Depot fatty acid composition in immature green turtles (Chelonia mydas) residing at two near-shore foraging areas in the Hawaiian Islands

Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - B Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 140, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 183-195

  Seaborn, Gloria T ^a   Katherine Moore, M ^a   Balazs, George H ^b  

^a Charleston SC 29412 USA   (United States)

^b NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Algae; Chelonia mydas; Diet; Fatty acids; Gas chromatography; Lipid; Marine turtle; Seagrass

Indexed keywords

FATTY ACID; POLYUNSATURATED FATTY ACID;

ALGA; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; BODY FAT; FAT INTAKE; FORAGING; IMMATURITY; ISLAND (GEOLOGICAL); LIPID COMPOSITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEAGRASS; TURTLE; UNITED STATES;

ALGAE; CHELONIA MYDAS; CHELONIIDAE; HALOPHILA; HAWAIIA; MYDAS; TESTUDINES;

EID: 11844294903     PISSN: 10964959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpc.2004.09.017     Document Type: Article

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