Growth patterns of two widely distributed freshwater turtles and a comparison of common methods used to estimate age

Australian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 50, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 477-490

  Spencer, Ricky John ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE DETERMINATION; DEMOGRAPHY; FRESHWATER ENVIRONMENT; GROWTH MODELING; TURTLE;

AUSTRALIA;

AMPHIBIA; CHELODINA; CHELODINA EXPANSA; EMYDURA; EMYDURA MACQUARII; REPTILIA; TESTUDINES; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0036909187     PISSN: 0004959X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/ZO01066     Document Type: Article

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