Nesting migrations in a population of the european pond turtle emys orbicularis (l.) (chelonia emydidae) from central italy

Ethology Ecology and Evolution

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 297-304

  Rovero, F ^a   Chelazzi, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Emys orbicularis (L.); Hatching; Nesting migration; Reptiles; Turtles

Indexed keywords

EMYS ORBICULARIS;

EID: 0030472430     PISSN: 03949370     EISSN: 18287131     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08927014.1996.9522920     Document Type: Article

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