Nest site fidelity of leatherback turtles at Playa Grande, Costa Rica

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 68, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 387-394

  Nordmoe, Eric D ^a   Sieg, Annette E ^a   Sotherland, Paul R ^a   Spotila, James R ^b   Paladino, Frank V ^c   Reina, Richard D ^d  

^a KALAMAZOO COLLEGE   (United States)

^b DREXEL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NEST SITE; NESTING BEHAVIOR; SITE FIDELITY; TURTLE;

CENTRAL AMERICA; COSTA RICA; GUANACASTE; PLAYA GRANDE;

DERMOCHELYIDAE; DERMOCHELYS CORIACEA; TESTUDINES;

EID: 3242734010     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2003.07.015     Document Type: Article

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