Effects of transients on estimating survival and population growth in juvenile loggerhead turtles

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 324, Issue , 2006, Pages 287-292

  Sasso, Christopher R ^a   Braun McNeill, Joanne ^b   Avens, Larisa ^b   Epperly, Sheryan P ^a  

^a NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE   (United States)

^b SOUTHEAST FISHERIES SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Mark recapture; North Carolina; Pound nets; Sea turtles

Indexed keywords

JUVENILE; MARK-RECAPTURE METHOD; POPULATION GROWTH; SURVIVAL; TURTLE;

NORTH AMERICA; NORTH CAROLINA; UNITED STATES;

CARETTA CARETTA; CHELONIIDAE; TESTUDINES;

EID: 33845244181     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps324287     Document Type: Article

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