Road mortality of Snapping Turtles, Chelydra serpentina, in central Ontario during their nesting period

Canadian Field-Naturalist

Volumn 114, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 106-110

  Haxton, Tim ^a  

^a ONTARIO MINISTRY OF NATURAL RESOURCES   (Canada)

Author keywords

Chelydra serpentina; Nesting; Ontario; Road mortality; Snapping Turtle

Indexed keywords

MORTALITY; NESTING; ROAD; TURTLE;

CANADA;

AMPHIBIA; CHELYDRA SERPENTINA; CHELYDRIDAE; REPTILIA; TESTUDINES;

EID: 0034012573     PISSN: 00083550     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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