Growth, allometry and sexual dimorphism in the Florida box turtle, Terrapene carolina bauri

Herpetological Journal

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 72-78

  Ernst, Carl H ^a   Wilgenbusch, James C ^a   Boucher, Timothy P ^a   Sekscienski, Steven W ^b  

^a GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Environmental Conservation Branch   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TERRAPENE CAROLINA;

EID: 0031748310     PISSN: 02680130     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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