Analysis of growth of the green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) in the western central Atlantic

N. M. Ehrhardt; R. Witham

Analysis of growth of the green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) in the western central Atlantic

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Growth of immature turtles was estimated by analyzing recaptures from tagging experiments carried out during 1972-1987. Over 18 000 turtles were released and 153 were recaptured, though only 52 turtles had appropriate information to study growth. Asymptotic weight = 193 kg, growth parameter k = 0.073 per year, t_o = -0.1917 yr, and the fitted parameter m = 0.54, were estimated. Age at first maturity was 19-24 yr. -from Authors

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	275-281
Number of pages	7
Journal	Bulletin of Marine Science
Volume	50
Issue number	2
State	Published - Jan 1 1992
Externally published	Yes

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Oceanography
Aquatic Science

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Analysis of growth of the green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) in the western central Atlantic

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