Body mass condition and management of captive European tortoises

Herpetological Journal

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 115-121

  Willemsen, R E ^a   Hailey, A ^b   Longepierre, S ^c   Grenot, C ^c  

^a Aristotelian Univ of Thessaloniki ^*  (Netherlands)

^b ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

^c ECOLE NORMALE SUPÉRIEURE   (France)

Author keywords

Captivity; Condition index; Management; Testudo; Tortoise

Indexed keywords

TESTUDINIDAE; TESTUDO; TESTUDO GRAECA; TESTUDO HERMANNI HERMANNI; TESTUDO MARGINATA;

EID: 0036665294     PISSN: 02680130     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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