A model of area fidelity, nomadism, and distribution patterns of loggerhead sea turtles (Caretta caretta) in the Mediterranean Sea

Marine Biology

Volumn 152, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 1039-1049

  Casale, Paolo ^a   Freggi, Daniela ^b   Basso, Roberto ^c   Vallini, Carola ^d   Argano, Roberto ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b Sea Turtle Rescue Centre WWF Italy   (Italy)

^c Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Jesolo   (Italy)

^d ARCHE'   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BODY SIZE; MIGRATION; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; POPULATION MODELING; RECRUITMENT; SITE FIDELITY; SUBTIDAL ENVIRONMENT; TAGGING; TURTLE;

EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

CARETTA; CARETTA CARETTA; CHELONIIDAE; TESTUDINES;

EID: 34548694578     PISSN: 00253162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00227-007-0752-7     Document Type: Article

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