Reproductive characteristics of female midland painted turtles (Chrysemys picta marginata) from a population on Beaver Island, Michigan

Copeia

Volumn , Issue 2, 2003, Pages 326-336

  Rowe, John W ^a,b   Coval, Kristy A ^a   Campbell, Karen C ^a  

^a DAEMEN COLLEGE   (United States)

^b ALMA COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLUTCH SIZE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY; SEXUAL MATURITY; TURTLE;

BEAVER ISLAND; MICHIGAN; UNITED STATES;

ACRONICTA LEPORINA; AMPHIBIA; CASTOR FIBER; CHRYSEMYS; CHRYSEMYS PICTA; CHRYSEMYS PICTA MARGINATA; CLEMMYS; REPTILIA; TESTUDINES; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0038461901     PISSN: 00458511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1643/0045-8511(2003)003[0326:RCOFMP]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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