An assessment of the reliability of growth rings counts for age determination in the Hermann's Tortoise Testudo hermanni

Amphibia Reptilia

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 17-23

  Bertolero, Albert ^a   Carretero, Miguel A ^b   Llorente, Gustavo A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b CENTRO DE INVESTIGAÇÃO EM BIODIVERSIDADE E RECURSOS GENÉTICOS   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE DETERMINATION; REPTILE;

TESTUDINIDAE; TESTUDO HERMANNI;

EID: 23144440505     PISSN: 01735373     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/1568538053693198     Document Type: Article

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