Nesting ecology and predation of Diamondback Terrapins, Malaclemys terrapin, at Gateway National Recreation Area, New York

Journal of Herpetology

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 517-526

  Feinberg, Jeremy A ^a,b   Burke, Russell L ^a  

^a HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BROOKHAVEN NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EMYDIDAE; MALACLEMYS TERRAPIN; PROCYON; PROCYON LOTOR;

EID: 0141461588     PISSN: 00221511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1670/207-02A     Document Type: Article

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