Phenology of marine turtle nesting revealed by statistical model of the nesting season

Handbook of Environmental Chemistry, Volume 5: Water Pollution

Volumn 6, Issue , 2006, Pages

  Girondot, Marc ^a   Rivalan, Philippe ^a   Wongsopawiro, Ronald ^b   Briane, Jean Paul ^a   Hulin, Vincent ^a   Caut, Stéphane ^a   Guirlet, Elodie ^a   Godfrey, Matthew H ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SUD   (France)

^b Réserve Naturelle de 1'Amana ^*  (French Guiana)

^c NC Wildlife Resources Commission   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHELONIIDAE; DERMOCHELYIDAE; DERMOCHELYS CORIACEA; TESTUDINES;

EID: 33947330463     PISSN: 14336863     EISSN: 14726785     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-6785-6-11     Document Type: Article

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