Over the past couple of years I have scoured every library and online resource available to me for anything related to leopard tortoises. On this thread I have compiled a list of research articles that I have found and have been suggested to me that have been more helpful and interesting than any book or other publication I have reviewed. I hope others will find the articles and study's below as useful as I have.
If anyone has any additional case studies or articles specifically about leopard tortoises, feel free to share them here.
- Mitochondrial phylogeography and subspecies of the wide-range sub-Saharan leopard tortoise: http://www.iucn-tftsg.org/wp-content/uploads/file/Articles/Fritz_etal_2010a.pdf
- Intake, apparent digestibility, and digesta passage in leopard tortoises (Geochelone pardalis) fed a complete, extruded feed: http://digitalcommons.calpoly.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1506&context=theses&sei-redir=1#
- Efficacy of Leopard Tortoise Farming in Tanzania (Geochelone Pardalis Babcocki) farming in Tanzania: http://www.africa.kyoto-u.ac.jp/kiroku/asm_normal/abstracts/pdf/19-4/187-199.pdf
- Community attitudes to tortoises (Geochelone pardalis babcocki) and their conservation in northern Tanzania: http://repository.kulib.kyoto-u.ac.jp/dspace/bitstream/2433/68178/1/ASM_19_201.pdf
- Influence of the calcium content of the diet offered to leopard tortoises: http://africantortoise.com/leopard.pdf
- Sighting frequency and food habits of the leopard tortoise, in northern Tanzania: http://africantortoise.com/AfJEcoPardalis2001-1.pdf
- Occurrence and activity budget of the leopard tortoise, in Northern Tanzania: Could not find a link. I have a PDF copy available.
Note: The websites I have linked in this post were found through a simple google search. I do have a PDF copy of each of these studies if the links become inactive. Feel free to email me and request a copy in that case.
If anyone has any additional case studies or articles specifically about leopard tortoises, feel free to share them here.
- Mitochondrial phylogeography and subspecies of the wide-range sub-Saharan leopard tortoise: http://www.iucn-tftsg.org/wp-content/uploads/file/Articles/Fritz_etal_2010a.pdf
- Intake, apparent digestibility, and digesta passage in leopard tortoises (Geochelone pardalis) fed a complete, extruded feed: http://digitalcommons.calpoly.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1506&context=theses&sei-redir=1#
- Efficacy of Leopard Tortoise Farming in Tanzania (Geochelone Pardalis Babcocki) farming in Tanzania: http://www.africa.kyoto-u.ac.jp/kiroku/asm_normal/abstracts/pdf/19-4/187-199.pdf
- Community attitudes to tortoises (Geochelone pardalis babcocki) and their conservation in northern Tanzania: http://repository.kulib.kyoto-u.ac.jp/dspace/bitstream/2433/68178/1/ASM_19_201.pdf
- Influence of the calcium content of the diet offered to leopard tortoises: http://africantortoise.com/leopard.pdf
- Sighting frequency and food habits of the leopard tortoise, in northern Tanzania: http://africantortoise.com/AfJEcoPardalis2001-1.pdf
- Occurrence and activity budget of the leopard tortoise, in Northern Tanzania: Could not find a link. I have a PDF copy available.
Note: The websites I have linked in this post were found through a simple google search. I do have a PDF copy of each of these studies if the links become inactive. Feel free to email me and request a copy in that case.