Color variation among habitat types in the spiny softshell turtles (Trionychidae: Apalone) of Cuatrociénegas, Coahuila, Mexico

Journal of Herpetology

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 347-353

  McGauch, Suzanne E ^a  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APALONE; APALONE SPINIFERA; ASPIDERETES NIGRICANS; ATRA; REPTILIA; TESTUDINES; TRIONYCHIDAE;

EID: 44649191170     PISSN: 00221511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1670/07-176.1     Document Type: Article

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