Nesting of hawksbill turtles, eretmochelys imbricata, on the islands of the arabian gulf: (Reptilia: Cheloniidae)

Zoology in the Middle East

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 43-48

  Al Ghais, Saif M ^a  

^a UNITED ARAB EMIRATES UNIVERSITY   (United Arab Emirates)

Author keywords

Arabian (Persian) Gulf; Ecology; Hawksbill Turtle; Nesting biology; Reproduction; United Arab Emirates islands

Indexed keywords

AIR TEMPERATURE; BREEDING SEASON; CLUTCH SIZE; NESTING BEHAVIOR; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; TURTLE;

ARABIAN SEA; INDIAN OCEAN; PERSIAN GULF;

CHELONIIDAE; ERETMOCHELYS IMBRICATA; REPTILIA; TESTUDINES;

EID: 72749099797     PISSN: 09397140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09397140.2009.10638365     Document Type: Article

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