Nest site selection and hatching success of hawksbill and loggerhead sea turtles (Testudines, Cheloniidae) at Arembepe Beach, northeastern Brazil
Nest site selection influences the hatching success of sea turtles and represents a crucial aspect of their reproductive process. Arembepe Beach, in the State of Bahia, northeastern Brazil, is a known nest site for Caretta caretta and Eretmochelys imbricata. For the nesting seasons in 2004/2005 and...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Universidade de São Paulo
2009-07-01
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Series: | Phyllomedusa: Journal of Herpetology |
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Online Access: | http://www.phyllomedusa.esalq.usp.br/articles/volume8/number1/81317.pdf |