Diving behaviour during the internesting interval for loggerhead turtles Caretta caretta nesting in Cyprus

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 227, Issue , 2002, Pages 63-70

  Houghton, Jonathan D R ^a   Broderick, Annette C ^a   Godley, Brendan J ^a   Metcalfe, Julian D ^a   Hays, Graeme C ^a  

^a SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Diving; Internesting interval; Mediterranean; Sea turtle; Wildlife telemetry

Indexed keywords

DEPTH; DIVING BEHAVIOR; TELEMETRY; TURTLE;

CYPRUS;

AMPHIBIA; CARETTA CARETTA; CHELONIIDAE; REPTILIA; TESTUDINES;

EID: 0037070083     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps227063     Document Type: Article

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