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Sea Turtle Glossary

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Nesting population

Variations: rookery

A group of adult female turtles that tend to nest in a specific and defined region or beach.

See also: natal homing   fidelity

WWW References:

• THE STATUS OF MAJOR SEA TURTLE
• Distribution of Sea Turtles in the Mediterranean

Citations:

• Bowen, B. W. 1995. Tracking marine turtles with genetic markers. - BioScience 45: 528-534.
• Schroth, W., Streit, B. and Schierwater, B. 1996. Evolutionary handicap for turtles. - Nature 384: 521-522.

Entered by: Matthew Godfrey
Entered: 2004-12-14 08:47:27
Last modified: 2005-05-06 00:38:06