Seasonal variation in basking in two syntopic species of map turtles (Emydidae: Graptemys)

Chelonian Conservation and Biology

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 276-281

  Coleman, Jessica L ^a   Gutberlet Jr , Ronald L ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT TYLER   (United States)

^b SALISBURY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EMYDIDAE; GRAPTEMYS; GRAPTEMYS OUACHITENSIS; GRAPTEMYS PSEUDOGEOGRAPHICA; TESTUDINES;

EID: 58249107183     PISSN: 10718443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2744/CCB-0708.1     Document Type: Article

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