Insights into size, seasonality and biology of a nesting population of the Olive Ridley turtle in northern Australia

Wildlife Research

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 200-210

  Whiting, Scott D ^a,e   Long, John L ^b   Hadden, Kate M ^b   Lauder, Anderson D K ^c   Koch, Andrea U ^d  

^a WWF Australia   (Australia)

^b Tiwi Land Council   (Australia)

^c Coastcare NT ^*  (Australia)

^d CHARLES DARWIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^e Environment and the Arts   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENDANGERED SPECIES; NESTEDNESS; NESTING BEHAVIOR; SEASONALITY; SPECIES CONSERVATION; TURTLE;

ASIA; AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; CENTRAL AMERICA; COSTA RICA; EURASIA; INDIA; MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; NORTH AMERICA; SOUTH ASIA;

ALLIGATOR; CANIS FAMILIARIS; CANIS FAMILIARIS DINGO; CANIS LUPUS; CHELONIIDAE; CROCODYLUS POROSUS; LEPIDOCHELYS OLIVACEA; TESTUDINES; VARANIDAE; VARANUS;

EID: 34249948433     PISSN: 10353712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/WR06131     Document Type: Article

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