Effects of habitat-related visibility on escape decisions of the Spanish Terrapin Mauremys leprosa

Amphibia Reptilia

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 557-561

  López, Pilar ^a   Marcos, Iván ^a,b   Martín, José ^a  

^a MUSEO NACIONAL DE CIENCIAS NATURALES   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTO PIRENAICO DE ECOLOGÍA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESCAPE BEHAVIOR; HABITAT USE; TURTLE;

MAUREMYS LEPROSA;

EID: 33745933914     PISSN: 01735373     EISSN: 15685381     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156853805774806250     Document Type: Article

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