Nomadic behaviour of the highly migratory olive ridley sea turtle Lepidochelys olivacea in the eastern tropical Pacific Ocean

Endangered Species Research

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 33-40

  Plotkin, Pamela T ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

Eastern tropical Pacific; El Ni o; Highly migratory; Lepidochelys olivacea; Nomadic; Satellite telemetry

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE EFFECT; EL NINO; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; MIGRATORY SPECIES; PELAGIC ENVIRONMENT; TELEMETRY; TURTLE;

PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (TROPICAL);

CHELONIIDAE; LEPIDOCHELYS OLIVACEA; TESTUDINES;

EID: 79251481117     PISSN: 18635407     EISSN: 16134796     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/esr00314     Document Type: Article

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