First documented record of nesting by the Olive Ridley Turtle (Lepidochelys olivacea) in Ecuador

Chelonian Conservation and Biology

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 282-285

  Alava, Juan Jose ^a   Pritchard, Peter ^b   Wyneken, Jeanette ^c   Valverde, Harold ^d,e  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b Chelonian Research Institute   (United States)

^c FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Inter American Tropical Tuna Commission   (Ecuador)

^e Grupo Ecológico Manta Verde   (Ecuador)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LEPIDOCHELYS OLIVACEA; MANTA; TESTUDINES;

EID: 38349112598     PISSN: 10718443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2744/1071-8443(2007)6[282:FDRONB]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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