Dietary shifts by green turtles in the Kane'ohe Bay region of the Hawaiian Islands: a 28-year study

The green turtle, Chelonia mydas, has modified its feeding behavior to include the increasing abundance of nonnative algae growing in the greater Kane'ohe Bay area of Oahu in the Hawaiian Islands. Changes in diet of the green turtle are correlated with an increase in abundance of seven species...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Pacific science 2009-04, Vol.63 (2), p.181
Hauptverfasser:	Russell, Dennis J, Balazs, George H
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Animal feeding behavior Behavior Case studies Food and nutrition Green turtle Observations
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