The behavioural choices of green turtles nesting at two environmentally different islands in Taiwan

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 440, Issue , 2013, Pages 141-148

  Cheng, I J ^a   Bentivegna, F ^b   Hochscheid, S ^b  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN OCEAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b STAZIONE ZOOLOGICA ANTON DOHRN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Behavioural plasticity; Dive behaviour; Environmental effect; Marine turtle

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; DIET; ENDANGERED SPECIES; ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECT; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; GEOGRAPHICAL VARIATION; HABITAT QUALITY; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; MIGRATION; NESTING BEHAVIOR; REPRODUCTIVE PRODUCTIVITY; RESOURCE AVAILABILITY; SURVIVAL; TELEMETRY; TURTLE;

TAIWAN;

ANIMALIA; CHELONIA MYDAS; CHELONIIDAE; TESTUDINES;

EID: 84872371666     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jembe.2012.12.002     Document Type: Article

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