Micro-environment of olive ridley turtle nests deposited during an aggregated nesting event

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 272, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 367-376

  Clusella Trullas, S ^a,b   Paladino, F V ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY PURDUE UNIVERSITY FORT WAYNE   (United States)

^b STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Conservation; Marine reptile; Population dynamics; Respiratory metabolism; Sand quality; Solitary nesting

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY; HATCHERY; HATCHING; INCUBATION; MORTALITY; NESTING SUCCESS; OXYGEN; PARTIAL PRESSURE; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SAND; SOIL QUALITY; TEMPERATURE PROFILE; TURTLE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); LEPIDOCHELYS OLIVACEA; REPTILIA; TESTUDINES;

EID: 34447642657     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: 14697998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7998.2006.00277.x     Document Type: Article

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