Front. Ecol. Evol. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution Front. Ecol. Evol. 2296-701X Frontiers Media S.A. 10.3389/fevo.2023.1241430 Ecology and Evolution Correction Corrigendum: Do freshwater turtles use rainfall to increase nest success? Geller Gregory A. 1 * Doody J. Sean 2 Clulow Simon 3 Duncan Richard P. 3 1 Independent Researcher, North Freedom, WI, United States 2 Department of Integrative Biology, University of South Florida, St. Petersburg, FL, United States 3 Centre for Conservation Ecology and Genomics, Institute for Applied Ecology, University of Canberra, Bruce, ACT, Australia

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 A corrigendum on Do freshwater turtles use rainfall to increase nest success? by Geller GA, Doody JS, Clulow S and Duncan RP (2022) Front. Ecol. Evol. 10:852175. doi: 10.3389/fevo.2022.852175 nest predation predator cues nesting rain barometric pressure Reptilia Testudines section-in-acceptance Behavioral and Evolutionary Ecology

In the published article, there was an error in Table 5 as published. In the Comments column for Dawson et al., 2014, we wrote “Shows lack of effect of rain before nest construction; relevant rainfall amounts not reported”. This was incorrect. The revised Comment reads as follows:

“Red foxes may use a wider array of nest location cues than some other predators; relevant rainfall amounts not reported”.

Papers suggesting freshwater turtle nest survival is not enhanced by rainfall.

Citations Turtle species Mammalian predator species Temporal association with rain Comments
Wilhoft et al., 1979 Artificial nests Procyon lotor Artificial nest excavation spiked after 0.73 cm of rainfall Proposed that this small amount of rainfall was not enough to significantly reduce nest location cues
Congdon et al., 1983 Emydoidea blandingii Procyon lotor, Vulpes vulpes Noted late-season nest predation during or soon after rainfall Relevant rainfall amounts not reported; does not refer to newly constructed turtle nests
Congdon et al., 1987 Chelydra serpentina Procyon lotor, Vulpes vulpes Noted predation on nests older than 6 days during or soon after rainfall Relevant rainfall amounts not reported; noted that Vulpes were responsible for most nest depredation after 7 days
Brooks et al., 1992 Glyptemys insculpta unspecified Only nest predation was on late-season nests in a week in which rain occurred Predators involved and relevant rainfall amounts not reported; does not refer to newly constructed turtle nests
Spencer, 2002 Emydura macquarii Vulpes vulpes Rainfall concurrent with nest construction did not influence nest predation risk Red foxes may have heightened sensory abilities and use a wider array of nest location cues than some other predators
Wirsing et al., 2012 Chelydra serpentina, Chrysemys picta mostly Procyon lotor Rainfall presence/absence or amount did not significantly affect nest predation rates Relevant rainfall amounts and within-day timing relative to nest construction and predation not assessed/reported
Schwanz et al., 2010 Chrysemys picta Procyon lotor May and June rainfall totals were not correlated with annual nest predation rates Temporal relationships of nest construction, precipitation, and predator encounters were not assessed
Dawson et al., 2014 Artificial nests Vulpes vulpes Number of artificial nests excavated in a day was not significantly correlated with amount of rain in the preceding 24 hours or 7 days Red foxes may use a wider array of nest location cues than some other predators; relevant rainfall amounts not reported
Buzuleciu et al., 2016 Artificial nests Procyon lotor 2 cm of water applied to artificial nests did not reduce excavation rates Treatment application was localized to the nest level, not over the larger areas that would be affected during natural rainfall
Bougie et al., 2020 Glyptemys insculpta Procyon lotor, Mephitis mephitis Rainfall on the day of nesting did not affect nest predation rates Relevant rainfall amounts and within-day timing relative to nest construction not assessed/reported

The authors apologize for this error and state that this does not change the scientific conclusions of the article in any way. The original article has been updated.

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