Feeding patterns of Pelusios castaneus (Chelonia: pleurodira)

Netherlands Journal of Zoology

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 429-441

  Lemell, P ^a   Weisgram, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

Feeding; Kinematics; Pleurodires; Turtle

Indexed keywords

AMPHIUMA MEANS; CAUDATA; GASTROPODA; PELUSIOS CASTANEUS; PLEURODIRA; TESTUDINES;

FEEDING PATTERN; MUD TURTLE;

AFRICA, (WEST);

EID: 0031396176     PISSN: 00282960     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156854297x00102     Document Type: Article

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