Nesting behaviour of european pond turtle (emys orbicularis) in south lithuania

Acta Zoologica Lituanica

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 143-150

  Meeske, Martina ^a  

^a Zentrum für Naturschutz   (Germany)

Author keywords

Emys orbicularis (L.); Lithuania; Nesting behaviour; Reproduction

Indexed keywords

EID: 85012563921     PISSN: 13921657     EISSN: 16486919     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13921657.1997.10541430     Document Type: Article

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