Nesting biology and conservation of the olive ridley sea turtle (Lepidochelys olivacea) in Brazil, 1991/1992 to 2002/2003

Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom

Volumn 87, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 1047-1056

  Da Silva, Augusto Cesar C D ^a   De Castilhos, Jaqueline C ^b   Lopez, Gustave G ^c   Barata, Paulo C R ^d  

^a Projeto TAMAR IBAMA   (Brazil)

^b Reserva Biológica de Santa Isabel   (Brazil)

^c Fundacao Pro TAMAR   (Brazil)

^d INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGY; ESTIMATION METHOD; NESTING; SPECIES CONSERVATION; TURTLE;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (WEST); BAHIA; BRAZIL; SERGIPE; SOUTH AMERICA;

CHELONIIDAE; LEPIDOCHELYS OLIVACEA; TESTUDINES;

EID: 34547505698     PISSN: 00253154     EISSN: 14697769     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0025315407056378     Document Type: Article

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