Population estimate and body size of European pond turtles (Emys orbicularis) from Pazaraǧaç (Afyonkarahisar/Turkey)

Biologia

Volumn 62, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 225-227

  Ayaz, Dinçer ^a   Fritz, Uwe ^b   Tok, Cemal Varol ^c   Mermer, Ahmet ^a   Tosunoğlu, Murat ^c   Afsar, Murat ^d   Çiçek, Kerim ^a  

^a EGE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b Museum of Zoology   (Germany)

^c ÇANAKKALE ONSEKIZ MART UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^d CELAL BAYAR UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Body size; Emys orbicularis; Freshwater turtle; Population size; Sex ratio; Turkey

Indexed keywords

EMYS; EMYS ORBICULARIS; TESTUDINES;

EID: 50849139547     PISSN: 00063088     EISSN: 13369563     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2478/s11756-007-0035-2     Document Type: Article

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