Ten years of monitoring the nesting ecology of the green turtle, Chelonia mydas, on Lanyu (Orchid Island), Taiwan

Zoological Studies

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 83-94

  Cheng, I Jiunn ^a   Huang, Cheng Ting ^a   Hung, Po Yen ^a   Ke, Bo Zong ^a   Kuo, Chao Wei ^a   Fong, Chia Ling ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN OCEAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Chelonia mydas; Green turtle; Lanyu; Nesting ecology; Taiwan

Indexed keywords

CHELONIA MYDAS; ORCHIDACEAE; TESTUDINES;

EID: 72549097238     PISSN: 10215506     EISSN: 1810522X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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