Stormy oceans are associated with declines in sea turtle hatching

Current Biology

Volumn 17, Issue 15, 2007, Pages

  Van Houtan, Kyle S ^a   Bass, Oron L ^b  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Everglades National Park   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; DISASTER; EGG; LETTER; NESTING; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; TURTLE; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALS; EGGS; FLORIDA; NATURAL DISASTERS; NESTING BEHAVIOR; POPULATION DYNAMICS; TURTLES;

CARETTA CARETTA; CHELONIA (GENUS); CHELONIA MYDAS; CHELONIIDAE; TESTUDINES;

EID: 34547475494     PISSN: 09609822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2007.06.021     Document Type: Letter

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