Digesta composition and retention times in wild immature green turtles, Chelonia mydas:: a preliminary investigation

被引：25

作者：

Brand, SJ ^{[1
]}

Lanyon, JM ^{[1
]}

Limpus, CJ ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Queensland, Dept Zool, St Lucia, Qld 4072, Australia

来源：

MARINE AND FRESHWATER RESEARCH | 1999年 / 50卷 / 02期

关键词：

nutrition; diet; herbivory;

D O I：

10.1071/MF98033

中图分类号：

S9 [水产、渔业];

学科分类号：

0908 ;

摘要：

Digests retention time (DRT) of particulate matter (the calculated time for elimination of 50% of marker beads) and food intake levels were measured in three wild immature green turtles, Chelonia mydas, by using inert plastic markers. DRTs were long, ranging from 156 to 325 h (6.5-13.5 days).

引用

页码：145 / 147

页数：3

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