Reproductive ecology of the Magdalena River turtle (Podocnemis lewyana) in the Mompos Depression, Colombia

Chelonian Conservation and Biology

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 70-78

  Correa H, Juana C ^a   Cano Castaño, Amalia M ^a   Páez, Vivian P ^a   Restrepo, Adriana ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE ANTIOQUIA   (Colombia)

Author keywords

Colombia; incubation temperature; nesting; Podocnemididae; Podocnemis lewyana; Reptilia; sex ratios; Testudines; turtle

Indexed keywords

PODOCNEMIDIDAE; PODOCNEMIS LEWYANA; REPTILIA; TESTUDINES;

EID: 77953835621     PISSN: 10718443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2744/CCB-0784.1     Document Type: Article

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