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Title: Comparative study of the epibionts on the pelagic and mature female loggerhead turtles on the Canary and Cape Verde islands
Authors: Liria-Loza, Ana
López-Jurado, Luis Felipe 
UNESCO Clasification: 24 Ciencias de la vida
2401 Biología animal (zoología)
240116 Herpetología
Issue Date: 2004
Abstract: Marine turtles commonly carry diverse forms of epizoa on their shells. The occurrence of a particular species may ultimately help to clarify certain questions about sea turtle natural life history. This paper gives a detailed and comparative list of epizoic species found on two populations of macaronesian loggerheads: pelagic and juveniles living around the Canary Islands and mature females nesting in Boavista Island, Cabo Verde. For the epizoic flora, the most important genera founded is Polysiphonia (Rhodophiceae); P. carettia for the pelagics and Polysiphonia sp. for the nesting animals.
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10553/17517
Source: 24th Annual Symposium on Sea Turtle Biology and Conservation, San Jose, Costa Rica, 2004. Pag 100
Appears in Collections:Actas de congresos
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