Environmental correlates of nesting in loggerhead turtles, Caretta caretta

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 76, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 603-610

  Pike, David A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

atmospheric conditions; Caretta caretta; environmental cues; loggerhead turtle; nesting cues; ocean; rainfall; tidal cycle; weather

Indexed keywords

BODY SIZE; EMERGENCE; ENVIRONMENTAL CUE; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; NEST PREDATION; NESTING; NESTING BEHAVIOR; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; RAINFALL; SEASONAL VARIATION; TIDAL CYCLE; TURTLE;

CARETTA CARETTA; TESTUDINES;

EID: 49149105339     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2008.04.010     Document Type: Article

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