Click on the reference number to get species and topics for the reference.

1	Allen, E. R., and W. T. Neill. 1951. The gopher. Florida Wildlife 5(7):10, 32.
2	Allen, E. R., and W. T. Neill. 1953. Juveniles of the tortoise Gopherus polyphemus. Copeia 1953:128.
3	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.
4	Auffenberg, W., and J. B. Iverson. 1979. Demography of terrestrial turtles. Pages 541–569 in M. Harless and H. Morlock, editors. Turtles: perspectives and research. John Wiley & Sons, New York, New York, USA.
5	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.
6	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.
7	Burke, R. L. 1987. An experimental relocation and reintroduction of a gopher tortoise population. M.S. Thesis, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA. 49pp.
8	Butler, J. A. 1991. Detection and protection of gopher tortoise egg nests. Page 48 (abstract) in Proceedings of the Joint Meeting of the 34th Annual Meeting of the Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles and 39th Annual Meeting of the Herpetologists' League, 6–11 August 1991, Penn State University, University Park, Pennsylvania, USA.
9	Butler, J. A., and T. W. Hull. 1996. Reproduction of the tortoise, Gopherus polyphemus, in northeastern Florida. Journal of Herpetology 30:14–18.
10	Colson-Moon, J., H. Mushinsky, E. McCoy, and S. Karl. 2003. Multiple paternity and mating system in the gopher tortoise. Page 31 (abstract) in Gopher Tortoise Council 25th Anniversary Meeting, 3–5 October 2003, Wekiwa Springs State Park, Apopka, Florida, USA.
11	Cutts, W. 1992. Gopher tortoise reproduction Caladesi Island. Florida Department of Natural Resources, Office of Land Use Planning and Biological Services, Resource Management Notes 4(1):3.
12	Diemer, J. E. 1984. Gopher tortoise status and harvest impact determination: a progress report. Florida Game and Fresh Water Fish Commission, Wildlife Research Laboratory, Gainesville, Florida, USA. 51pp. (Unpublished Report)
13	Diemer, J. E. 1989. Gopherus polyphemus gopher tortoise. Pages 14–16 in I. R. Swingland and M. W. Klemens, editors. The conservation biology of tortoises. Occasional Papers of the IUCN Survival Committee No. 5.
14	Diemer, J. E. 1990. Reproductive biology of gopher tortoises in north-central Florida. Page 78 (abstract) in Proceedings of the 70th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists, 6th Annual Meeting of the American Elasmobranch Society, 5th North American Meeting of the Society of the History of Natural History, and 16th Annual Meeting of the Southeastern Fishes Council, 14–20 June 1990, College Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina, USA.
15	Diemer, J. E., and C. T. Moore. 1994. Reproduction of gopher tortoises in north-central Florida. Pages 129–137 in R. B. Bury and D. J. Germano, editors. Biology of North American tortoises. U.S. Department Interior National Biological Survey, Fish and Wildlife Research 13, Washington, D.C.
16	Diemer Berish, J. E., and C. T. Moore. 1993. Gopher tortoise response to large-scale clearcutting in northern Florida. Proceedings of the Annual Conference of the Southeastern Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies 47:419–426.
17	Dodd, C. K., Jr. 1988. Desert and gopher tortoises: perspectives on conservation approaches. Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of the Gopher Tortoise Council 5:54–72.
18	Epperson, D. M., and L. D. Wendland. 1997. Gopherus polyphemus (gopher tortoise). Nesting. Herpetological Review 28:87.
19	Fisher, G. C. 1917. "Gopher pulling" in Florida. American Museum Journal 17:291–293.
20	Florida Game and Fresh Water Fish Commission. 1987. 1986–87 annual report. Tallahassee, Florida, USA. 32pp.
21	Florida Game and Fresh Water Fish Commission. 1988. 1987–88 annual report. Tallahassee, Florida, USA. 32pp.
22	Floyd, J. M. 1985. The miracle of life. Tortoise Burrow, Bulletin of the Gopher Tortoise Council 5(17):5.
23	Franz, R. 1986. The Florida gopher frog and the Florida pine snake as burrow associates of the gopher tortoise in northern Florida. Pages 16–20 in Proceedings of the 5th Annual Meeting of the Gopher Tortoise Council, Gainesville, Florida, USA.
