A mechanism that maintains alternative life histories in a loggerhead sea turtle population

Ecology

Volumn 94, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 2583-2594

  Hatase, Hideo ^a   Omuta, Kazuyoshi ^b   Tsukamoto, Katsumi ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b Yakushima Sea Turtle Research Group   (Japan)

^c NIHON UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Behavioral polymorphism; Caretta caretta; Foraging habitat; Intrapopulation variation; Life history; Loggerhead sea turtles; Migration; Reproductive output; Yakushima Island, Japan

Indexed keywords

CLUTCH SIZE; EMERGENCE; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; HABITAT USE; INTRAPOPULATION VARIATION; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; PLANKTIVORE; POPULATION STRUCTURE; REPRODUCTION; TRADE-OFF; TURTLE;

JAPAN; KAGOSHIMA [KYUSHU]; KYUSHU; YAKUSHIMA;

ANIMALIA; CARETTA; CARETTA CARETTA; TESTUDINES;

EID: 84887963668     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/12-1588.1     Document Type: Article

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