Responses of hatchling sea turtles to rotational displacements

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 288, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 111-124

  Avens, Larisa ^a,c   Wang, John H ^a   Johnsen, Sönke ^b   Dukes, Peri ^a   Lohmann, Kenneth J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c SOUTHEAST FISHERIES SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Caretta caretta; Equilibrium; Navigation; Orientation; Sea turtle; Waves

Indexed keywords

CURRENT; MIGRATION; NAVIGATION; ORIENTATION; TURTLE; WAVE;

ANIMALIA; CARETTA CARETTA; CHELONIIDAE; TESTUDINES;

EID: 0037465841     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-0981(03)00002-9     Document Type: Article

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