Home ranges of wood turtles (Glyptemys insculpta) in Northern Michigan

Chelonian Conservation and Biology

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 42-47

  Remsberg, Alysa J ^a,b   Lewis, Timothy L ^a   Huber, Philip W ^c   Asmus, Kimberly A ^a,d  

^a WITTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^c USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

^d UTAH DIVISION OF WILDLIFE RESOURCES   (United States)

Author keywords

Ecology; Emydidae; Glyptemys insculpta; Habitat quality; Home range; Huron National Forest; Michigan; Reptilia; Testudines; Turtle; Turtle conservation; USA

Indexed keywords

EMYDIDAE; GLYPTEMYS INSCULPTA; REPTILIA; TESTUDINES;

EID: 33744471904     PISSN: 10718443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2744/1071-8443(2006)5[42:HROWTG]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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