Between-population variation in body size and growth rate of hatchling Asian yellow pond turtles, Mauremys mutica

Herpetological Journal

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 113-116

  Chen, Ye ^a   Zhao, Bo ^a   Sun, Bao Jun ^a   Wang, Yong ^a   Du, Wei Guo ^a,b  

^a HANGZHOU NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF ZOOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Geographic variation; Post hatching growth; Temperature

Indexed keywords

MAUREMYS MUTICA; TESTUDINES;

EID: 79958121170     PISSN: 02680130     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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