Individual, local and subspecific variation in female Hermann's tortoise (Testudo hermanni) reproductive characters

Contributions to Zoology

Volumn 72, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 221-226

  Longepierre, S ^a,b   Grenot, C ^a   Hailey, A ^c,d  

^a ECOLE NORMALE SUPÉRIEURE   (France)

^b Laboratoire Environnement Marin Littoral   (France)

^c ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Clutch characters; Conservation; Egg production; Testudo hermanni; Tortoise

Indexed keywords

TESTUDO; TESTUDO HERMANNI; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0142122909     PISSN: 00678546     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/18759866-07204003     Document Type: Article

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