Diving behavior of immature hawksbills (Eretmochelys imbricata) in a caribbean cliff-wall habitat

Marine Biology

Volumn 127, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 171-178

  Van Dam, R P ^a,c   Diez, C E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

^c NONE   (Mexico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ERETMOCHELYS IMBRICATA;

CLIFF; CLIFFS; DIVING; DIVING BEHAVIOUR; HAWKSBILL TURTLE; REPTILES; TURTLES;

PUERTO RICO, MONA ISLAND;

EID: 0030301625     PISSN: 00253162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00993657     Document Type: Article

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