When relocation of loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta) nests becomes a useful strategy

Journal of Herpetology

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 428-434

  Grand, Joanna ^a,b   Beissinger, Steven R ^a,c  

^a Yale School of the Environment   (United States)

^b DIVISION OF INVERTEBRATE ZOOLOGY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARETTA CARETTA; CHELONIIDAE; TESTUDINES;

EID: 0030885508     PISSN: 00221511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1565674     Document Type: Article

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