A review of sea turtle nesting activity along the Mediterranean coast of Turkey

Biological Conservation

Volumn 116, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 81-91

  Canbolat, Ali Fuat ^a  

^a HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Caretta caretta; Chelonia mydas; Green turtle; Loggerhead turtle; Nesting; Population; Sea turtles; Turkey

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION STATUS; NESTING BEHAVIOR; TURTLE;

EURASIA; TURKEY;

AVES; CARETTA CARETTA; CHELONIA MYDAS; CHELONIIDAE; MELEAGRIS GALLOPAVO; MYDAS; TESTUDINES;

EID: 0345832357     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3207(03)00179-4     Document Type: Article

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