The ecology and migrations of sea turtles 8. Tests of the developmental habitat hypothesis

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Volumn , Issue 357, 2011, Pages 1-70

  Meylan, Peter A ^a,d   Meylan, Anne B ^b   Gray, Jennifer A ^c  

^a ECKERD COLLEGE   (United States)

^b FLORIDA MARINE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c Bermuda Aquarium Museum & Zoo   (Bermuda)

^d Bermuda National Trust   (Bermuda)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CARETTA; CARETTA CARETTA; CHELONIA MYDAS; CHELONIIDAE; ERETMOCHELYS; ERETMOCHELYS IMBRICATA; LEPIDOCHELYS KEMPII; TESTUDINES;

EID: 80051730640     PISSN: 00030090     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1206/357.1     Document Type: Article

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