Fig. 15 in The Ecology And Migrations Of Sea Turtles 8. Tests Of The Developmental Habitat Hypothesis

Fig. 15. Carapace length (SCLmin), weight, and maturity status for 56 Chelonia mydas captured at Secretary, Panama, (1989–1997). For explanation of stages of maturity status, see Methods. Minimum adult size, indicated by the dashed line, is based on laparoscopy of 178 C. mydas in Bocas del Toro, Panama, and size criteria developed from laparoscopy data (this study; Meylan and Meylan, unpubl. data).