Variations in righting behaviour across Hermann's tortoise populations

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 291, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 69-75

  Golubovic A ^a   Bonnet, X ^b   Djordjevic S ^a   Djurakic, M ^c   Tomovic L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BELGRADE   (Serbia)

^b CENTRE D ETUDES BIOLOGIQUES DE CHIZÉ   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NOVI SAD   (Serbia)

Author keywords

Balkans; Righting behaviour; Sexual dimorphism; Testudo hermanni

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY; BODY MASS; BODY SIZE; CAPTIVITY; FEMALE; JUVENILE; MALE; POPULATION SIZE; REPTILE; SELECTION; SEXUAL DIMORPHISM;

BALKANS;

ANIMALIA; TESTUDINES; TESTUDINIDAE; TESTUDO HERMANNI;

EID: 84883051108     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: 14697998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jzo.12047     Document Type: Article

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