Body temperatures of leatherback turtles (Dermochelys coriacea) in temperate waters off Nova Scotia, Canada

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 82, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 1302-1306

  James, Michael C ^a   Mrosovsky, N ^b  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DATA REDUCTION; OCEANOGRAPHY; STRESS ANALYSIS; THERMAL EFFECTS; WATER;

BODY TEMPERATURES; HABITATS; OCEAN TEMPERATURE; THERMAL FUNCTIONING;

BIODIVERSITY;

BODY TEMPERATURE; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; MIGRATION; TURTLE;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; NOVA SCOTIA; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

ANIMALIA; CHELONIIDAE; DERMOCHELYIDAE; DERMOCHELYS CORIACEA; REPTILIA; TESTUDINES;

EID: 12744255288     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/Z04-110     Document Type: Article

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