Seasonal activity patterns and diet divergence of three sympatric afrotropical tortoise species (genus Kinixys)

Contributions to Zoology

Volumn 72, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 211-220

  Luiselli, Luca ^a  

^a FIZV   (Italy)

Author keywords

Food niche; Kinixys belliana nogueyi; Kinixys erosa; Kinixys homeana; Niger Delta; Nigeria; Tortoises

Indexed keywords

ANNELIDA; ARANEIDAE; COLEOPTERA; DERMAPTERA; EROSA; FUNGI; GASTROPODA; ISOPTERA; KINIXYS; KINIXYS BELLIANA; KINIXYS EROSA; KINIXYS HOMEANA; PULMONATA; TESTUDINIDAE; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0142059637     PISSN: 00678546     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/18759866-07204002     Document Type: Article

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