Tracking post-nesting movements of loggerhead turtles (Caretta caretta) with sonic and radio telemetry on the southwest coast of Florida, USA

Marine Biology

Volumn 141, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 201-205

  Addison, Dave S ^a   Gore, J A ^b   Ryder, J ^c   Worley, K ^a  

^a Conservancy of Southwest Florida ^*  (United States)

^b Columbus State University   (United States)

^c R Bay Nat Estuarine Res Reserve   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOTELEMETRY; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; MOVEMENT; SWIMMING BEHAVIOR; TURTLE;

GULF OF MEXICO; UNITED STATES;

AMPHIBIA; CARETTA CARETTA; REPTILIA; TESTUDINES;

EID: 0036934516     PISSN: 00253162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00227-002-0811-z     Document Type: Article

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