Aerial observations of courtship behavior in loggerhead sea turtles (Caretta caretta) from southeastern Georgia and northeastern Florida

Journal of Herpetology

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 153-158

  Frick, Michael G ^a,b   Slay, Christopher K ^b,c   Quinn, Catherine A ^b   Windham Reid, Alicia ^b   Duley, Peter A ^b   Ryder, Cheryl M ^b   Morse, Laura J ^b  

^a Caretta Research Project   (United States)

^b NEW ENGLAND AQUARIUM   (United States)

^c Coastwise Consulting ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARETTA CARETTA; CHELONIIDAE; TESTUDINES;

EID: 0034108002     PISSN: 00221511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1565255     Document Type: Article

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