Discovery of the sea grass Halophila decipiens (Hydrocharitaceae) in the diet of the Hawaiian green turtle, Chelonia mydas

Pacific Science

Volumn 57, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 393-397

  Russell, Dennis J ^a   Balazs, George H ^b   Phillips, Ron C ^c   Kam, Alan K H ^d  

^a AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF SHARJAH   (United Arab Emirates)

^b PACIFIC ISLANDS FISHERIES SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^c HIG 213 ^*  (Ukraine)

^d Sea Grant Extension Service   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIET; SEAGRASS; TURTLE;

HAWAII [UNITED STATES]; HAWAIIAN ISLANDS; NORTH AMERICA; PACIFIC ISLANDS; PACIFIC OCEAN; UNITED STATES;

AMPHIBIA; CHELONIA MYDAS; HALOPHILA; HALOPHILA DECIPIENS; HALOPHILA HAWAIIANA; HAWAIIA; HYDROCHARITACEAE; MYDAS; REPTILIA; TESTUDINES;

EID: 0346304846     PISSN: 00308870     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/psc.2003.0034     Document Type: Article

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