Nesting phenologies of two sympatric sea turtle species related to sea surface temperatures

Endangered Species Research

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 41-47

  Weishampel, John F ^a   Bagley, Dean A ^a   Ehrhart, Llewellyn M ^a   Weishampel, Anthony C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Caretta caretta; Chelonia mydas; Florida; Global warming; Oviposition; Thermal habitat

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CONDITIONS; ENDANGERED SPECIES; GLOBAL WARMING; NESTING BEHAVIOR; NESTING SUCCESS; PHENOLOGY; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; SYMPATRY; TAXONOMY; TURTLE;

FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; UNITED STATES;

CARETTA CARETTA; CHELONIA MYDAS; CHELONIIDAE; TESTUDINES;

EID: 77955106432     PISSN: 18635407     EISSN: 16134796     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/esr00290     Document Type: Article

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