Hatch size, somatic growth rate and size-dependent survival in the endangered ploughshare tortoise

Biological Conservation

Volumn 126, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 141-145

  O'Brien, Susan ^a,b,d   Robert, Bourou ^c   Tiandray, Hafany ^c  

^a INSTITUTE OF ZOOLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^c DURRELL WILDLIFE CONSERVATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^d SCOTTISH CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Exploitation; Geochelone yniphora; Juvenile; Madagascar; Recruitment

Indexed keywords

ENDANGERED SPECIES; GROWTH RATE; POPULATION VIABILITY ANALYSIS; RECRUITMENT; REPTILE; SURVIVAL;

INDIAN OCEAN; INDIAN OCEAN ISLANDS; MADAGASCAR; OCEANIC REGIONS; WORLD;

GEOCHELONE YNIPHORA; TESTUDINIDAE;

EID: 23444460247     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2005.03.022     Document Type: Article

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