Some options to induce oviposition in turtles

Chelonian Conservation and Biology

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 313-320

  Feldman, Mark L ^a  

^a NONE   (New Zealand)

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ANIMALIA; CHRYSEMYS PICTA PICTA; TESTUDINES;

EID: 38349083198     PISSN: 10718443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2744/1071-8443(2007)6[313:SOTIOI]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Review

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