Home range area may vary considerably in relation to habitat contamination in two African terrapins from pristine and oil polluted habitats

Amphibia Reptilia

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 255-261

  Luiselli, Lucambu ^a   Akani, G C ^b   Bello, O ^a   Angelici, F M ^c   Ude, L ^c  

^a Centre of Environmental Studies Demetra srl   (Italy)

^b RIVERS STATE UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Nigeria)

^c Centre of Environmental Studies 'Demetra' srl and FIZV   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; HABITAT USE; HOME RANGE; NESTING BEHAVIOR; OIL SPILL; POLLUTION EFFECT; PRISTINE ENVIRONMENT; SPECIES DIVERSITY; TURTLE;

AFRICA; NIGER DELTA; NIGERIA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA;

EMYDIDAE; PELOMEDUSIDAE; PELUSIOS CASTANEUS; PELUSIOS NIGER;

EID: 33746593028     PISSN: 01735373     EISSN: 15685381     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156853806777239896     Document Type: Article

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