Allometric growth in juvenile marine turtles: Possible role as an antipredator adaptation

Zoology

Volumn 117, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 131-138

  Salmon, Michael ^a   Scholl, Joshua ^b  

^a FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b The University of Arizona   (United States)

Author keywords

Anti predator adaptations; Gape limited predators; Green turtle; Loggerhead; Predator prey relationship

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; AGE; ANIMAL; ANTI-PREDATOR ADAPTATIONS; ARTICLE; FISH; FOOD CHAIN; GAPE-LIMITED PREDATORS; GREEN TURTLE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HISTOLOGY; LOGGERHEAD; MOUTH; POPULATION DENSITY; PREDATOR-PREY RELATIONSHIP; TURTLE;

ANTI-PREDATOR ADAPTATIONS; GAPE-LIMITED PREDATORS; GREEN TURTLE; LOGGERHEAD; PREDATOR-PREY RELATIONSHIP;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; FISHES; FOOD CHAIN; MOUTH; POPULATION DENSITY; TURTLES;

EID: 84897040140     PISSN: 09442006     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.zool.2013.11.004     Document Type: Article

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