No place to nest or bask: Effects of human disturbance on the nesting and basking habits of yellow-blotched map turtles (Graptemys flavimaculata)

Biological Conservation

Volumn 130, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 386-393

  Moore, Megan J C ^a   Seigel, Richard A ^a,b  

^a SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TOWSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Basking; Human disturbances; Map turtles; Nesting

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; DISTURBANCE; HUMAN ACTIVITY; NEST SITE; TURTLE;

MISSISSIPPI; NORTH AMERICA; PASCAGOULA RIVER; UNITED STATES;

ANATIDAE; ANIMALIA; GRAPTEMYS; GRAPTEMYS FLAVIMACULATA; MAMMALIA; REPTILIA; TESTUDINES;

EID: 33645388152     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2006.01.001     Document Type: Article

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