A comparison of Immature Green Turtles (Chelonia mydas) Diets among seven sites in the Main Hawaiian Islands

Pacific Science

Volumn 62, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 205-217

  Arthur, Karen E ^a,b   Balazs, George H ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b SMITHSONIAN MARINE STATION   (United States)

^c NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIET; FEEDING ECOLOGY; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; GROWTH RATE; INTRODUCED SPECIES; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; RESOURCE USE; SPECIES CONSERVATION; TURTLE;

HAWAIIAN ISLANDS; PACIFIC ISLANDS; PACIFIC OCEAN;

ACANTHOPHORA SPICIFERA; CHELONIA (GENUS); CHELONIA MYDAS; CLADOPHORA; HALOPHILA HAWAIIANA; HYPNEA SP.; JOINVILLEA ASCENDENS; LANA; POACEAE; PTEROCLADIELLA; RHODOPHYTA; TESTUDINES;

EID: 42449094649     PISSN: 00308870     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2984/1534-6188(2008)62[205:ACOIGT]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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