Reproductive biology of the green turtle (Chelonia mydas) at tern Island, French frigate shoals, Hawai'i

Pacific Science

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 36-47

  Niethammer, Kenneth R ^a   Balazs, George H ^b   Hatfield, Jeff S ^c   Nakai, Glynnis L ^d   Megyesi, Jennifer L ^e  

^a US Fish and Wildlife Service   (United States)

^b NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE   (United States)

^c PATUXENT WILDLIFE RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^d US Fish & Wildlife Service Massachusetts   (United States)

^e Petit Manan National Wildlife Refuge   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENDANGERED SPECIES; ENDANGERED TURTLE; GREEN TURTLE; HATCHING SUCCESS; NESTING; REPRODUCTION; REPTILES; TURTLES;

PACIFIC, HAWAIIAN ISLANDS, TERN ISLAND; USA, HAWAII, TERN ISLAND;

CHELONIA MYDAS;

EID: 0030977956     PISSN: 00308870     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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