MEBIN- Title
- RS T 4 :Nesting behaviour of the Green Turtles at Kosgoda rookery, Sri Lanka
- Abstract
Studies on nesting behaviour of turtles provide the most important information on their reproduction by providing estimates of female population size. Kosgoda, located in the southwest coast of Sri Lanka, has a year-round nesting rookery which is visited by five species of sea turtles, the green turtle being the most frequent visitor. Nesting behaviour of the female green turtle was studied at the Kosgoda rookery during a five-year period from August 2003 to July 2008. A total of 1,492 nes...
- Publication Date
- Oct. 17, 2017, 3:49 a.m.
- Keywords
- Chelonia mydas , Endangered Threatened or Protected (ETP) species
- Category
- Coastal and Marine Sensitive Habitats
- flora and/or fauna in natural environment. Examples: wildlife, vegetation, biological sciences, ecology, wilderness, sealife, wetlands, habitat
- Regions
- M 7
- Owner
- prds1
- Language
- English
- Supplemental Information
Ekanayake, E.M.L. Rajakaruna, R.S. Kapurusinghe, T. Saman, M.M. Samaraweera P. and Ranawana. K.B. (2010) Nesting behaviour of the green turtle at Kosgoda ro...
Comments (0 total)
Log in to add a comment