Do green turtles modify their nesting seasons in response to environmental temperatures?

Chelonian Conservation and Biology

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 43-47

  Pike, David A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Chelonia mydas; Cheloniidae; Climate change; Florida; Marine turtle; Nesting phenology; Reptilia; Sea surface temperature; Sea turtle nesting; Testudines

Indexed keywords

CARETTA CARETTA; CHELONIA MYDAS; CHELONIIDAE; REPTILIA; TESTUDINES;

EID: 67650859629     PISSN: 10718443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2744/CCB-0726.1     Document Type: Article

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