A review of long-distance movements by marine turtles, and the possible role of ocean currents

Oikos

Volumn 103, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 293-302

  Luschi, Paolo ^a   Hays, Graeme C ^b   Papi, Floriano ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^b SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HABITAT USE; MIGRATION; OCEANIC CURRENT; ONTOGENY; TURTLE;

AMPHIBIA; CARETTA CARETTA; CHELONIIDAE; DERMOCHELYS CORIACEA; ERETMOCHELYS IMBRICATA; LEPIDOCHELYS OLIVACEA; REPTILIA; TESTUDINES;

EID: 0345446599     PISSN: 00301299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0706.2003.12123.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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