Smaller longer, larger shorter: Energy budget calculations explain intrapopulation variation in remigration intervals for loggerhead sea turtles (Caretta caretta)

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 86, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 595-600

  Hatase, Hideo ^a   Tsukamoto, Katsumi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENTHIVORY; ENERGY BUDGET; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; INTRAPOPULATION VARIATION; MIGRATION; NESTING SUCCESS; REPRODUCTION; REPRODUCTIVE COST; REPRODUCTIVE EFFORT; TURTLE;

CARETTA; CARETTA CARETTA; CHELONIIDAE; TESTUDINES;

EID: 47249133728     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/Z08-035     Document Type: Article

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