Behavioural plasticity in a large marine herbivore: Contrasting patterns of depth utilisation between two green turtle (Chelonia mydas) populations

Marine Biology

Volumn 141, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 985-990

  Hays, G C ^a   Glen, F ^a   Broderick, A C ^a   Godley, B J ^a   Metcalfe, J D ^b  

^a SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOR; DEPTH; HERBIVORE; TURTLE;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; CYPRUS;

AMPHIBIA; CHELONIA MYDAS; HALOPHILA; MYDAS; REPTILIA; TESTUDINES;

EID: 0036937225     PISSN: 00253162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00227-002-0885-7     Document Type: Article

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