Nesting ecology of the leatherback turtle, Dermochelys coriacea, at Parque Nacional marino Las Baulas, Costa Rica: 1988-1989 to 1999-2000

Copeia

Volumn , Issue 3, 2002, Pages 653-664

  Reina, Richard D ^a   Mayor, Philippe A ^a   Spotila, James R ^a   Piedra, Rotney ^a   Paladino, Frank V ^a  

^a DREXEL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLUTCH SIZE; NESTING BEHAVIOR; OVIPOSITION; TURTLE;

COSTA RICA; LAS BAULAS NATIONAL PARK;

AMPHIBIA; DERMOCHELYS CORIACEA; REPTILIA; TESTUDINES; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0037102521     PISSN: 00458511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1643/0045-8511(2002)002[0653:NEOTLT]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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