Skeletochronology of the endangered side-neck turtle, Podocnemis expansa

South African Journal of Science

Volumn 104, Issue 7-8, 2008, Pages 311-314

  Chinsamy, Anusuya ^a   Valenzuela, Nicole ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHRONOLOGY; ENDANGERED SPECIES; FEASIBILITY STUDY; ONTOGENY; POPULATION STRUCTURE; SEXUAL MATURITY; SKELETON; TURTLE;

DERMATEMYDIDAE; PODOCNEMIS EXPANSA; TESTUDINES;

EID: 55549147930     PISSN: 00382353     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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