Ecology of western pond turtles (Actinemys marmorata) at sewage-treatment facilities in the San Joaquin Valley, California

Southwestern Naturalist

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 89-97

  Germano, David J ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTINEMYS MARMORATA; CLEMMYS MARMORATA; TESTUDINES;

EID: 77749301637     PISSN: 00384909     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1894/GC-196.1     Document Type: Article

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