Photopic spectral sensitivity of green and loggerhead sea turtles

Copeia

Volumn , Issue 4, 2004, Pages 908-914

  Levenson, D H ^a   Eckert, S A ^b   Crognale, M A ^c   Deegan II, J F ^d   Jacobs, G H ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

^d CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PIGMENT; TURTLE;

CARETTA CARETTA; CHELONIA (GENUS); CHELONIIDAE; TESTUDINES;

EID: 11144276487     PISSN: 00458511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1643/CP-03-217R1     Document Type: Article

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