The influence of incubation temperature on morphology, locomotor performance, and cold tolerance of hatchling Chinese three-keeled pond turtles, Chinemys reevesii

Chelonian Conservation and Biology

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 294-299

  Du, Wei Guo ^a   Zheng, Rong Quan ^b   Shu, Lin ^c  

^a Division of Plastic Surgery   (China)

^b ZHEJIANG NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c QUZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EMYDIDAE; MAUREMYS REEVESII; TESTUDINES;

EID: 33846161939     PISSN: 10718443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2744/1071-8443(2006)5[294:TIOITO]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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