Loggerhead turtles, Caretta Caretta, at Dalyan beach, Turkey: Nesting activity (2004-2005) and 19-year abundance trend (1987-2005)

Chelonian Conservation and Biology

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 178-187

  Türkozan, Oǧuz ^a   Yilmaz, Can ^a  

^a ADNAN MENDERES UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Caretta caretta; Cheloniidae; Conservation; Nesting; Reproduction; Reptilia; Sea turtle; Testudines; Trend analysis; Turkey

Indexed keywords

CARETTA CARETTA; CHELONIIDAE; REPTILIA; TESTUDINES;

EID: 58249101474     PISSN: 10718443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2744/CCB-0719.1     Document Type: Article

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