Plant cover effect on Bolson tortoise (Gopherus flavomarginatus Legler 1959, Testudinidae) burrow use
The Bolson tortoise, Gopherus flavomarginatus, occurs within a restricted geographical area in the Mexican Chihuahuan Desert. We analyzed the variation in surface microhabitat with relation to the burrow occupancy for this tortoise at the Mapimí Biosphere Reserve, Mexico. In summer...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Pensoft Publishers
2017-03-01
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Series: | Nature Conservation |
Online Access: | http://natureconservation.pensoft.net/articles.php?id=11582 |