Fig. 21 in The Ecology And Migrations Of Sea Turtles 8. Tests Of The Developmental Habitat Hypothesis

Fig. 21. Carapace length, weight, and maturity status for Eretmochelys imbricata from Zapatilla Cays, Bocas del Toro Province, Panama (n 5 29), and Mona Island, Puerto Rico (n 5 16). Maturity status was determined by laparoscopy or nesting. For explanation of maturity stages, see methods. The minimum size at maturity indicated by the dashed line (67 cm SCLmin), is based on laparoscopies and observations of ''soft plastra'' in reproductive males (Wibbels et al., 1991a; see Discussion).