Habitat utilization by juvenile hawksbill turtles (Eretmochelys imbricata, Linnaeus, 1766) around a shallow water coral reef

Journal of Natural History

Volumn 37, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 1269-1280

  Houghton, Jonathan D R ^a   Callow, Martin J ^b,c   Hays, Graeme C ^a  

^a SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Sainte Anne Island   (Seychelles)

^c Royal Geographical Society ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Buoyancy control; Diving behaviour; Indian Ocean; Optimal depth; Sea turtle; Seychelles

Indexed keywords

BODY SIZE; CORAL REEF; DIVING BEHAVIOR; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; HABITAT USE; TURTLE;

INDIAN OCEAN; SEYCHELLES;

AMPHIBIA; ANTHOZOA; CHELONIIDAE; ERETMOCHELYS IMBRICATA; PISCES; REPTILIA; TESTUDINES;

EID: 0037984424     PISSN: 00222933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00222930110104276     Document Type: Article

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