The development of early diving behavior by juvenile flatback sea turtles (Natator depressus)

Chelonian Conservation and Biology

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 8-17

  Salmon, Michael ^a   Hamann, Mark ^b   Wyneken, Jeanette ^a  

^a FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

behavioral development; Cheloniidae; dive profiles; hatchling; Natator depressus; Reptilia; swimming; Testudines

Indexed keywords

CHELONIA MYDAS; CHELONIIDAE; DERMOCHELYS CORIACEA; NATATOR; NATATOR DEPRESSA; REPTILIA; TESTUDINES;

EID: 77953866503     PISSN: 10718443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2744/CCB-0803.1     Document Type: Article

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