Sexual and seasonal differences in behavior of Trachemys scripta (Testudines: Emydidae)

Journal of Herpetology

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 511-515

  Thomas, R Brent ^a,c   Vogrin, Nuša ^b   Altig, Ronald ^a  

^a MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b University of South Carolina ^*  (Slovenia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA UPSTATE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EMYDIDAE; TESTUDINES; TRACHEMYS SCRIPTA;

EID: 0032707334     PISSN: 00221511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1565656     Document Type: Article

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