Modeling approaches to quantify leatherback nesting trends in French Guiana and Suriname

Chelonian Conservation and Biology

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 37-46

  Girondot, Marc ^a,b   Godfrey, Matthew H ^c   Ponge, Laurent ^a   Rivalan, Philippe ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SUD   (France)

^b MUSÉUM NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE   (France)

^c North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission   (United States)

Author keywords

Dermochelyidae; Dermochelys coriacea; French Guiana; Migration; Nesting; Population; Reptilia; Sea turtle; Status; Suriname; Survivorship; Testudines

Indexed keywords

CHELONIIDAE; DERMOCHELYIDAE; DERMOCHELYS CORIACEA; REPTILIA; TESTUDINES;

EID: 34250773554     PISSN: 10718443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2744/1071-8443(2007)6[37:MATQLN]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Review

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