A review of lethal and non-lethal effects of predators on adult marine turtles

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 356, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 43-51

  Heithaus, Michael R ^a   Wirsing, Aaron J ^a   Thomson, Jordan A ^b   Burkholder, Derek A ^a  

^a FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Predator prey; Sea turtles; Sharks; Tradeoffs

Indexed keywords

ANTIPARASITE DEFENSE; HABITAT USE; POPULATION SIZE; PREDATION RISK; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION; PRISTINE ENVIRONMENT; SHARK; TRADE-OFF; TURTLE;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA;

ALLIGATOR; ANIMALIA; CHELONIIDAE; CHONDRICHTHYES; CROCODYLIDAE (ALL CROCODILES); GALEOCERDO; ORCINUS ORCA; TESTUDINES;

EID: 39549091917     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jembe.2007.12.013     Document Type: Article

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