Biochemical indices and life traits of loggerhead turtles (Caretta caretta) from Cape Verde Islands.

The loggerhead turtle (Caretta caretta) is an endangered marine reptile for whom assessing population health requires knowledge of demographic parameters such as individual growth rate. In Cape Verde, as within several populations, adult female loggerhead sea turtles show a size-related behavioral a...

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Main Authors: Sara Vieira, Samir Martins, Lucy A Hawkes, Adolfo Marco, M Alexandra Teodósio
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4229144?pdf=render