Simulated climate change increases juvenile growth in a critically endangered tortoise

Endangered Species Research

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 73-82

  Mitchell, Nicola J ^a   Jones, Tara V ^a   Kuchling, Gerald ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND CONSERVATION   (Australia)

Author keywords

Climate change; Growth; Hydroperiod; Pseudemydura; Tortoise

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; ENDANGERED SPECIES; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GROWTH RATE; GROWTH RESPONSE; JUVENILE; POPULATION DECLINE; REPRODUCTION; SPECIES CONSERVATION; SURVIVAL; TURTLE;

AUSTRALIA; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

PSEUDEMYDURA;

EID: 84892604879     PISSN: 18635407     EISSN: 16134796     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/esr00410     Document Type: Article

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