Population structure, growth, and age estimation of spotted turtles, Clemmys guttata, near their northern limit: An 18-year follow-up

Canadian Field-Naturalist

Volumn 117, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 436-439

  Seburn, David C ^a  

^a Seburn Ecological Services   (Canada)

Author keywords

Clemmys guttata; Demographics; Growth; Hibernation; Home range; Spotted Turtle

Indexed keywords

AGE DETERMINATION; GROWTH; MARK-RECAPTURE METHOD; POPULATION STRUCTURE; RADIOTELEMETRY; TURTLE;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; ONTARIO;

AMPHIBIA; CLEMMYS; CLEMMYS GUTTATA; REPTILIA; TESTUDINES; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 3543072952     PISSN: 00083550     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.22621/cfn.v117i3.747     Document Type: Article

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