E., Jr., and E. L. Mosura. 1991. Florida burrowing owl (Athene cunicularia floridana) usage of gopher tortoise (Gopherus polyphemus) burrows. Florida Scientist 54(Supplement 1):25 (abstract).
94	Ashton, R. E., Jr., and K. J. Ashton. 1991. Gopherus polyphemus (gopher tortoise). Drinking behavior. Herpetological Review 22:55–56.
95	Ashton, R. E., Jr., P. S. Ashton, and E. L. Mosura-Bliss. 1994. Tortoise management as urbanization encroaches. Pages 13–17 in G. Aguirrie, E. D. McCoy, and H. R. Mushinsky, organizers. North American Tortoise Conference, 8–12 October 1994, Durango, Mexico.
96	Ashton, R. E., Jr., E. L. Mosura, and P. S. Ashton. 1994. Relationship between Florida burrowing owls, Athene cunicularia, and gopher tortoise, Gopherus polyphemus: how these relationships are leading to new, multi-species approaches to the development and management of mitigation preserves. Abstract in a symposium on the status and conservation of Florida turtles, 2–3 April 1994, Eckerd College, St. Petersburg, Florida, USA.
97	Ashton, R. E., Jr., P. S. Ashton, and E. L. Mosura-Bliss. 1995. Tortoise management as urbanization encroaches. Publicaciones de la Sociedad Herpetologica Mexicana 2:10–13.
98	Ashton, R. 2001. Ashton Biodiversity Research and Preservation Institute's new Florida Gopher Tortoise Conservation Initiative. Tortoise Burrow, Bulletin of the Gopher Tortoise Council 21(1):8–9.
99	Ashton, R. E., Jr., and P. S. Ashton. 2001. Gopherus polyphemus (gopher tortoise). Use of abandoned burrows by juveniles. Herpetological Review 32:185–186.
100	Ashton, R. 2001. World experts attend international conference “Relocation of Turtles and Tortoises—Animals in Crisis.” Chelonian Research Foundation, Turtle and Tortoise Newsletter No. 3:19–-20.
101	Ashton, R. 2001. Tortoise killing unsolved. Tortoise Burrow, Bulletin of the Gopher Tortoise Council 21(3):3.
102	Ashton, R. 2002–2003. The Gopher Tortoise Conservation Initiative: 2001–2002. The Tortoise Burrow, Newsletter of the Gopher Tortoise Council 22(4):8.
103	Ashton, R. 2003. Applying principles of upland habitat conservation biology to management planning. Pages 27–28 (abstract) in Gopher Tortoise Council 25th Anniversary Meeting, 3–5 October 2003, Wekiwa Springs State Park, Apopka, Florida, USA.
104	Ashton Biodiversity Research & Preservation Institute, Inc. 2000. Gopher tortoises and their ticks do not have or spread heartwater disease. Tortoise Burrow, Bulletin of the Gopher Tortoise Council 20(2):9.
105	Atkins, S., and J. MacMahon. 1967. The Zabski site, Merritt Island, Florida. Florida Anthropologist 20:133–145.
106	Auffenberg, W. 1966. On the courtship of Gopherus polyphemus. Herpetologica 22:113–117.
107	Auffenberg, W. 1969. Tortoise behavior and survival. The Biological Sciences Curriculum Study Patterns of Life Series, Rand McNally, Chicago, Illinois, USA. 38pp.
108	Auffenberg, W. 1976. The genus Gopherus (Testudinidae): Part I. Osteology and relationships of extant species. Bulletin of the Florida State Museum, Biological Sciences 20:47–110.
109	Auffenberg, W. 1978. Gopher tortoise, Gopherus polyphemus (Daudin). Pages 33–35 in R. W. McDiarmid, editor. Rare and endangered biota of Florida. Volume 3. Amphibians and reptiles. University Presses of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA.
110	Auffenberg, W., and R. Franz. 1978. Gopherus polyphemus (Daudin). Gopher tortoise. Catalogue of American Amphibians and Reptiles 215.1–2.
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113	Auffenberg, W., and R. Franz. 1982. The status and distribution of the gopher tortoise (Gopherus polyphemus). Pages 95–126 in R. B. Bury, editor. North American tortoises: conservation and ecology. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Wildlife Research Report No. 12.
114	Auffenberg, W. 1986. Shelter use in gopher tortoises. Gainesville Herpetological Society Newsletter 2(3):10–14.
115	Barbour, T. 1944. Camping in Florida. The Atlantic 173(5):86–90.
116	Bard, A. M. 1989. Resident and relocated tortoises: a comparative study in central Florida, 1985–1989. M.S. Thesis, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida, USA. 42pp.
117	Bard, A. M., I. J. Stout, and T. J. Doonan. 1990. Resident and relocated tortoises: a comparative study in central Florida, 1985–1989. Florida Scientist 53(Supplement 1):35 (abstract).
