Overwintering in the nest by hatchling map turtles (Graptemys geographica)

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 82, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 1211-1218

  Nagle, Roy D ^a   Lutz, Clayton L ^a,b   Pyle, Andrew L ^a,c  

^a JUNIATA COLLEGE   (United States)

^b ARIZONA GAME AND FISH DEPARTMENT   (United States)

^c Asociación Programa Restauración de Tortuga Marinas PRETOMA   (Costa Rica)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; SOCIAL ASPECTS; THERMAL EFFECTS;

EGG DEPOSITION; HATCHLING MAPS; INTERACTIVE EFFECTS; NEST CAVITIES;

BIODIVERSITY;

EMERGENCE; HATCHING; OVERWINTERING; TURTLE;

NORTH AMERICA; PENNSYLVANIA; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

GRAPTEMYS GEOGRAPHICA; TESTUDINES;

EID: 12744260241     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/Z04-096     Document Type: Article

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