Resource selection by translocated three-toed box turtles in Missouri

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 72, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 268-275

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^b MISSOURI DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION   (United States)

^c Northern Research Station   (United States)

Author keywords

Missouri; Radiotracking; Resource selection; Terrapene carolina triunguis; Three toed box turtle; Translocation; Utilization distribution

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL CUE; RESOURCE SELECTION; TRANSLOCATION; TURTLE;

MISSOURI; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALIA; TERRAPENE; TERRAPENE CAROLINA TRIUNGUIS; TESTUDINES;

EID: 38649111679     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2193/2007-092     Document Type: Article

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