Interplay between age class, sex and stress response in green turtles (Chelonia mydas)

Australian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 131-136

  Jessop, Tim S ^a,b   Hamann, Mark ^c  

^a ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF SAN DIEGO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

^c JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE-RELATED DIFFERENCE; HORMONE; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; SEX-RELATED DIFFERENCE; STRESS; TURTLE;

CHELONIA MYDAS; MYDAS; TESTUDINES;

EID: 18544364377     PISSN: 0004959X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/ZO04061     Document Type: Article

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