Carapace epibionts of loggerhead turtles (Caretta caretta) nesting at Canaveral National Seashore, Florida

Journal of Natural History

Volumn 42, Issue 13-14, 2008, Pages 1095-1102

  Pfaller, Joseph B ^a   Frick, Michael G ^b   Reich, Kimberly J ^c   Williams, Kristina L ^b   Bjorndal, Karen A ^c  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Caretta Research Project   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Caretta caretta; Epibiont; Loggerhead; Nesting; Sea turtle

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL SURVEY; BIOLOGY; ECHINODERM; EPIBIONT; NESTING; NEW RECORD; TAXONOMY; TURTLE;

CANAVERAL NATIONAL SEASHORE; FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

CARETTA; CARETTA CARETTA; CHELONIIDAE; ECHINOIDEA; TESTUDINES;

EID: 47349124858     PISSN: 00222933     EISSN: 14645262     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00222930701877565     Document Type: Article

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