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Movement of leopard tortoises in response to environmental and climatic variables in a semi-arid environment

BACKGROUND: Tortoises (Testudinidae) occur in a wide range of environments, providing important ecosystem functions, such as seed dispersal and refuge in the form of burrows. Tortoise movement has previously been shown to be related to resource availability, reproductive status and local environment...

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Autores principales: Drabik-Hamshare, Martyn, Downs, Colleen T.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5357812/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28331618
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40462-017-0096-y