Kemp's ridley sea turtle (Lepidochelys kempii) age at first nesting

Chelonian Conservation and Biology

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 288-293

  Caillouet Jr , Charles W ^a   Shaver, Donna J ^b   Landry Jr , Andr M ^c   Owens, David W ^d   Pritchard, Peter C H ^e  

^a Padre Island National Seashore ^*  (United States)

^b NATIONAL PARK SERVICE   (United States)

^c TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY AT GALVESTON   (United States)

^d Department of Teacher Education and Department of Sociology and Anthropology   (United States)

^e Chelonian Research Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

age at first nesting; Cheloniidae; demography; Lepidochelys kempii; Reptilia; sea turtle; Testudines

Indexed keywords

CHELONIIDAE; LEPIDOCHELYS; LEPIDOCHELYS KEMPII; REPTILIA; TESTUDINES;

EID: 84855450669     PISSN: 10718443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2744/CCB-0836.1     Document Type: Review

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