Diet of oceanic loggerhead sea turtles (Caretta caretta) in the central North Pacific

Fishery Bulletin

Volumn 103, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 142-152

  Parker, Denise M ^a,b   Cooke, William J ^c   Balazs, George H ^b  

^a Jt Inst for Mar and Atmosph Res   (United States)

^b NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE   (United States)

^c AECOS Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BYCATCH; DIET; PREY PREFERENCE; TURTLE;

CARETTA CARETTA; CARINARIA CITHARA; CHELONIIDAE; CHONDROPHORA; CIRRIPEDIA; GASTROPODA; GRAPSIDAE; HYDROZOA; JANTHINA; JANTHINIDAE; LEPAS; PYROSOMA; TESTUDINES; THALIACEA; VELELLA VELELLA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 13244270089     PISSN: 00900656     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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