Against oversimplifying the issues on relocating turtle eggs

Environmental Management

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 465-467

  Mrosovsky, Nicholas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Individual differences; Nest site selection; Relocating eggs; Sea turtle; Stabilizing selection

Indexed keywords

FEMALE TURTLES; NATURAL SELECTION; NEST-SITE SELECTION; RELOCATING EGGS; SEA TURTLE;

BIODIVERSITY; ENGINEERING RESEARCH; RISK ANALYSIS;

ANIMALS;

ENDANGERED SPECIES; NEST SITE; PREFERENCE BEHAVIOR; RELOCATION; RESEARCH WORK; SPECIES CONSERVATION; TURTLE;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; NESTING; NONHUMAN; PREDATOR; SEA; TURTLE;

ANIMALS; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; FEMALE; NESTING BEHAVIOR; TURTLES; ZYGOTE;

CHELONIIDAE; TESTUDINES;

EID: 41549100046     PISSN: 0364152X     EISSN: 14321009     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00267-007-9044-8     Document Type: Article

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