Aspect of population structure of the European pond turtle (Emys orbicularis) in Lake Yayla, Western Anatolia, Turkey

Journal of Herpetology

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 518-522

  Ayaz, Dinçer ^a   Fritz, Uwe ^b   Atatür, Mehmet Kutsay ^a   Mermer, Ahmet ^a   Çiçek, Kerim ^a   Afsar, Murat ^c  

^a EGE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b Museum of Zoology   (Germany)

^c CELAL BAYAR UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EMYS; EMYS ORBICULARIS; TESTUDINES;

EID: 51949097405     PISSN: 00221511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1670/07-096.1     Document Type: Article

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