Concept and design of the Madagascar side-necked turtle Erymnochelys madagascariensis breeding facility at Ampijoroa, Madagascar

Dodo

Volumn 36, Issue , 2000, Pages 62-74

  Kuchling, Gerald ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Captive breeding; Conservation strategy; Erymnochelys madagascariensis; Headstarting; Madagascar side necked turtle; Pond design

Indexed keywords

ERYMNOCHELYS MADAGASCARIENSIS; PLEURODIRA; TESTUDINES;

EID: 0346907996     PISSN: 02655640     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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