Hormonal and metabolic responses to nesting activities in the green turtle, Chelonia mydas

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 308, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 253-267

  Jessop, Tim S ^a   Hamann, Mark ^b  

^a ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF SAN DIEGO   (United States)

^b DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT   (Australia)

Author keywords

Catecholamines; Glucose; Green turtles; Lactate; Nesting activity

Indexed keywords

HORMONE; METABOLISM; NESTING BEHAVIOR; PHYSICAL DISTURBANCE; TURTLE;

CHELONIA MYDAS; MYDAS; TESTUDINES;

EID: 3342902807     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jembe.2004.03.005     Document Type: Article

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