24	Germano, D. J. 1994. Comparative life histories of North American tortoises. Pages 175–185 in R. B. Bury and D. J. Germano, editors. Biology of North American tortoises. U.S. Department Interior National Biological Survey, Fish and Wildlife Research 13, Washington, D.C.
25	Hallinan, T. 1923. Observations made in Duval County, northern Florida, on the gopher tortoise (Gopherus polyphemus). Copeia 1923:11–20.
26	Harcourt, H. 1889. Home life in Florida. John P. Morton and Company, Louisville, Kentucky, USA. 433pp.
27	Hawkins, R. 1993. Gopher tortoise restocking—research needs. Tortoise Burrow, Bulletin of The Gopher Tortoise Council 13(3):8–9.
28	Hermann, E. 1983. Survival of the gopher tortoise: who cares anyway? Tortoise Burrow, Bulletin of the Gopher Tortoise Council 3(8):1–3.
29	Hubbard, H. G. 1893. The Florida land tortoise-gopher, Gopherus polyphemus. Science 22:57–58.
30	Hutt, A. 1967. The gopher tortoise, a versatile vegetarian. Florida Wildlife 21(7):20–24.
31	Iverson, J. B. 1980. The reproductive biology of Gopherus polyphemus (Chelonia: Testudinidae). American Midland Naturalist 103:353–359.
32	Jones, W. 1994. Go-pher-it! Florida Department of Environmental Protection, Office of Resource Management, Resource Management Notes 6(2):8.
33	Kenefick, J. H. 1954. Observations in egg laying of the tortoise Gopherus polyphemus. Copeia 1954:228–229.
34	Landers, J. L., W. A. McRae, and J. A. Garner. 1982. Growth and maturity of the gopher tortoise in southwestern Georgia. Bulletin of the Florida State Museum, Biological Sciences 27:81–110.
35	Linley, T. R. 1987. Proximate organic composition of energy content of eggs and hatchlings of the gopher tortoise, Gopherus polyphemus (Daudin). M.S. Thesis, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida, USA. 43pp.
36	Linley, T. R. 1988. Tortoise density, age/size class distribution and reproductive parameters of a central Florida population of Gopherus polyphemus. Proceedings of Annual Meeting of the Gopher Tortoise Council 5:21–32.
37	Macdonald, L. A. 1994. Reintroduction of gopher tortoises, Gopherus polyphemus, to reclaimed phosphate-mined land. Abstract in a symposium on the status and conservation of Florida turtles, 2–3 April 1994, Eckerd College, St. Petersburg, Florida, USA.
38	Macdonald, L. 1995. Relocations, exasperation—a survey of refuges and refugees. Tortoise Burrow, Bulletin of the Gopher Tortoise Council 15(1):13.
39	Macdonald, L. A. 1996. Reintroduction of gopher tortoises (Gopherus polyphemus) to reclaimed phosphate land. Florida Institute Phosphate Research Publication No. 03-105-126, Bartow, Florida, USA.
40	McLaughlin, G. S. 1990. Ecology of gopher tortoises (Gopherus polyphemus) on Sanibel Island, Florida. M.S. Thesis, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa, USA. 115pp.
41	Mushinsky, H. R., E. D. McCoy, and D. S. Wilson. 1994. Responses of gopher tortoise to habitat fragmentation. Abstract in a symposium on the status and conservation of Florida turtles, 2–3 April 1994, Eckerd College, St. Petersburg, Florida, USA.
42	Mushinsky, H. R. 1994. Ecology of the gopher tortoise. Pages 75–79 in G. Aguirrie, E. D. McCoy, and H. R. Mushinsky, organizers. North American Tortoise Conference, 8–12 October 1994, Durango, Mexico.
