Reptilian diving: Highly variable dive patterns in the green turtle Chelonia mydas

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 185, Issue , 1999, Pages 101-112

  Hochscheid, S ^a,c   Godley, B J ^b   Broderick, A C ^b   Wilson, R P ^a  

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

^b SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dive profiles; Mediterranean; Sea turtles; Underwater activity; Wildlife telemetry

Indexed keywords

DIVING; DIVING BEHAVIOR; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; PHYSIOLOGY;

CYPRUS; MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

ANIMALIA; AVES; CHELONIA MYDAS; CHELONIIDAE; MAMMALIA; MYDAS; REPTILIA; TESTUDINES;

EID: 0033588509     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps185101     Document Type: Article

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