Experimental analysis of effects of markers and habitat structure on predation of turtle nests

Journal of Herpetology

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 467-470

  Strickland, Jeramie ^a,b   Colbert, Paul ^a   Janzen, Fredric J ^a  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b US Fish and Wildlife Service   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHRYSEMYS; CHRYSEMYS PICTA; PROCYON; TESTUDINES;

EID: 77953822758     PISSN: 00221511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1670/08-323.1     Document Type: Article

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