Migratory guidance mechanisms in marine turtles

Journal of Avian Biology

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 585-596

  Lohmann, Kenneth J ^a   Lohmann, Catherine M F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GEOMAGNETIC FIELD; MIGRATION; NAVIGATION;

FLORIDA; UNITED STATES;

AMPHIBIA; CARETTA CARETTA; CHELONIIDAE; REPTILIA; TESTUDINES;

EID: 0032424103     PISSN: 09088857     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3677179     Document Type: Conference Paper

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