Nonparametric regression modelling of green sea turtle growth rates (southern Great Barrier Reef)

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 149, Issue 1-3, 1997, Pages 23-34

  Limpus, Colin ^a   Chaloupka, Milani ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT   (Australia)

Author keywords

Great Barrier Reef; Green sea turtles; Nonparametric regression; Somatic growth

Indexed keywords

GREEN TURTLE; GROWTH; NONPARAMETRIC REGRESSION; REPTILES;

AUSTRALIA, GREAT BARRIER REEF; CORAL SEA, GREAT BARRIER REEF;

EID: 0030619227     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps149023     Document Type: Article

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