Role of trapping in detection of a small bog turtle (Glyptemys muhlenbergii) population

Chelonian Conservation and Biology

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 149-155

  Somers, Ann Berry ^a   Mansfield Jones, Jennifer ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT GREENSBORO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLYPTEMYS MUHLENBERGII; TESTUDINES;

EID: 50249112686     PISSN: 10718443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2744/CCB-0683.1     Document Type: Article

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