Notes on juvenile hawksbill and green turtles in American Samoa
Grant GS, Craig P, Balazs GH. 1997. Notes on juvenile hawksbill and green turtles in American Samoa. Pacific Science. 51(1):48-53
Describes three distinct class sizes of hawksbill (Eretmochelys imbricata) and green turtles (Chelonia mydas) in American Samoa: hatchlings <5 cm in length, juveniles 30-70 cm long, and adult females greater than or equal to 77.5 cm long. Recaptures of flipper-tagged juvenile hawksbill turtles demonstrated short distance homing movements and high growth rates.
- Type
- Journal Article
- Authors
- Grant, Gilbert; Craig, Peter; Balazs, George
- Units
- NPSA , PACN
- Keywords
- American Samoa, Animal Studies, Green Sea Turtle (Chelonia mydas), hawksbill turtle (Eretomochelys imbricata), Sea Turtles (Cheloniidae & Dermochelyidae), Tagging