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Habitat Usage, Dietary Niche Overlap, and Potential Partitioning between the Endangered Spotted Turtle (Clemmys guttata) and Other Turtle Species

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Chaudhry, Eaqan A., Ransom, Tami S., Bradley, Christina J., Liebgold, Eric B. (2023): Habitat Usage, Dietary Niche Overlap, and Potential Partitioning between the Endangered Spotted Turtle (Clemmys guttata) and Other Turtle Species. Ichthyology & Herpetology 111 (1): 20-28, DOI: 10.1643/h2021134, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1643/h2021134

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