Female reproductive phenology in a population of Hermann's tortoise Testudo hermanni hermanni in Corsica

Herpetological Journal

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 92-96

  Bertolero, Albert ^a,b   Nougarède, Jean Pierre ^a   Cheylan, Marc ^a  

^a PSL RESEARCH UNIVERSITY   (France)

^b NONE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Chelonia; Clutch interval; Egg laying phenology; France; Reproduction

Indexed keywords

TESTUDO HERMANNI HERMANNI;

EID: 45149135328     PISSN: 02680130     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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