A review of the biology of the loggerhead turtle, Caretta Caretta, at five major nesting beaches on the south-western Mediterranean coast of Turkey

Herpetological Journal

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 27-33

  Türkozan, Oguz ^a   Taskavak, Ertan ^b,d   Ilgaz, Çetin ^c  

^a ADNAN MENDERES UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b EGE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c DOKUZ EYLUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^d Temel Bilimler Bolumu Balikcilik A   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Chelonia; Egg; Hatchling; Nesting; Predation

Indexed keywords

CANIDAE; CARETTA CARETTA; COLEOPTERA; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); TESTUDINES; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0042196401     PISSN: 02680130     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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