Growth rates and age at adult size of loggerhead sea turtles (Caretta caretta) in the Mediterranean Sea, estimated through capture-mark-recapture records

Growth rates of the juvenile phase of loggerhead turtles (Caretta caretta) were estimated for the first time in the Mediterranean Sea from capture-mark-recapture records. Thirty-eight turtles were released from Italian coasts and re-encountered after 1.0-10.9 years in the period 1986-2007. Their mea...

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Главные авторы: Paolo Casale, Antonios D. Mazaris, Daniela Freggi, Carola Vallini, Roberto Argano
Формат: Статья
Язык:English
Опубликовано: Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas 2009-09-01
Серии:Scientia Marina
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Online-ссылка:http://scientiamarina.revistas.csic.es/index.php/scientiamarina/article/view/1088