Embryological development of sea turtles (chelonia mydas, caretta caretta) in the mediterranean

Zoology in the Middle East

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 55-69

  Kaska, Yakup ^a   Downie, Roger ^b  

^a PAMUKKALE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Caretta caretta; Chelonia mydas; Embryonic development; Green Turtle; Loggerhead Turtle; Marine turtles; Mediterranean

Indexed keywords

EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; TURTLE;

MEDITERRANEAN REGION;

CARETTA CARETTA; CHELONIA MYDAS;

EID: 0033390460     PISSN: 09397140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09397140.1999.10637796     Document Type: Article

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