Home ranges and movements of the Chinese stripe-necked turtle (Ocadia sinensis) in the Keelung River, northern Taiwan

Amphibia Reptilia

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 383-392

  Chen, Tien Hsi ^a   Lue, Kuang Yang ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Home ranges; Movements; Ocadia sinensis; Radio tracking; Taiwan

Indexed keywords

HOME RANGE; MOVEMENT; TRACKING; TURTLE;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; KEELUNG RIVER; TAIWAN;

MAUREMYS SINENSIS; TESTUDINES;

EID: 49049100449     PISSN: 01735373     EISSN: 15685381     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156853808785112011     Document Type: Article

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