Phenology of attempted matings in gopher tortoises

Copeia

Volumn , Issue 2, 2007, Pages 490-495

  Johnson, Valerie M ^a   Guyer, Craig ^a   Boglioli, Melissa D ^b  

^a AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVITY PATTERN; ADULT; DIEL VARIATION; HORMONE; MATING BEHAVIOR; PHENOLOGY; REPRODUCTION; SEASONAL VARIATION; TESTOSTERONE; TURTLE;

GOPHERUS; GOPHERUS POLYPHEMUS;

EID: 34547416635     PISSN: 00458511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1643/0045-8511(2007)7[490:POAMIG]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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