A new method for the determination of at-sea activity in sea turtles

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 185, Issue , 1999, Pages 293-296

  Hochscheid, Sandra ^a,b   Wilson, Rory P ^a  

^a GEOMAR HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR OCEAN RESEARCH KIEL   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

3 D compass; Activity sensor; At sea activity; Dive profiles; Sea turtles

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY; DIVING BEHAVIOR; MOVEMENT;

ANIMALIA; CARETTA CARETTA; CHELONIA MYDAS; CHELONIIDAE; MYDAS; TESTUDINES;

EID: 0033588483     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps185293     Document Type: Article

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