118	Bard, A. 1993. Caution: critter crossing. Florida Department of Natural Resources, Office of Resource Management, Resource Management Notes 5(3):3.
119	Bard, A., and I. J. Stout. 1995. Habitat use and home range of resident and relocated gopher tortoises in central Florida. Tortoise Burrow, Bulletin of the Gopher Tortoise Council 15(1):12.
120	Barker, J. B., and F. B. Antonio. 1983. Gopherus polyphemus (gopher tortoise) scutellation. Herpetological Review 14:75–76.
121	Bartlett, R. D. 1995. A stroll on the Lake Wales Ridge. Tropical Fish Hobbyist 43(8):110, 112, 114, 116–118, 120, 126, 128, 131.
122	Bartlett, D. 1996. Gopherus tortoises of the east, central, west, and south. Reptiles Magazine 4(6):48–53, 56–58, 60–67.
123	Bartlett, R. D. 1997. Notes from the field. Florida to Florida (with many stops between): part one. Reptiles Magazine 5(3):86–91.
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126	Bearwood, B. 1993. Notes from the Panhandle. Tortoise Burrow, Bulletin of The Gopher Tortoise Council 13(3):3.
127	Bearwood, B. 1995. Notes from the Panhandle. Tortoise Burrow, Bulletin of the Gopher Tortoise Council 15(1):2–3.
128	Bearwood, B. 1995. Notes from the Panhandle. Tortoise Burrow, Bulletin of the Gopher Tortoise Council 15(2):2.
129	Bearwood, B. 1996. Notes from the Florida Panhandle. Tortoise Burrow, Bulletin of the Gopher Tortoise Council 16(1):9.
130	Becht, L. C. 2001. Geospatial analysis for management of an urban population of the gopher tortoise (Gopherus polyphemus) in North Florida. M.S. Thesis, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA. 104pp.
131	Beever, J. W., III. 1992. The Cedar Point Site, western Charlotte County, Florida: a wildlife survey and management plan. Florida Game and Fresh Water Fish Commission, Office of Environmental Services, Southwest Florida Field Office, Punta Gorda, Florida, USA. 84pp.
132	Belinky, G. K. 1970. Robustus. International Turtle & Tortoise Society Journal 4(5):27–29.
133	Beltz, E. 1994. Herp news from around the world: gopher tortoises dying. Vivarium 6(2):8.
134	Beltz, E. 1996. HerPET-POURRI: horrid cruelty in Florida. Bulletin of the Chicago Herpetological Society 31(5):98.
135	Beltz, E. 1998. Herp news from around the world: the human/reptile interface. Vivarium 9(1):12.
136	Bent, A. C. 1961. Life histories of North American birds of prey, Part 2. Dover Publications, New York, New York, USA. 482pp.
137	Bentzien, D. 1987. More on the subject. Tortoise Burrow, Bulletin of the Gopher Tortoise Council 7(24):5.
138	Berish, J. E. 1992. Effects of large-scale clearcutting on a previously-marked gopher tortoise population. Florida Game and Fresh Water Fish Commission, Statewide Wildlife Research Final Performance Report Study No. 7537, Tallahassee, Florida, USA. 22pp.
139	Berish, J. E. 1992. State reports: Florida. Tortoise Burrow, Bulletin of the Gopher Tortoise Council 12(1):7–8.
140	Berish, J. E. 1993. Florida report. Tortoise Burrow, Bulletin of The Gopher Tortoise Council 13(1):6–7.
141	Berish, J. 1994. GTC state report, 1993 Florida. Tortoise Burrow, Bulletin of The Gopher Tortoise Council 14(1):4.
142	Berish, J. E. 1994. Gopher tortoise relocation/mitigation review and technical assistance. Florida Game and Fresh Water Fish Commission, Statewide Wildlife Research Final Performance Report Study No. 7538, Tallahassee, Florida, USA. 8pp.
143	Berish, J. E. 1994. Management plan for the gopher tortoise in Florida. Florida Game and Fresh Water Fish Commission, Statewide Wildlife Research Final Performance Report Study No. 7539, Tallahassee, Florida, USA. 44pp.
144	Berish, J. 1995. Gopher tortoise relocation—the good, the bad and the ugly. Tortoise Burrow, Bulletin of the Gopher Tortoise Council 15(1):12–13.
145	Berish, J. E. 1995. GTC state report 1994 Florida. Tortoise Burrow, Bulletin of the Gopher Tortoise Council 15(1):3.
146	Berish, J. E. 1995. Identification of gopher tortoise restocking sites. Florida Game and Fresh Water Fish Commission Final Report Study No. 7536, Tallahassee, Florida, USA. 7pp.
