Size at male maturity, sexing methods and adult sex ratio in loggerhead turtles (Caretta caretta) from Italian waters investigated through tail measurements

Herpetological Journal

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 145-148

  Casale, Paolo ^a   Freggi, Daniela ^b   Basso, Roberto ^c   Argano, Roberto ^d  

^a Sea Turtle Rescue Centre WWF Italia ^*  (Italy)

^b Sea Turtle Rescue Centre WWF Italia   (Italy)

^c Museo Civico di Storia Naturale   (Italy)

^d SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Male sexual maturity; Mediterranean Sea; Sexing method; Sexual dimorphism

Indexed keywords

CARETTA CARETTA; CHELONIIDAE; TESTUDINES;

EID: 26444574827     PISSN: 02680130     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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