Gregarious Behavior of Nesting Turtles (Carettochelys insculpta) Does Not Reduce Nest Predation Risk

Copeia

Volumn , Issue 4, 2003, Pages 894-898

  Doody, J Sean ^a   Sims, Rachel A ^a   Georges, Arthur ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANBERRA   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NESTING BEHAVIOR; PREDATION RISK; TURTLE;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA;

AMPHIBIA; ANIMALIA; CARETTOCHELYS INSCULPTA; REPTILIA; SUS SCROFA; TESTUDINES;

EID: 0347365834     PISSN: 00458511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1643/h203-012.1     Document Type: Article

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