Comparison of the genetics and nesting ecology of two green turtle rookeries

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 276, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 375-384

  Cheng, I J ^a   Dutton, P H ^b   Chen, C L ^a   Chen, H C ^a   Chen, Y H ^a   Shea, J W ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN OCEAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b SOUTHWEST FISHERIES SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Chelonia mydas; Genetic structure; Lanyu Island; Nesting ecology; Taiwan; Wan an Island

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; ECOLOGY; GENETIC STRUCTURE; GENETICS; GENOTYPE-ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; HATCHING; HOMING BEHAVIOR; INCUBATION; ISLAND; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; MORPHOLOGY; NESTING; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SURVIVAL; TURTLE;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; TAIWAN; TAIWAN STRAIT;

ANIMALIA; CHELONIA MYDAS; TESTUDINES;

EID: 56849124891     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: 14697998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7998.2008.00501.x     Document Type: Article

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