Spatio-temporal differences in the use of agricultural fields by male and female wood turtles (Glyptemys Insculpta) inhabiting an agri-forest Mosaic

Herpetological Conservation and Biology

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 185-190

  Tingley, Reid ^a,b   McCurdy, Dean G ^c   Pulsifer, Mark D ^d,e   Herman, Tom B ^a  

^a ACADIA UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c ALBION COLLEGE   (United States)

^d NOVA SCOTIA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES   (Canada)

^e ST FRANCIS XAVIER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Agriculture; Conservation; Habitat use; Haying; Mmovement; Mortality; Wood Turtle

Indexed keywords

GLYPTEMYS INSCULPTA; TESTUDINES;

EID: 70349613014     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19317603     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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