Emergence pattern of loggerhead turtle (Caretta caretta) hatchlings from Kyparissia Bay, Greece

Marine Biology

Volumn 151, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 1743-1749

  Adam, Victoria ^a   Tur, Carlos ^a   Rees, Alan F ^b   Tomás, Jesús ^c  

^a Sea Turtle Protection Society of Greece ^*  (Spain)

^b Solomou   (Greece)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMETRY; CLIMATE CONDITIONS; EMERGENCE; FIELD SURVEY; HATCHING; NEST; TURTLE;

EURASIA; EUROPE; GREECE; KYPARISSIA BAY; PELOPONNESE; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

CARETTA; CARETTA CARETTA; CHELONIIDAE; TESTUDINES;

EID: 34249025484     PISSN: 00253162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00227-007-0607-2     Document Type: Article

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