Aggressive interactions and mating in wild populations of the European pond turtle Emys orbicularis

Journal of Herpetology

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 258-263

  Rovero, Francesco ^a   Lebboroni, Marco ^a   Chelazzi, Guido ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EMYDIDAE; EMYS ORBICULARIS; TESTUDINES;

EID: 0032706854     PISSN: 00221511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1565723     Document Type: Article

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