Records of the leatherback sea turtle (Dermochelys coriacea) on the Brazilian coast, 1969-2001

Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom

Volumn 84, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 1233-1240

  Barata, Paulo C R ^a   Lima, Eduardo H S M ^b   Borges Martins, Márcio ^c,d   Scalfoni, Juarez T ^e   Bellini, Claudio ^f   Siciliano, Salvatore ^a  

^a INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

^b Fund Pró TAMAR ^*  (Brazil)

^c FUNDAÇÃO ZOOBOTÂNICA DO RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

^d Grupo Estud Mamiferos A   (Brazil)

^e Projeto TAMAR IBAMA   (Brazil)

^f Projeta TAMAR IBAMA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FISHING GEAR; MARINE POLLUTION; SPECIES OCCURRENCE; TURTLE;

BRAZIL; SOUTH AMERICA; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

ANIMALIA; CHELONIIDAE; DERMOCHELYIDAE; DERMOCHELYS CORIACEA; TESTUDINES;

EID: 10644237232     PISSN: 00253154     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0025315404010720h     Document Type: Article

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