Phenotypically Linked Dichotomy in Sea Turtle Foraging Requires Multiple Conservation Approaches

Current Biology

Volumn 16, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 990-995

  Hawkes, Lucy A ^a   Broderick, Annette C ^a   Coyne, Michael S ^b   Godfrey, Matthew H ^c   Lopez Jurado, Luis Felipe ^d   Lopez Suarez, Pedro ^d   Merino, Sonia Elsy ^e   Varo Cruz, Nuria ^d   Godley, Brendan J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LAS PALMAS DE GRAN CANARIA   (Spain)

^e Inst Nac Desenvolvimento da Pesca   (Cape Verde)

Author keywords

EVO_ECOL

Indexed keywords

AFRICA; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ATLANTIC OCEAN; BODY SIZE; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; PHENOTYPE; TURTLE;

AFRICA, WESTERN; ANIMALS; ATLANTIC OCEAN; BODY SIZE; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; PHENOTYPE; TURTLES;

CARETTA CARETTA; CHELONIIDAE; TESTUDINES;

EID: 33646749300     PISSN: 09609822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2006.03.063     Document Type: Article

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