Movements of translocated and resident three-toed box turtles

Journal of Herpetology

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 115-121

  Rittenhouse, Chadwick D ^a   Millspaugh, Joshua J ^a   Hubbard, Michael W ^b   Sheriff, Steven L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^b MISSOURI DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; TERRAPENE CAROLINA TRIUNGUIS; TESTUDINES;

EID: 34248593136     PISSN: 00221511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1670/0022-1511(2007)41[115:MOTART]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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