Movement and habitat use of two aquatic turtles (Graptemys geographica and Trachemys scripta) in an urban landscape

Urban Ecosystems

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 213-225

  Ryan, Travis J ^a   Conner, Christopher A ^a   Douthitt, Brooke A ^a   Sterrett, Sean C ^b   Salsbury, Carmen M ^a  

^a BUTLER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Common map turtle; Movement; Slider turtle; Spatial ecology; Urbanization

Indexed keywords

GRAPTEMYS GEOGRAPHICA; TESTUDINES; TRACHEMYS; TRACHEMYS SCRIPTA;

EID: 43049165314     PISSN: 10838155     EISSN: 15731642     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11252-008-0049-8     Document Type: Article

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