43	Nicol, E. 1984. We did it, we did it! Tortoise Burrow, Bulletin of the Gopher Tortoise Council 4(12):5.
44	Osterman, T. R. 1985. Tortoise density, age/size class distribution and reproductive output in a central Florida population of Gopherus polyphemus. Tortoise Burrow, Bulletin of the Gopher Tortoise Council 5(14):2–3.
45	Palmer, B. D. 1987. Histology and functional morphology of the female reproductive tract of the tortoise, Gopherus polyphemus. M.S. Thesis, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA. 87pp.
46	Palmer, B. D., and L. J. Guillette, Jr. 1988. Histology and functional morphology of the female reproductive tract of the tortoise Gopherus polyphemus. American Journal of Anatomy 183:200–211.
47	Palmer, B. D., and L. G. Guillette, Jr. 1990. Morphological changes in the oviducal endometrium during the reproductive cycle of the tortoise, Gopherus polyphemus. Journal of Morphology 204:323–333.
48	Pike, D. A., and L. Pierpont. 2003. Gopherus polyphemus (gopher tortoise). Nesting. Herpetological Review 34:240–241.
49	Reid, G. K. 1991. The gopher tortoise: landlord of the sandhills. Florida Naturalist 64(1):3–5.
50	Small, C. R., L. A. MacDonald, and L. Hoffman. 1994. The effects of reintroduction on reproduction of gopher tortoises (Gopherus polyphemus) in west-central Florida. Florida Scientist 57(Supplement 1):36 (abstract).
51	Small, C. R., L. A. MacDonald, and L. Hoffman. 1994. The effects of reintroduction on reproduction of gopher tortoises. Abstract in a symposium on the status and conservation of Florida turtles, 2–3 April 1994, Eckerd College, St. Petersburg, Florida, USA.
52	Small, C. R. 1997. Reproduction and growth in relocated and resident gopher tortoises (Gopherus polyphemus) on reclaimed phosphate-mined lands. M.S. Thesis, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida, USA. 107pp.
53	Small, C. R., and L. A. MacDonald. 2001. Reproduction and growth in relocated and resident gopher tortoises (Gopherus polyphemus) on reclaimed phosphate-mined lands: final report. Florida Institute of Phosphate Research Publication No. 93-105-145, Bartow, Florida, USA. 60pp.
54	Smith, L. L. 1992. Nesting ecology, female home range and activity patterns, and hatchling survivorship in the gopher tortoise (Gopherus polyphemus). M.S. Thesis, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA. 106pp.
55	Smith, L. L. 1995. Nesting ecology, female home range and activity, and population size-class structure of the gopher tortoise, Gopherus polyphemus, in the Katharine Ordway Preserve, Putnam County, Florida. Bulletin of the Florida Museum of Natural History 37, Part I(4):97–126.
56	Spillan, T. 1982. Patrick's project. Florida Wildlife 35(6):32–35.
57	Taylor, R. W., Jr. 1982. Seasonal aspects of the reproductive biology of the gopher tortoise, Gopherus polyphemus. Dissertation, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA. 90pp.
58	Waddle, J. H., C. Guyer, and S. M. Hermann. 2000. The effect of habitat on the distribution patterns and mating opportunities of gopher tortoises, Gopherus polyphemus. Page 365 (abstract) in Joint Meeting of the 80th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists, 16th Annual Meeting of the American Elasmobranch Society, Neotropical Ichthyological Association, 48th Annual Meeting of the Herpetologists' League, Canadian Association of Herpetologists, and the 43rd Annual Meeting of the Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles; 14–20 June 2000, Universidad Autonoma de Baja California Sur, La Paz, Baja California Sur, Mexico.
59	Williams, J. L. 1962. The Territory of Florida or sketches of the topography, civil and natural history, of the country, the climate, and the Indian tribes, from the first discovery to the present time. [A facsimile reproduction of the 1837 edition, with an introduction by Herbert J. Doherty, Jr.] University of Florida Press, Gainesville, Florida, USA. 304pp.
60	Williams, J. L. 1976. A view of West Florida. [A facsimile reproduction of the 1827 edition with an introduction and index by Herbert J. Doherty, Jr.] University Presses of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA. 178pp.

Back to Florida Herp Bibliography home