Overwintering ecology of Wood Turtles (Glyptemys insculpta) at the species' northern range limit

Journal of Herpetology

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 32-40

  Greaves, William F ^a   Litzgus, Jacqueline D ^a  

^a LAURENTIAN UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLYPTEMYS INSCULPTA; REPTILIA; TESTUDINES;

EID: 34248546051     PISSN: 00221511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1670/0022-1511(2007)41[32:OEOWTG]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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