Nest site selection and nesting behavior of the mud turtle Kinosternon scorpiodes (Testudines, Kinosternidae) in Palo Verde National Park, Costa Rica: implications for management
Habitat selection is the process whereby individuals preferentially use, or occupy, a non-random set of available habitats. At the same time, nest site selection is defined as the placement of eggs by females at sites differing from random sites within a delimited area. We located 59...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Pensoft Publishers
2021-05-01
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Series: | Neotropical Biology and Conservation |
Online Access: | https://neotropical.pensoft.net/article/60754/download/pdf/ |