Fuel use and corticosterone dynamics in hatchling green sea turtles (Chelonia mydas) during natal dispersal

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 353, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 13-21

  Hamann, Mark ^a   Jessop, Tim S ^b   Schäuble, Chloe S ^a  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Zoos Victoria ^*  (Australia)

Author keywords

Chelonia mydas; Energy reserves; Green sea turtle; Hatchling dispersal; Intermediary metabolism; Locomotory activity

Indexed keywords

ANOXIC CONDITIONS; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); ENERGY BUDGET; FUEL; HABITAT USE; HATCHING; HORMONE; LOCOMOTION; METABOLISM; MIGRATION; NATAL DISPERSAL; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; PLASMA; TURTLE;

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

EID: 35748985596     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jembe.2007.08.017     Document Type: Article

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