Temperature variation within and between nests of the green sea turtle, Chelonia mydas (Chelonia: Cheloniidae) on Heron Island, Great Barrier Reef

Australian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 71-84

  Booth, David T ^a   Astill, Katherine ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NEST; SEX RATIO; TEMPERATURE; TURTLE;

AUSTRALIA;

CHELONIA MYDAS;

EID: 0034999931     PISSN: 0004959X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/ZO00059     Document Type: Article

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