Nesting and nest success of the leatherback turtle (Dermochelys coriacea) in suriname, 1999-2005

Chelonian Conservation and Biology

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 87-100

  Hilterman, Maartje L ^a   Goverse, Edo ^b  

^a Netherlands Committee for IUCN   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Conservation; Dermochelydiae; Dermochelys coriacea; Guianas; Hatch success; Nesting; PIT tagging; Population size; Reptilia; Sea turtle; Suriname; Testudines

Indexed keywords

CHELONIIDAE; DERMOCHELYIDAE; DERMOCHELYS CORIACEA; REPTILIA; TESTUDINES;

EID: 34250765768     PISSN: 10718443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2744/1071-8443(2007)6[87:NANSOT]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Review

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