Reticulate melanism in western painted turtles (Chrysemys picta bellii): Exploring linkages with habitat and heating rates

American Midland Naturalist

Volumn 156, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 289-298

  Gronke, Wendy K ^a,b   Chipps, Steven R ^a   Bandas, Sarah J ^a   Higgins, Kenneth F ^a  

^a SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b US Fish and Wildlife Service   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; HABITAT TYPE; HEATING; LACUSTRINE ENVIRONMENT; MELANISM; RIVER; TURTLE; WETLAND;

NORTH AMERICA; SOUTH DAKOTA; UNITED STATES;

CHRYSEMYS PICTA BELLII; TESTUDINES;

EID: 33845230608     PISSN: 00030031     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1674/0003-0031(2006)156[289:RMIWPT]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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