Incubation environment affects phenotype of naturally incubated green turtle hatchlings

Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom

Volumn 83, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 1183-1186

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

^a SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BODY SIZE; INCUBATION; PHENOTYPE; TURTLE;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; CYPRUS;

AMPHIBIA; CHELONIA MYDAS; MYDAS; REPTILIA; TESTUDINES; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0242307819     PISSN: 00253154     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0025315403008464h     Document Type: Article

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