Age and growth determination by skeletochronology in loggerhead sea turtles (Caretta caretta) from the Mediterranean sea;Determinación de la edad y el crecimiento por esclerocronología en la tortuga boba marina caretta caretta del mar Mediterráneo

Scientia Marina

Volumn 75, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 197-203

  Casale, Paolo ^a   Conte, Nicoletta ^a   Freggi, Daniela ^b   Cioni, Carla ^a   Argano, Roberto ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b Sea Turtle Rescue Centre WWF Italy   (Italy)

Author keywords

Age at size; Growth rate; Loggerhead sea turtle; Mediterranean; Skeletochronology

Indexed keywords

AGE DETERMINATION; BODY SIZE; BONE; GROWTH DETERMINATION; GROWTH RATE; SIZE AT MATURITY; TURTLE;

MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

CARETTA; CARETTA CARETTA; TESTUDINES;

EID: 79952832894     PISSN: 02148358     EISSN: 18868134     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3989/scimar.2011.75n1197     Document Type: Article

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