Flexible inter-nesting behaviour of generalist olive ridley turtles in Australia

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 359, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 47-54

  Hamel, M A ^a   McMahon, C R ^a   Bradshaw, C J A ^a,b  

^a CHARLES DARWIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Activity; Dive profile; Diving; Marine turtle; Metabolic rate; Movement; Temperature

Indexed keywords

ACTIVITY PATTERN; DIVING BEHAVIOR; GENERALIST; METABOLISM; MOVEMENT; NESTING BEHAVIOR; OVIPOSITION; PHYSIOLOGY; TURTLE;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; NORTHERN TERRITORY; WESSELL ISLANDS;

CHELONIIDAE; LEPIDOCHELYS OLIVACEA; TESTUDINES;

EID: 42049106407     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jembe.2008.02.019     Document Type: Article

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