Reproductive ecology of the endangered Beal’s-eyed turtle, Sacalia bealei

The Beal’s-eyed turtle (Sacalia bealei) is endemic to southeastern China and endangered due to poaching and habitat loss. Knowledge of S. bealei ecology is lacking and this study provides baseline information of its reproduction in a natural environment. We studied the reproductive ecology of S. bea...

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Published in:	PeerJ
Main Authors:	Liu Lin, Qingru Hu, Jonathan Julio Fong, Jiangbo Yang, Zhongdong Chen, Feiyu Zhou, Jichao Wang, Fanrong Xiao, Haitao Shi
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	PeerJ Inc. 2018-06-01
Subjects:	Nesting behavior Conservation Incubation Beal’s Eyed Turtle Ecology Turtle conservation
Online Access:	https://peerj.com/articles/4997.pdf

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