Aspects of comparative thermal ecology of sympatric hinge-back tortoises (Kinixys homeana and Kinixys erosa) in the Niger Delta, southern Nigeria

African Journal of Ecology

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 64-69

  Luiselli, Luca ^a  

^a FIZV   (Italy)

Author keywords

Ecology; Nigeria; Rainforest; Thermoregulation; Tortoises

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOR; RAINFOREST; REPTILE; THERMOREGULATION;

AFRICA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; NIGER DELTA; NIGERIA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA; WORLD;

EROSA; KINIXYS EROSA; KINIXYS HOMEANA; TESTUDINIDAE;

EID: 14844333276     PISSN: 01416707     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2028.2004.00546.x     Document Type: Article

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