Seasonal diving patterns and body temperatures of juvenile green turtles at Heron Island, Australia

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 81, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 1014-1024

  Southwood, Amanda L ^a,d   Reina, Richard D ^b,e   Jones, Vivienne S ^c   Jones, David R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b DREXEL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Toronto Veterinary Emergency and Referral Hospital   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^e MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; ECOLOGY; STATISTICAL METHODS;

DIVING PATTERNS;

BIODIVERSITY;

BODY TEMPERATURE; CORAL REEF; DIVING BEHAVIOR; JUVENILE; SEASONAL VARIATION; TURTLE; WATER TEMPERATURE;

AUSTRALIA;

AMPHIBIA; ANTHOZOA; CHELONIA MYDAS; MYDAS; REPTILIA; TESTUDINES;

EID: 0042694456     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/z03-081     Document Type: Article

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