Changes in the population structure and diet of the Chinese stripe-necked turtle (Mauremys sinensis) inhabiting a disturbed river in northern Taiwan

Zoological Studies

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 95-105

  Chen, Tien Hsi ^a,b   Lue, Kuang Yang ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b CHING KUO INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT AND HEALTH   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Diet; Habitat disturbance; Mauremys sinensis; Population structure; River modification

Indexed keywords

MAUREMYS SINENSIS; TESTUDINES;

EID: 72549083385     PISSN: 10215506     EISSN: 1810522X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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