Title
Preliminary Growth Models For Green, Chelonia Mydas, And Loggerhead, Caretta-Caretta, Turtles In The Wild
Abbreviated Journal Title
Copeia
Keywords
Hospitality; Leisure; Sport & Tourism; Sociology
Abstract
Capture-recapture measurements of 11 wild green turtles, Chelonia mydas, and of 28 wild loggerhead turtles, Caretta caretta, in Florida indicate that growth in straight-line carapace length fits von Bertalanffy growth models better than logistic models. The von Bertalanffy model for green turtle growth yields estimates for age at maturity of between 18 and 27 years, based on the carapace length of the smallest nesting female (88 cm) and the mean length of all nesting females (99 cm). The model for loggerheads yields estimates of between 12 and 30 years, also based on carapace measurements of the smallest nesting female (74 cm) and the mean carapace length of all nesting females (92 cm). It is suggested that the upper estimates provide more realistic indications of mean age at first maturity.
Journal Title
Copeia
Issue/Number
79
Publication Date
1-1-1985
Document Type
Article
Language
English
First Page
73
Last Page
483
WOS Identifier
ISSN
0045-8511
Recommended Citation
Frazer, Nat B. and Ehrhart, L. M., "Preliminary Growth Models For Green, Chelonia Mydas, And Loggerhead, Caretta-Caretta, Turtles In The Wild" (1985). Faculty Bibliography 1980s. 416.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/facultybib1980/416
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