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Title: Gulf of Mexico Kemps ridley sea turtle age and growth from 1988 to 2010 (NCEI Accession 0160329)
Abstract: This dataset involves analysis of skeletal growth marks in humerus bones of 333 Kemps ridley sea turtles stranded dead along the Gulf of Mexico US coast (hatchling to adult) and provides age, growth rate, and stage duration estimates.
Date received: 20170208
Start date: 19880101
End date: 20101231
Seanames: Coastal Waters of Alabama, Coastal Waters of Florida, Coastal Waters of Gulf of Mexico, Coastal Waters of Louisiana, Coastal Waters of Mississippi, Coastal Waters of Texas, Gulf of Mexico, North Atlantic Ocean
West boundary: -97.5
East boundary: -81
North boundary: 30.6
South boundary: 25.5
Observation types: biological, laboratory analyses
Instrument types: visual observation
Datatypes: ANIMALS - INDIVIDUAL - AGE, biological data, growth rate
Submitter: Huddleston, David Riley
Submitting institution: US DOC; NOAA; NMFS; Southeast Fisheries Science Center
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Number of observations:
Supplementary information: Submission Package ID: PH652U
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Metadata version: 3
Keydate: 2017-02-15 14:35:04+00
Editdate: 2017-02-15 18:45:10+00