Flatback turtle (Natator depressus) nesting at Field Island, Kakadu National Park, Northern Territory, Australia, 1990-2001

Chelonian Conservation and Biology

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 188-194

  Schäuble, Chloe ^a,d   Kennett, Rod ^a,b   Winderlich, Steven ^c  

^a CHARLES DARWIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Environment Australia   (Australia)

^c DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT   (Australia)

^d JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Cheloniidae; Clutch size; Kakadu National Park; Natator depressus; Nest depth; Nesting; Reptilia; Sea turtle; Tagging; Testudines

Indexed keywords

CHELONIIDAE; NATATOR; NATATOR DEPRESSA; REPTILIA; TESTUDINES;

EID: 33846148978     PISSN: 10718443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2744/1071-8443(2006)5[188:FTNDNA]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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