To eat or not to eat? Debris selectivity by marine turtles.

Marine debris is a growing problem for wildlife, and has been documented to affect more than 267 species worldwide. We investigated the prevalence of marine debris ingestion in 115 sea turtles stranded in Queensland between 2006-2011, and assessed how the ingestion rates differ between species (Eret...

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Main Authors: Qamar Schuyler, Britta Denise Hardesty, Chris Wilcox, Kathy Townsend
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/22829894/?tool=EBI