INTRASPECIFIC VARIATION OF THE GREEN TURTLE, Chelonia mydas (CHELONIIDAE), IN THE FORAGING AREA OF GORGONA NATURAL NATIONAL PARK (COLOMBIAN PACIFIC)

INTRASPECIFIC VARIATION OF THE GREEN TURTLE, Chelonia mydas (CHELONIIDAE), IN THE FORAGING AREA OF GORGONA NATURAL NATIONAL PARK (COLOMBIAN PACIFIC)

The size distribution and body condition of the two morphotypes of green turtle (Chelonia mydas) foraging in Gorgona Natural National Park (GNNP) in the Colombian Pacific was assessed from 2003 to 2012. Measurements of straight carapace length (SCL), curved carapace length (CCL), weight, and body co...

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Main Authors: Laura Sampson, Luis Fernando Payán, Diego Fernando Amorocho, Jeffrey A. Seminoff, Alan Giraldo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidad Nacional de Colombia 2014-09-01
Series:Acta Biológica Colombiana
Subjects:
black morphotype
Chelonia mydas
condition index
foraging ground
size-frequency distribution
yellow morphotype.
Online Access:https://revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/actabiol/article/view/42615

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