Growth rate and projected age at sexual maturity for immature hawksbill turtles and green turtles foraging in the remote marine protected area of Aldabra Atoll, Seychelles

Changes in marine ecosystems from human stressors, and concerns over how species will respond to these changes have emphasized the importance of understanding and monitoring crucial demographic parameters for population models. Long-lived, migratory, marine vertebrates such as sea turtles are partic...

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Published in:	Marine biology Vol. 170; no. 4; p. 49
Main Authors:	Sanchez, Cheryl L., Bunbury, Nancy, Mortimer, Jeanne A., A’Bear, Luke, Betts, Michael, von Brandis, Rainer, Burt, April J., Cooke, Lorraine, van de Crommenacker, Janske, Currie, Jock C., Doak, Naomi, Fleischer-Dogley, Frauke, Mederic, Emma, Mels, Bruno, Pistorius, Pierre, Richards, Heather, Casale, Paolo
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Berlin/Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 01.04.2023 Springer Springer Nature B.V
Subjects:	Aquatic reptiles Atolls Biomedical and Life Sciences Body size Carapace Chelonia mydas data collection Environmental aspects Eretmochelys imbricata Food and nutrition Foraging Freshwater & Marine Ecology Green turtle Growth rate Hawksbill turtle humans Impact analysis International organizations Islands Life history Life Sciences Marine & Freshwater Sciences Marine biology Marine ecosystems Marine parks Marine parks and reserves Marine protected areas mark-recapture studies Microbiology migratory behavior Oceanography Original Paper Parameters Physiological aspects Population dynamics Population growth Protected areas Reptiles & amphibians Sea turtles Sexual maturity Seychelles Tracking Turtles United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization Vertebrates World Heritage Areas Zoology Seychelles Developmental habitat Western Indian Ocean Capture-mark-recapture
ISSN:	0025-3162, 1432-1793
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