Competition for basking places between the endangered European pond turtle (Emys orbicularis galloitalica) and the introduced red- Eared slider (Trachemys scripta elegans)

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 81, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 1392-1398

  Cadi, A ^a   Joly, P ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMMERCE; WATER;

BASKING SITES;

BIODIVERSITY;

ENDANGERED SPECIES; INTERSPECIFIC COMPETITION; INTRODUCED SPECIES; NATIVE SPECIES; TURTLE;

ANIMALIA; EMYDIDAE; EMYS; EMYS ORBICULARIS; TESTUDINES; TRACHEMYS; TRACHEMYS SCRIPTA; TRACHEMYS SCRIPTA ELEGANS;

EID: 0344718876     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/z03-108     Document Type: Article

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