Success of delayed translocation of loggerhead turtle nests

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 71, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 2290-2296

  Abella, E ^a   Marco, A ^a   Lopez Jurado L F ^b  

^a DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION BIOLOGY   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LAS PALMAS DE GRAN CANARIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Conservation; Hatchery management practices; Loggerhead; Nests translocation; Sea turtle

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; FERTILITY; HATCHING; MONITORING; MORTALITY; NEST; TRANSLOCATION; TURTLE;

AFRICA; BOAVISTA ISLAND; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA;

CARETTA; CARETTA CARETTA; CHELONIIDAE; TESTUDINES;

EID: 48249089233     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2193/2006-512     Document Type: Article

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