Growth Rates of Wild Juvenile Hawksbill Turtles, Eretmochelys imbricata, in St. Thomas, United States Virgin Islands

The purpose of this paper is to present data on growth rates of juvenile hawksbill turtles captured in the United States Virgin Islands. This will provide other researchers with a small data set with which to compare growth data from other locations. Turtles were captured from 1981 to 1983 at Magens...

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Published in:Copeia 1994-08, Vol.1994 (3), p.811-814
Main Author: Boulon, Ralf H.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Captive wildlife
Eretmochelys imbricata
Marine fishes
Population growth rate
Shorter Contributions: Herpetology
Turtles
Young animals
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Summary:The purpose of this paper is to present data on growth rates of juvenile hawksbill turtles captured in the United States Virgin Islands. This will provide other researchers with a small data set with which to compare growth data from other locations. Turtles were captured from 1981 to 1983 at Magens Bay, St. Thomas.
ISSN:0045-8511
1938-5110
DOI:10.2307/1447200