Growth rates of wild green turtles, Chelonia mydas, at a temperate foraging habitat in the northern Gulf of Mexico: Assessing short-term effects of cold-stunning on growth

Journal of Natural History

Volumn 42, Issue 43-44, 2008, Pages 2793-2807

  McMichael, Erin ^a   Seminoff, Jeffrey ^b   Carthy, Raymond ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b SOUTHWEST FISHERIES SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Body condition index; Cold stunning; Growth; Stranding; Temperature

Indexed keywords

BODY CONDITION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEEDING GROUND; GROWTH RATE; GROWTH RESPONSE; POPULATION GROWTH; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; TURTLE;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; GULF OF MEXICO; NORTH AMERICA; SAINT JOSEPH BAY; UNITED STATES;

CHELONIA MYDAS; CHELONIIDAE; TESTUDINES;

EID: 56749098285     PISSN: 00222933     EISSN: 14645262     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00222930802357335     Document Type: Article

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