Spatial distribution of epibionts on olive ridley sea turtles at Playa Ostional, Costa Rica
N. J. Robinson, E. Lazo-Wasem, B. Butler, E. Lazo-Wasem, J. Zardus, T. Pinou
The paper quantifies epibiont abundance and biomass on different body areas of olive ridley sea turtles, finding higher loads on skin compared to carapace and plastron.
bioRxiv · Jun 12, 2019Zoology