Nesting of the leatherback turtle (Dermochelys coriacea) from 1999-2000 through 2003-2004 at Playa Langosta, Parque Nacional Marino Las Baulas de Guanacaste, Costa Rica

Chelonian Conservation and Biology

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 111-116

  Piedra, Rotney ^a   Vélez, Elizabeth ^b   Dutton, Peter ^c   Possardt, Earl ^d   Padilla, Clara ^e  

^a Parque National Marino Las Baulas de Guanacaste   (Costa Rica)

^b Parque Nacional Marino Las Baulas   (Costa Rica)

^c SOUTHWEST FISHERIES SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WEST GEORGIA   (United States)

^e Leatherback Trust   (Costa Rica)

Author keywords

Conservation; Costa Rica; Dermochelyidae; Dermochelys coriacea; Hatching success; Marine turtle; Nesting; Remigration; Reptilia; Testudines

Indexed keywords

CHELONIIDAE; DERMOCHELYIDAE; DERMOCHELYS CORIACEA; REPTILIA; TESTUDINES;

EID: 34250698010     PISSN: 10718443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2744/1071-8443(2007)6[111:NOTLTD]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Review

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