Is the European "pond" turtle Emys orbicularis strictly aquatic and carnivorous?

Amphibia Reptilia

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 445-447

  Ficetola, Gentile Francesco ^a   Bernardi, Fiorenza ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AQUATIC ORGANISM; CARNIVORE; TURTLE;

EMYS ORBICULARIS; TESTUDINES;

EID: 33748578344     PISSN: 01735373     EISSN: 15685381     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156853806778190079     Document Type: Article

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