Discrimination of ocean wave features by hatchling loggerhead sea turtles, Caretta caretta

Marine Biology

Volumn 127, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 539-544

  Manning, E L ^a   Cate, H S ^a   Lohmann, K J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARETTA CARETTA;

JUVENILES; LOGGERHEAD TURTLES; ORIENTATION BEHAVIOUR; WAVE MOTION;

USA, FLORIDA;

EID: 0030609522     PISSN: 00253162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002270050043     Document Type: Article

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