Nesting ecology of Blanding's turtle (Emydoidea blandingii) in Nova Scotia, the northeastern limit of the species' range

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 77, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 1609-1614

  Standing, K Lorraine ^a   Herman, Thomas B ^a   Morrison, Ian P ^b  

^a ACADIA UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b Kejimkujik National Park   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLUTCH SIZE; NESTING; RECRUITMENT; REPRODUCTION; SITE FIDELITY; TURTLE;

CANADA; KEJIMKUJIK NATIONAL PARK; NOVA SCOTIA;

EMYDOIDEA BLANDINGII;

EID: 0033492357     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/cjz-77-10-1609     Document Type: Article

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