Regional and annual variation in plasma steroids and metabolic indicators in female green turtles, Chelonia mydas

Marine Biology

Volumn 148, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 427-433

  Hamann, Mark ^a,b   Jessop, Tim S ^a,c,d   Limpus, Colin J ^e   Whittier, Joan M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c INSTITUTE FOR CONSERVATION RESEARCH   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

^e DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BODY CONDITION; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; HORMONE; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; TURTLE;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; MORETON BAY; QUEENSLAND;

CHELONIA (GENUS); CHELONIA MYDAS; CHELONIIDAE; TESTUDINES;

EID: 28444455987     PISSN: 00253162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00227-005-0082-6     Document Type: Article

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