Historical diet analysis of loggerhead sea turtles (Caretta caretta) in Virginia

Copeia

Volumn , Issue 2, 2007, Pages 478-489

  Seney, Erin E ^a,b   Musick, John A ^a  

^a VIRGINIA INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY AT GALVESTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTHROPOD; CRAB; DIET; DIETARY SHIFT; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; HISTORY; STOMACH CONTENT; TURTLE;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; VIRGINIA;

BREVOORTIA TYRANNUS; CALLINECTES SAPIDUS; CARETTA; CARETTA CARETTA; CELASTRINA LADON; LIMULUS; LIMULUS POLYPHEMUS; MEROSTOMATA; MICROPOGONIAS UNDULATUS; TESTUDINES;

EID: 34547446134     PISSN: 00458511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1643/0045-8511(2007)7[478:HDAOLS]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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