Thermal tolerances and the timing of sea turtle hatchling emergence

Journal of Thermal Biology

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 71-81

  Drake, Dana L ^a,b   Spotila, James R ^a  

^a DREXEL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Chelonia; Critical thermal maxima; Dermochelys; Emergence; Hatchlings; Lepidochelys; Sand temperature; Sea turtle; Temperature threshold

Indexed keywords

CHELONIA MYDAS; CHELONIIDAE; DERMOCHELYS; DERMOCHELYS CORIACEA; LEPIDOCHELYS; LEPIDOCHELYS OLIVACEA; MYDAS; TESTUDINES;

EID: 0036141678     PISSN: 03064565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0306-4565(01)00017-1     Document Type: Article

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