Spatial distribution of turtle barnacles on the green sea turtle, Chelonia mydas

Ecological Research

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 121-125

  Hayashi, Ryota ^a   Tsuji, Kazuki ^b  

^a CHIBA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE RYUKYUS   (Japan)

Author keywords

Aggregation model; Coexistence; Green turtle; Patchy environment; Turtle barnacles

Indexed keywords

AGGREGATION BEHAVIOR; COEXISTENCE; CRUSTACEAN; HABITAT SELECTION; NICHE PARTITIONING; PATCH DYNAMICS; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; TURTLE;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; JAPAN; OKINAWA [RYUKYU ISLANDS]; RYUKYU ISLANDS;

CHELONIA (GENUS); CHELONIA MYDAS; CHELONIBIA; PLATYLEPAS; STOMATOLEPAS; TESTUDINES; THORACICA;

EID: 38149096306     PISSN: 09123814     EISSN: 14401703     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11284-007-0349-0     Document Type: Article

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