Movements and habitat use of subadult alligator snapping turtles (Macroclemys temminckii) in Louisiana

American Midland Naturalist

Volumn 135, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 60-67

  Harrel, J Brent ^a   Allen, Charles M ^a   Hebert, Steve J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA AT MONROE   (United States)

^b LOUISIANA DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE AND FISHERIES   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

MACROCLEMYS TEMMINCKII;

EID: 0030060898     PISSN: 00030031     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2426872     Document Type: Article

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