Age and Growth of Loggerhead Sea Turtles (Caretta Caretta) of Coastal Georgia: An Assessment of Skeletochronological Age-Estimates

Loggerhead sea turtles stranded on Cumberland Island (CI), Georgia provide skeletal samples to estimate the ages of individual turtles by skeletochronology. An initial study in 1986 used an average-thickness of humeral cross-section protocol to estimate individual ages and the minimum carapace lengt...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Bulletin of marine science 1997-09, Vol.61 (2), p.287-304
Hauptverfasser:	Parham, James F., Zug, George R.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Amphibia. Reptilia Biological and medical sciences Caretta caretta Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology Marine Vertebrates: general zoology, morphology, phylogeny, systematics, cytogenetics, geographical distribution
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