Reproduction of endangered Big-headed Turtle, <em>Platysternon megacephalum</em> (Reptilia: Testudines: Platysternidae)
The big-headed turtle (Platysternon megacephalum) is heavily harvested to support tremendous demands from food and pet markets, and thus its ecology remains poorly understood. The presence of self-sustaining populations in Hong Kong (22°09’-22°37’N, 113°50’-114°30’E) provides important opportunitie...
Main Authors: | Yik-Hei Sung, Billy Hau, Nancy Karraker |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Firenze University Press
2014-10-01
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Series: | Acta Herpetologica |
Online Access: | https://oaj.fupress.net/index.php/ah/article/view/1728 |
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