Reproductive seasonality and sexual dimorphism in green turtles

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 226, Issue , 2002, Pages 125-133

  Godley, B J ^a   Broderick, A C ^a   Frauenstein, R ^a   Glen, F ^a   Hays, G C ^a  

^a SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ascension Island; Atlantic; Breeding; Chelonia mydas; Mating; Sea turtles

Indexed keywords

NESTING; REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOR; SEASONALITY; SEXUAL DIMORPHISM; TURTLE;

ASCENSION ISLAND; ATLANTIC OCEAN;

AMPHIBIA; CHELONIA MYDAS; CHELONIIDAE; MYDAS; REPTILIA; TESTUDINES;

EID: 0037204138     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps226125     Document Type: Article

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