Somatic growth rates of hawksbill turtles Eretmochelys imbricata in a northern Great Barrier Reef foraging area

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 446, Issue , 2012, Pages 275-283

  Bell, Ian ^a   Pike, David A ^a  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Eretmochelys imbricata; Growth rate; Mark recapture; Sea turtles; Sex specific growth

Indexed keywords

AGE AT MATURITY; BARRIER REEF; CORAL REEF; DATA SET; ENDANGERED SPECIES; FEEDING GROUND; GROWTH RATE; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; MARK-RECAPTURE METHOD; SEXUAL MATURITY; TROPICAL REGION; TURTLE;

AUSTRALIA; CORAL SEA; GREAT BARRIER REEF; PACIFIC OCEAN; QUEENSLAND;

EID: 84857301071     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps09481     Document Type: Article

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