Loggerhead turtle (Caretta caretta) nesting habitat on low-relief mangrove islands in southwest Florida and consequences to hatchling sex ratios

Herpetologica

Volumn 56, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 433-445

  Foley, A M ^a   Peck, S A ^a   Harman, G R ^a   Richardson, L W ^a  

^a FLORIDA MARINE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Caretta caretta; Florida; Hatchling sex ratios; Incubation temperatures; Loggerhead; Nest depredation; Nesting sites

Indexed keywords

NESTING BEHAVIOR; TURTLE;

UNITED STATES;

CARETTA CARETTA; PROCYON LOTOR;

EID: 0034494547     PISSN: 00180831     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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