Size at maturity and tail elongation of loggerhead turtles (Caretta caretta) in the North Pacific

Chelonian Conservation and Biology

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 281-287

  Ishihara, Takashi ^a,b   Kamezaki, Naoki ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b Sea Turtle Association of Japan   (Japan)

^c Suma Aqualife Park Kobe   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cheloniidae; demography; maturity; puberty; Reptilia; tail elongation; Testudines

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CARETTA CARETTA; CHELONIIDAE; REPTILIA; TESTUDINES;

EID: 84855432807     PISSN: 10718443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2744/CCB-0893.1     Document Type: Article

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