Status, ecology, and conservation of sea turtles in Guinea-Bissau

Chelonian Conservation and Biology

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 150-160

  Catry, Paulo ^a   Barbosa, Castro ^b   Paris, Bruno ^c   Indjai, Bucar ^d   Almeida, Amadeu ^e   Limoges, Benoit ^f   Silva, Cristina ^b   Pereira, Honório ^b  

^a INSTITUTO SUPERIOR DE PSICOLOGIA APLICADA   (Portugal)

^b Instituto da Biodiversidade e das Áreas Protegidas Guiné   (Guinea-Bissau)

^c Department of the Environment ^*  (Canada)

^d Instituto Nacional de Estudos e Pesquisas   (Guinea-Bissau)

^e Centro de Investigaçao Pesqueira Aplicada   (Guinea-Bissau)

^f Ministere du Developpement durable de l'Environnement et des Parcs   (Canada)

Author keywords

Chelonia mydas; Cheloniidae; Dermochelys coriacea; Eretmochelys imbricata; Green turtle; Hawksbill; Leatherback; Lepidochelys olivacea; Olive ridley; Poil o; Reptilia; Testudines; West Africa

Indexed keywords

CHELONIA MYDAS; CHELONIIDAE; DERMOCHELYIDAE; DERMOCHELYS CORIACEA; ERETMOCHELYS IMBRICATA; LEPIDOCHELYS OLIVACEA; REPTILIA; TESTUDINES;

EID: 73949108951     PISSN: 10718443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2744/CCB-0772.1     Document Type: Article

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