Impact of some invertebrates on eggs and hatchlings of the loggerhead turtle, caretta caretta, in turkey

Zoology in the Middle East

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 9-17

  Baran, İbrahim ^a   Özdemir, Adem ^a   Ilgaz, Çetin ^a   Türkozan, Oğuz ^b  

^a DOKUZ EYLUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b ADNAN MENDERES UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Egg; Hatchling; Loggerhead Turtle; Mediterranean; Nest infestation; Tenebrionidae; Turkey

Indexed keywords

DAMAGE; EGG; INTERSPECIFIC INTERACTION; INVERTEBRATE; TURTLE;

TURKEY;

ACARI; CARETTA CARETTA; COLEOPTERA; DIPTERA; NEMATODA;

EID: 0034766089     PISSN: 09397140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09397140.2001.10637881     Document Type: Article

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