Density-dependent nest destruction and population fluctuations of Guianan leatherback turtles

Animal Conservation

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 75-84

  Girondot, Marc ^a,b   Tucker, A D ^c   Rivalan, P ^a,b   Godfrey, M H ^a,b   Chevalier, J ^a,b,d  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SUD   (France)

^b Réserve Naturelle de l'Amana   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CANBERRA   (Australia)

^d OFFICE NATIONAL DE LA CHASSE ET DE LA FAUNE SAUVAGE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DENSITY DEPENDENCE; FECUNDITY; NESTING; POPULATION DYNAMICS; TURTLE;

FRENCH GUIANA; SOUTH AMERICA; SURINAME; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

CHELONIIDAE; DERMOCHELYIDAE; DERMOCHELYS CORIACA; DERMOCHELYS CORIACEA; TESTUDINES;

EID: 0002461224     PISSN: 13679430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1367943002001099     Document Type: Article

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