The diving behaviour of green turtles undertaking oceanic migration to and from Ascension Island: Dive durations, dive profiles and depth distribution

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 204, Issue 23, 2001, Pages 4093-4098

  Hays, G C ^a   Akesson S ^a   Broderick, A C ^a   Glen, F ^a   Godley, B J ^a   Luschi, P ^a   Martin, C ^a   Metcalfe, J D ^a   Papi, F ^a  

^a SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chelonia mydas; Diving; Migration; Satellite telemetry; Turtle

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; DIVING; FEMALE; IMMERSION; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION MIGRATION; TELECOMMUNICATION; TELEMETRY; TIME; TURTLE;

ANIMAL MIGRATION; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BRAZIL; DIVING; FEMALE; IMMERSION; SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS; TELEMETRY; TIME FACTORS; TURTLES;

ANIMALIA; CHELONIA MYDAS; CHONDRICHTHYES; MYDAS; REPTILIA; TESTUDINES;

EID: 0035746192     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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