The effects of current velocity and temperature upon swimming in juvenile green turtles Chelonia mydas L.

Herpetological Journal

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 143-147

  Davenport, John ^a   De Verteuil, Nina ^b   Magill, Shona H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MARINE BIOLOGICAL STATION   (United Kingdom)

^b BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHELONIA MYDAS;

EID: 0031405185     PISSN: 02680130     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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