Diet of Hydromedusa tectifera (Testudines-Chelidae) in a mountain stream of Córdoba province, Argentina

Amphibia Reptilia

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 545-554

  Bonino, Marcelo F ^a   Lescano, Julián N ^a   Haro, José G ^b   Leynaud, Gerardo C ^a  

^a CENTRO DE ZOOLOGÍA APLICADA   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE CÓRDOBA   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Argentina; Feeding; Freshwater turtles; Hydromedusa tectifera

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; CORRESPONDENCE ANALYSIS; DIET; FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEM; MOUNTAIN STREAM; PREY AVAILABILITY; PREY SIZE; TURTLE;

ARGENTINA; CORDOBA [ARGENTINA];

ANNELIDA; ARACHNIDA; CHELIDAE; GASTROPODA; HEXAPODA; HIRUDINIDA; HYDROMEDUSA TECTIFERA; NAJAS; ODONATA; PISCES; TESTUDINES; TRICHOPTERA;

EID: 76749097650     PISSN: 01735373     EISSN: 15685381     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156853809789647040     Document Type: Conference Paper

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