Size related survival of headstarted redbelly turtles (Pseudemys rubriventris) in Massachusetts

Journal of Herpetology

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 524-527

  Haskell, Alison ^a,c   Graham, Terry E ^b   Griffin, Curtice R ^a   Hestbeck, Jay B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^b WORCESTER STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c US Fish & Wildlife Service Massachusetts   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PSEUDEMYS RUBRIVENTRIS; TESTUDINES;

EID: 0030424697     PISSN: 00221511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1565695     Document Type: Article

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