147	Berish, J. E. 1996. Follow-up demographic survey of a previously-studied gopher tortoise population. Florida Game and Fresh Water Fish Commission Final Report Study No. 7537, Tallahassee, Florida, USA. 14pp.
148	Berish, J. E. 1996. GTC state report—1995 Florida. Tortoise Burrow, Bulletin of the Gopher Tortoise Council 16(1):5–6.
149	Berish, J. E. 1997. GTC state report 1996 Florida. Tortoise Burrow, Bulletin of the Gopher Tortoise Council 17(1):9.
150	Berish, J. E. 1997. Distribution and prevalence of upper respiratory tract disease in gopher tortoises. Florida Game and Fresh Water Fish Commission, Tallahassee, Florida, USA. 25pp.
151	Berish, J. E. 1998. State reports: Florida. Tortoise Burrow, Bulletin of the Gopher Tortoise Council 18(1):5–6.
152	Berish, J. E. 1998. 1998 state reports: Florida. Tortoise Burrow, Bulletin of the Gopher Tortoise Council 18(4):4–5.
153	Berish, J. E. 2000–2001. State reports: Florida. Tortoise Burrow, Bulletin of the Gopher Tortoise Council 20(3):7.
154	Berish, J. E. 2001. Management considerations for the gopher tortoise in Florida. Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission Final Report, Tallahassee, Florida, USA. 44pp.
155	Berish, J. 2002–2003. State reports: Florida. The Tortoise Burrow, Newsletter of the Gopher Tortoise Council 22(4):2–3.
156	Berish, J., R. Birkhead, and G. Heinrich. 2003. Frequently asked questons. Tortoise Burrow, Newsletter of the Gopher Tortoise Council 23(1, 2):8–9.
157	Berish, J. E. 2003. Conserving ancient dunes, black holes, and reclusive reptiles: 25 years of GTC. Page 29 (abstract) in Gopher Tortoise Council 25th Anniversary Meeting, 3–5 October 2003, Wekiwa Springs State Park, Apopka, Florida, USA.
158	Berish (Diemer), J. E. 1991. Identification of critical gopher tortoise habitat in south Florida. Florida Game and Fresh Water Fish Commission, Bureau of Wildlife Research Final Report Study No. 7539, Tallahassee, Florida, USA. 23pp.
159	Beyer, S. M. 1993. Habitat relations of juvenile gopher tortoises and a preliminary report of upper respiratory tract disease (URTD) in gopher tortoises. M.S. Thesis, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa, USA. 95pp.
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163	Blatchley, W. S. 1931. My nature nook or notes on the natural history of the vicinity of Dunedin, Florida. Nature Publishing Company, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA. 302pp.
164	Blihovde, W. B. 1999. Love thy neighbor: gopher frog (Rana capito) site fidelity at gopher tortoise burrows. Abstract in G. L. Heinrich and P. A. Meylan, coordinators. A Second Symposium on the Status and Conservation of Florida Turtles and the 1999 Annual Meeting of the Gopher Tortoise Council, 8–11 October 1999, Eckerd College, St. Petersburg, Florida, USA.
165	Blihovde, W. B. 2000. Gopher frog (Rana capito) site fidelity at gopher tortoise burrows. Tortoise Burrow, Bulletin of the Gopher Tortoise Council 20(1):4 (abstract).
166	Blihovde, W. B. 2000. Terrestrial behavior of the Florida gopher frog (Rana capito aesopus). M.S. Thesis, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida, USA. 85pp.
167	Blihovde, B. 2002–2003. Tortoise die-off at Rock Springs Run State Preserve. The Tortoise Burrow, Newsletter of the Gopher Tortoise Council 22(4):7.
168	Blihovde, B. 2003. Documentation of a large-scale gopher tortoise (Gopherus polyphemus) mortality event in central Florida. Page 32 (abstract) in Gopher Tortoise Council 25th Anniversary Meeting, 3–5 October 2003, Wekiwa Springs State Park, Apopka, Florida, USA.
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171	Braddock, J. E. 1962. A gopher named "Tuffy." Florida Naturalist 35:46.
172	Brandt, L. A., K. L. Montgomery, A. W. Saunders, and F. J. Mazzotti. 1993. Gopherus polyphemus (gopher tortoise). Burrows. Herpetological Review 24:149.
173	Brantly, R. M. 1985. Florida is getting there. Tortoise Burrow, Bulletin of the Gopher Tortoise Council 5(16):2–3.
174	Breininger, D. R., P. A. Schmalzer, D. A. Rydine, and C. R. Hinkle. 1988. Burrow and habitat relationships of the gopher tortoise in coastal scrub and slash pine flatwoods on Merritt Island, Florida. Florida Game and Fresh Water Fish Commission, Nongame Wildlife Program Final Report Project GFC-84-016. 238pp.
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