Hybridization between a Green Turtle, Chelonia mydas, and Loggerhead Turtle, Caretta caretta, and the first record of a Green Turtle in Atlantic Canada

Canadian Field-Naturalist

Volumn 118, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 579-582

  James, Michael C ^a   Martin, Kathleen ^b   Dutton, Peter H ^c  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b Nova Scotia Leatherback Turtle Working Group   (Canada)

^c SOUTHWEST FISHERIES SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Atlantic Canada; Caretta caretta; Chelonia mydas; Green turtle; Hybrid; Loggerhead Turtle

Indexed keywords

HYBRID; HYBRIDIZATION; NEW RECORD; TURTLE;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA;

CARETTA CARETTA; CHELONIA MYDAS; TESTUDINES;

EID: 33644970744     PISSN: 00083550     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.22621/cfn.v118i4.59     Document Type: Article

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