Feeding habits of the European pond terrapin Emys orbicularis in Camargue (Rhône delta, Southern France)

Amphibia Reptilia

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2021, Pages 562-565

  Ottonello, Dario ^a,b   Salvidio, Sebastiano ^b   Rosecchi, Elisabeth ^a  

^a STATION BIOLOGIQUE DE LA TOUR DU VALAT   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EMYS ORBICULARIS;

FEEDING BEHAVIOR; TURTLE;

EURASIA; EUROPE; FRANCE; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 33745951494     PISSN: 01735373     EISSN: 15685381     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156853805774806241     Document Type: Note

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