Diamondback terrapin (Malaclemys terrapin) mortality in crab pots

Conservation Biology

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 1166-1172

  Roosenburg, Willem M ^a,e   Cresko, William ^b   Modesitte, Michael ^c   Robbins, Matthew B ^d  

^a OHIO UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CLARK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^d Department of Economics and Business Randolph Macon College   (United States)

^e FROSTBURG STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BYCATCH; CRAB POT; DIAMONDBACK TERRAPIN; MORTALITY; SEX RATIO;

CHESAPEAKE BAY; MARYLAND; USA;

MALACLEMYS TERRAPIN;

EID: 0031422119     PISSN: 08888892     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1523-1739.1997.95443.x     Document Type: Article

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