Origin of juvenile loggerhead turtles (Caretta caretta) in a tropical developmental habitat in Caribbean Panamá

Animal Conservation

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 125-133

  Engstrom, Tag N ^a,c   Meylan, Peter A ^a   Meylan, Anne B ^b  

^a ECKERD COLLEGE   (United States)

^b FLORIDA MARINE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISPERSAL; ENDANGERED SPECIES; PROVENANCE; TURTLE;

CENTRAL AMERICA; PANAMA [CENTRAL AMERICA]; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

CARETTA CARETTA; TESTUDINES;

EID: 9644265835     PISSN: 13679430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1367943002002184     Document Type: Article

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