Body size distribution demonstrates flexible habitat shift of green turtle (Chelonia mydas)

Green turtles (Chelonia mydas), listed as Endangered on the IUCN redlist, have a broad migration area and undergo a habitat shift from the pelagic (hatchling) to neritic (growth) zones. We studied habitat utilisation of the coastal feeding grounds around Okinawajima Island, Japan, in 103 green turtl...

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Main Authors: Ryota Hayashi, Hideaki Nishizawa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2015-01-01
Series:Global Ecology and Conservation
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2351989414000778