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All about Chelonia mydas (green sea turtle) By Moimane, Norah

All about Chelonia mydas (green sea turtle) By Moimane, Norah. Chelonia mydas Introduction. Classification Kingdom – Animalia Phylum – Chordata Subphylum – Vertebrata Class – Reptilia Order – Testudines Family – Cheloniidae Genus – Chelonia Species – Chelonia mydas. Biology.

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All about Chelonia mydas (green sea turtle) By Moimane, Norah

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  1. All about Chelonia mydas (green sea turtle) • By • Moimane, Norah

  2. Chelonia mydasIntroduction Classification • Kingdom – Animalia • Phylum – Chordata • Subphylum – Vertebrata • Class – Reptilia • Order – Testudines • Family – Cheloniidae • Genus – Chelonia • Species – Chelonia mydas

  3. Biology • Physical description • Habitat • Distribution • Ecology • Reproduction • Behavior

  4. Population size Mark and recapture method • Used in ecology to estimate population size and population vital rates (Survival, movement and growth). • The method is applied when a researcher fails to detect all individuals present in a population.

  5. References • Crite, J. 2002.” Chelonia Mydas”(On-line), Animal Diversity Web. Accessed April 07, 2008 at: http://animal diversity. Ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/information/Chelonia-mydas.html. • Karen A. Bjorndal, Alan B. Bolten, Atilio L. Coan, Jr. and Pierre Kleiber Copeia, Vol. 1995, No. 1 (Feb. 15, 1995), pp. 71-77 Published by: American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists. • Annette C. Broderick, Fiona Glen, Brendan J. Godley and Graeme C. Hays. 2002. Estimating the number of green and loggerhead turtlesnesting annually in the Mediterranean, Oryx Vol 36 No 3. P1-2. • Maunder, M. N. 2004. Population viability analysis, based on combining integrated, Bayesian, and hierarchical analyses. Acta Oecologica 26:85-94.

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