Biphasic allometric growth in juvenile green turtles Chelonia mydas
Green turtles raised in the laboratory widen faster than they lengthen, thus changing in shape from the proportions they show as hatchlings. By doing so, young turtles may sooner achieve a size refuge from their gape-limited predators. In this study, we document that wild juveniles captured at open-...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Inter-Research
2018-12-01
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Series: | Endangered Species Research |
Online Access: | https://www.int-res.com/abstracts/esr/v37/p301-308/ |