Nest-site selection and nest depredation of semi-aquatic turtles on golf courses

Urban Ecosystems

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 489-497

  Foley, Shawna M ^a   Price, Steven J ^a   Dorcas, Michael E ^a  

^a DAVIDSON COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Chrysemys picta; Golf courses; Nest depredation; Nesting behavior; North Carolina; Semi aquatic turtles; Turtle reproduction

Indexed keywords

CHRYSEMYS PICTA; CHRYSEMYS PICTA PICTA; TESTUDINES;

EID: 84861461132     PISSN: 10838155     EISSN: 15731642     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11252-012-0229-4     Document Type: Article

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