Seasonality, abundance and breeding biology of one of the largest populations of nesting flatback turtles, Natator depressus: Cape Domett, Western Australia

Australian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 56, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 297-303

  Whiting, Andrea U ^a   Thomson, Allan ^b   Chaloupka, Milani ^c   Limpus, Colin J ^d  

^a CHARLES DARWIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND CONSERVATION   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^d DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; NEST SITE; NESTING BEHAVIOR; REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY; TEMPORAL ANALYSIS; TURTLE;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; CAPE DOMETT; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

NATATOR; NATATOR DEPRESSA; TESTUDINES;

EID: 62549138329     PISSN: 0004959X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/ZO08038     Document Type: Article

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