Seasonal shelter selection by leopard tortoises (Geochelone pardalis) in the Franklin Nature Reserve, Free State, South Africa

Chelonian Conservation and Biology

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 121-129

  Douglas, Rod M ^a   Rall, Magda ^b  

^a NATIONAL MUSEUM   (South Africa)

^b NONE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Geochelone pardalis; Habitat utilization; Nest predation; Orientation; Refugia selection; Reptilia; Sheltering behavior; South Africa; Testudines; Testudinidae; Thermoregulation; Tortoise

Indexed keywords

FELIDAE; GEOCHELONE PARDALIS; REPTILIA; TESTUDINES; TESTUDINIDAE;

EID: 33744483747     PISSN: 10718443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2744/1071-8443(2006)5[121:SSSBLT]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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