Age-size relationship at reproduction of South African female loggerhead turtles Caretta caretta

Endangered Species Research

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 167-175

  Tucek, Jenny ^a   Nel, Ronel ^a   Girondot, Marc ^b   Hughes, George ^c  

^a NELSON MANDELA METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SUD   (France)

^c NONE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Age and size at reproduction; Loggerhead turtle; Mutilation tagging

Indexed keywords

AGE; BEACH; REPRODUCTION; SEXUAL MATURITY; SIZE STRUCTURE; TAGGING; TURTLE;

CARETTA CARETTA; CHELONIIDAE; TESTUDINES;

EID: 84987849928     PISSN: 18635407     EISSN: 16134796     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/esr00562     Document Type: Article

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