Stable carbon isotopic profiles of sea turtle humeri: Implications for ecology and physiology

Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology

Volumn 206, Issue 3-4, 2004, Pages 203-216

  Biasatti, Dana M ^a,b  

^a SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bone; Carbon isotopes; Carbonate; Diet; Respiration; Turtles

Indexed keywords

BONE; CARBON ISOTOPE; CARBONATE; DIET; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; MIGRATORY BEHAVIOR; PHYSIOLOGY; TURTLE;

CHELONIA MYDAS; CHELONIIDAE; DERMOCHELYS CORIACEA; LEPIDOCHELYS; LEPIDOCHELYS OLIVACEA; MYDAS; TESTUDINES;

EID: 1942534713     PISSN: 00310182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.palaeo.2004.01.004     Document Type: Conference Paper

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