Sex ratio prediction of juvenile Hawksbill sea turtles (Eretmochelys imbricata) from South Florida, USA

Herpetological Conservation and Biology

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 21-27

  Blanvillain, Gaëlle ^a,c   Wood, Lawrence D ^b,c   Meylan, Anne B ^d   Meylan, Peter A ^e  

^a Department of Teacher Education and Department of Sociology and Anthropology   (United States)

^b Loggerhead Marinelife Center of Juno Beach   (United States)

^c Taurus Oceanographic Foundation   (United States)

^d FISH AND WILDLIFE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^e ECKERD COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cheloniidae; Eretmochelys imbricata; Foraging; Hawksbill turtles; Reptilia; RIA; Sex ratio; USA

Indexed keywords

ANTHOZOA; CHELONIIDAE; ERETMOCHELYS; ERETMOCHELYS IMBRICATA; REPTILIA; TESTUDINES;

EID: 50249172851     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19317603     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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