Swimming performance of hatchling green turtles is affected by incubation temperature

Coral Reefs

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 341-349

  Burgess, Elizabeth A ^a   Booth, David T ^a   Lanyon, Janet M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Coral cay; Development; Locomotor performance; Marine turtle; TSD

Indexed keywords

BODY SIZE; INCUBATION; NEARSHORE ENVIRONMENT; SURVIVAL; SWIMMING BEHAVIOR; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; TURTLE;

CHELONIA MYDAS; TESTUDINES;

EID: 33746195566     PISSN: 07224028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00338-006-0116-7     Document Type: Article

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