Oceanic survival and movements of wild and captive-reared immature green turtles (Chelonia mydas) in the Indian Ocean

Aquatic Living Resources

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 35-41

  Pelletier, Dominique ^a   Roos, David ^a   Ciccione, Stéphane ^b  

^a IFREMER   (France)

^b Center d'Etudes Des Tortues Marines   (France)

Author keywords

Captive reared; Chelonia mydas; Indian Ocean; Marine turtle; Migration pattern; Satellite telemetry

Indexed keywords

MIGRATION; MOVEMENT; SURVIVAL; TELEMETRY; TURTLE;

INDIAN OCEAN;

CHELONIA MYDAS; CHELONIIDAE; MYDAS; TESTUDINES;

EID: 0038702299     PISSN: 09907440     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0990-7440(03)00005-6     Document Type: Article

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