Skeletochronology, age at maturity and cause of mortality of loggerhead sea turtles Caretta caretta stranded along the beaches of Campania (south-western Italy, western Mediterranean Sea)


	Representative phalanx cross-sections at the diaphyseal level of C. caretta. A) ID36910, in captivity for 16 months, undetermined sex, CCL = 14 cm. B) Higher magnification of the dashed square shown in Fig. A): note one LAG at outer bone margin (arrow). C) ID 69155, female, CCL = 80.5 cm. D) Higher magnification of the dashed square shown in Fig. C) showing some Haversian systems.

Part of: Maria Guarino F, Di Nocera F, Pollaro F, Galiero G, Iaccarino D, Iovino D, Mezzasalma M, Petraccioli A, Odierna G, Maio N (2020) Skeletochronology, age at maturity and cause of mortality of loggerhead sea turtles Caretta caretta stranded along the beaches of Campania (south-western Italy, western Mediterranean Sea). Herpetozoa 33: 39-51. https://doi.org/10.3897/herpetozoa.33.e47543